COUC 500 Orientation to Counselor Professional Identity and Function

This course introduces students to concepts regarding the professional functioning of licensed professional counselors, including history, roles, professional organizations, standards, and credentialing. Current issues in the practice of mental health counseling and marriage, couple, and family counseling in a variety of professional settings are explored. Students are also introduced to program policies, graduate level writing, and APA style.

For information regarding prerequisites for this course, please refer to the Academic Course Catalog.

Orientation to the field of professional counseling requires a thorough understanding of professional identity and current professional issues related to counselor functioning in a variety of settings.

Method of Instruction: This 8-week course is delivered in a digital asynchronous format, with Canvas as the primary instructional delivery method. The student will complete one module per week over the duration of the course. 

Textbook readings and lecture presentations

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Course Requirements Checklist

After reading the Course Syllabus and Student Expectations, the student will complete the related checklist found in the Course Overview.

Discussion

Discussions are collaborative learning experiences. Therefore, the student is required to create a thread in response to the provided prompt for each forum. The student will create a thread of 350–400 words. The assertions for each thread must be supported with a minimum of 1 scholarly source cited in current APA format. In addition to the thread, the student is required to reply to 1 other classmate’s thread. Each reply must be 150–200 words with a minimum of 1 scholarly source. (CLO: B, D, F, H) 

Discussion

Discussions are collaborative learning experiences. Therefore, the student will complete video blog discussions in this course. Video blogs provide the student with the opportunity to demonstrate an understanding of the material while practicing professional communication skills.  Students respond to discussion prompt professionally on camera with an initial video thread of 3-4 minutes (no more than 4 minutes) and at least one video reply of at least 1 minute (no more than 3 minutes). (CLO: B, F, H) 

The student will write a 5-7 page paper in current APA format that focuses on counselor identity. (CLO: A, B)

The student will write a 6-7-page paper in current APA format that focuses on the definition, incidence, and signs of counselor impairment and a personal assessment and wellness plan. (CLO: A, B, C, D)

Quizzes (12)

Each quiz will cover the Learn material for the Module: Week in which it is assigned. Each quiz will be open-book/open-notes, contain 10 multiple-choice and true/false questions, and have a 20-minute time limit. (CLO: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H)

The student will rate him/herself on the nine dispositions required for this program. The quiz will contain 9 multiple-choice questions and 1 essay question and is limited to 60 minutes. The student is allowed 1 attempt to complete the quiz.