Methods, interventions and skills essential to counseling in community and post-secondary counseling settings. This course is designed to assist you in preparing for your first practicum experience. You will obtain opportunities to practice skills with mock clients, allowing you to increase your comfort in the execution of counseling skills in a safe environment. You will also be able to develop a core set of skills necessary to work with clients before entering into a counselor-client relationship. Given that the techniques you learn in this course help make the set of core skills necessary for counseling, mastery of skills is necessary for passing the course.

Grade Basis: L
Credit hours: 3.0
Lecture hours: 3.0