Familiarization with skills commonly used for individual and family counseling. Includes attending, paraphrasing, reflecting feelings, summarizing, probing, self-disclosure, interpreting, and confrontation. HSSA& 101 and HSSA 105 or permission of instructor is recommended. This class may include students from multiple sections.
Course Outcomes
- Identify eight basic counseling skills.
- Define the ten therapeutic counselor characteristics.
- Define therapeutic criteria of counseling environment.
- Identify traits of self-actualized counselor.
- Summarize the grief process.
- Demonstrate knowledge of counseling skills through utilization.