Fall 2019 Course Syllabus
Course: DAAC-1311- Section: 50
Counseling Theories 		LSCPA Logo Image
Instructor Information
Instructor Linda White
E-mailwhitel@lamarpa.edu
Phone(409) 984-6307
Office
Location:Education Annex - Room: 113
Hours:M-W 3:00-5:00 pm
Department
Allied Health
Chair:Shirley MacNeill
E-mail:macneisb@lamarpa.edu
Phone:(409) 984-6365

If you have a grievance, complaint, or concern about this course that has not been resolved through discussion with the Instructor, please consult the Department Chair.
Course Information
Description An examination of major theories and current treatment modalities used in the field of counseling
Prerequisites DAAC 1317 Basic Counseling Skills
Learning Outcomes 1.    Identify major counseling theories, key figures, their philosophy, and key
Concepts.
2.    Define and explain techniques relevant to the various theories.
3.    Identify major approaches to treatment.
4.    Identify the attitudes and skills that are essential to becoming an effective
multicultural counselor.
Core Objectives Communication skills: Students will demonstrate effective written, oral and visual communication.
* Critical Thinking Skills: Students will engage in creative and/or innovative thinking, and/or inquiry, analysis, evaluation, synthesis of information, organizing concepts and constructing solutions.
* Empirical and Quantitative Skills: Students will demonstrate applications of scientific and mathematical concepts.
* Teamwork: Students will demonstrate the ability to work effectively with others to support a shared purpose or goal and consider different points of view.
* Social Responsibility: Students will demonstrate intercultural competency and civic knowledge by engaging effectively in local, regional, national and/or global communities.
* Personal Responsibility: Students will demonstrate the ability to connect choices, actions and consequences to ethical decision-making.
Program Student Learning Outcomes 1. Demonstrate basic knowledge of essential characteristics of an effective counselor.
2. Demonstrate basic knowledge, skills, and attitude that are essential to becoming
an effective multicultural counselor.
3. Demonstrate knowledge of a framework for making ethical decisions and issues
related to multicultural counseling.
4. Demonstrate basic knowledge of key concepts and commonly used techniques of
psychoanalytic therapy, existential philosophy and therapy, humanistic psychology and person centered therapy.
5. Demonstrate knowledge of the key concepts and central characteristics that unite
the field of behavior therapy( including Cognitive, CBT and Reality Therapy).
Textbooks Theories of Counseling and Psychotherapy: 9th Ed; Gerald Corey; ISBN: 978-0-8400-2854-9

Motivational Interviewing: 3rd Ed; William R. Miller and Stephen Rollnick; ISBN: 978-160918-227-4


Lecture Topics
Outline		 Week 1    08-27    Review Table 1.1 pg 6-7 Table 15.4, 15.5, 15.5, 15.6 pg. 441-445
Introduction of Stan, pgs. 9-12    Read chapters: 1-3 From Theory & Practice
     09-4-18    Discuss chapters 1-3 PowerPoint
Introduction & Overview     Read chapters: 4-5
Week 2    09-11    Discuss Psychoanalytic & Adlerian Therapy: Lecturette on Stan     Read chapter 6:
Week 3    09-18        Blackboard Assignment on Adlerian Therapy
Week 4    09-25    Discuss Existential Therapy : Lecturette on Stan    Read chapters: 7 - 8
Week 5    10-02    Interactive Activity on Person Centered & Gestalt    
Week 6    10-09        Blackboard Assignment on Person- Centered
Read chapters 9-10
Week 7    10-16    Interactive Activity on CBT    Read chapters 11-13
Week 8    10-23        Midterm Exam
Homework:
Read chapters : 1-2
Week 9    10-30    Introduction to Motivational Interviewing    Read chapter 3
Week 10    11-06    Discuss (MI)    
Week 11    11-13    Blackboard Assignment
Week 12    11-20    Discuss (MI)    12-02-18
Week 13    11-27    Interactive Activity on (MI)     12-09-18
Week 14    12-4     Jeopardy Game on Theories    
Week 15    12-10    Final Exam
Major Assignments
Schedule
see above
Final Exam Date December 10, 2019 - 5:00 PM   Through  December 10, 2019 - 8:00 PM
Grading Scale 90 - 100 = A 80 - 89 = B 70 - 79 = C 60 - 69 = D Below 59 = F
Determination of
Final Grade		 Interactive Activities 15%
Discussion Board     20%
Mid-Term Exam     25%
Jeopardy Game 10%
Final Exam     30%
Course Policies
Instructor Policies I will not discuss your grades over the phone or by email. If you want to discuss your grades, you must come to my office, in person.
Attendance Policy Research has shown a cause and effect relationship between attendance and college success. Students with more than three absences from the course will receive an academic penalty (which is spelled out by the instructor).
Academic Honesty Academic honesty is expected from all students, and dishonesty in any form will not be tolerated. Please consult the LSC-PA policies (Section IX, subsection A, in the Faculty Handbook) for consequences of academic dishonesty.
Facility Policies
  1. No food or tobacco products are allowed in the classroom.

  2. Only students enrolled in the course are allowed in the classroom, except by special instructor permission.

  3. Use of electronic devices is prohibited.
Important Information
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