Fall 2019 Course Syllabus Course: DAAC-1317- Section: 50 Basic Counseling Skills

Instructor Information
Instructor	Linda White
E-mail	whitel@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	Basic Counseling Skills: This course is designed to facilitate development of basic communication skills necessary to develop an effective helping relationship with clients. It includes the utilization of special skills to assist individuals, families, or groups in achieving objectives through exploration of a problem and it's ramifications; examination of alternative solutions; and decision making.
Prerequisites	None
Learning Outcomes	Define and explain techniques relevant to the various theories of counseling. Identify major approaches to treatment.
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	Students will define and explain techniques relevant to the various theories of counseling (PSLO 2). Students will identify major approaches to treatment (PSLO 3).
Textbooks	Developing Clinical Skills for Substance Abuse Counseling Author: Daniel Yalisove Year of Publication: 2010 ISBN: 978-1556203077
Lecture Topics Outline	Calendar/ Syllabus Week 1: Introductions, Syllabus, Course Outline, Blackboard Overview Week 2: Introduction to Concepts of Basic Counseling Skills Week 3: Communication Skills Week 4: Communication Skills Lecture/Practice Week 5: Phases of Treatment Week 6: Test I Week 7: Motivational Interviewing; Self-Awareness Paper Due Week 8: Motivational Interviewing Lecture/Practice Week 9: Treatment Plans and Clinical Notes Week 10: Group Counseling Week 11: Test II Week 12: Substance Use Disorders and Mental Health Disorders Week 13: Thanksgiving Break Week 14: Working with Families Week 15: Final Exam Review Week 16: Final Exam
Major Assignments Schedule	see above
Final Exam Date	December 8, 2019 - 5:00 PM   Through  December 8, 2019 - 8:00 PM
Grading Scale	A B C D F 100-90 89-80 79-70 69-60 59 - below
Determination of Final Grade	Tests - 60%, Quizzes - 15%, Projects - 10%, Final Exam - 15%
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	No food or tobacco products are allowed in the classroom. Only students enrolled in the course are allowed in the classroom, except by special instructor permission. Use of electronic devices is prohibited.
Important Information
ADA Considerations	The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal anti-discrimination statute that provides comprehensive civil rights for persons with disabilities. Among other things, this legislation requires that all students with disabilities be guaranteed a learning environment that provides for reasonable accommodation of their disabilities. If you believe you have a disability requiring an accommodation, please contact the the Office for Disability Services Coordinator, Room 231, in the Madison Monroe Building. The phone number is (409) 984-6241.
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HB 2504	This syllabus is part of LSC-PA's efforts to comply with Texas House Bill 2504.