SYLLABUS

SYLLABUS

Linfield College (Portland)

Division of Continuing Education (DCE)

Spring 2006

Course: Counseling Principles and Theories

Dept. & No.: Psychology 413

Credits: 3

Instructor: Gary Hankins, Ph.D.

3019 Burlington Drive, Newberg, OR 97132 (503) 554-0801

Dates: Mondays: 2/13 - 5/22

Time: 6:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

Location: Loveridge Alumni Room, 3^rd Floor

Linfield/Portland Campus, 2255 NW Northrup St. Portland, OR 97210

Instructor Availability: When the instructor is not on campus, you may leave a message for him at (503) 554-0801 or email him at hankins.gary@comcast.net .

“ACADEMIC HONESTY. Academic work is evaluated on the assumption that the work presented is the student’s own, unless designated otherwise. Anything less is unacceptable and is considered academically dishonest. Any student found to be engaging is such activities is subject to disciplinary action. Further definitions of academic dishonesty may be found in your student Handbook in the Academic Policies chapter.” (Quoted and paraphrased from the DCE Student Handbook)

“STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES. Students with documented disabilities who may need accommodations, who have any emergency medical information the instructor should know of, or who need special arrangements in the event of evacuation, should make an appointment with the instructor as early as possible, no later than the first week of the term.” (Quoted from the DCE”s Sample Syllabus.)

OVERVIEW:

Psychology 413 is a junior/senior level course that explores counseling theories and principles. The class is structured for the student who has taken at least two previous psychology courses. The course will focus on three major areas: counseling theory; A broad coverage of counseling principles and therapeutic procedures; A survey of some ethical and professional issues in counseling which the student may face both as a person and professional.

TEXTS:

Corey, G. (2005). Theory and practice of counseling and psychotherapy (7th ed.). Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole.

Corey, G. (2005). Student Manual for Theory and Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy (7th ed.). Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole.

Hankins, G. & Hankins, C. (2000). Prescription for Anger: Coping with angry feelings and angry people. Newberg, OR: Barclay Press.

RELEVANT PROFESSIONAL JOURNALS:

A wide and representative variety of counseling-related journals is available on the Linfield College campus in the Northrup Library. The current literature, especially research developments in specific disciplines, is found in the journals which researchers and theoreticians use to report current findings.

1. Gaining new insights: Students will become more familiar with the nine major approaches to counseling and psychotherapy which are presented in Corey's Theory & Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy (6th ed.). Students will be encouraged to learn through reading, class discussion and participation, suggested activities and exercises, case studies, and written and oral assignments.

2. Formulating your own philosophy: Students will be encouraged to formulate their own philosophical orientation to counseling and psychotherapy.

3. Integration of the material: Students will begin the process of developing a counseling style tailored to their own personality, as they learn and integrate some of the major approaches to therapeutic practice.

4. Developing interpersonal relationships: Students will continue developing an enhanced awareness of interpersonal relationships.

5. Increasing feelings of worth for self and others: Hopefully, each student's understanding and acceptance of their self and others will increase. Appreciation of individual differences will be encouraged.

STUDENT EVALUATION:

C 300 points for Class Participation* (15 classes, 20 points each)

C 50 points for In-Class Presentation** (25 points for the Therapeutic Intervention

Demonstration and 25 points for the summary of a journal article)

C 100 points for Mid-Term & Final*** (50 points for the Mid-Term & 50 for the Final)

C 100 points for Quiz on Prescription for Anger****

C 240 points for Homework Assignments ***** (12 Assignments, 20 points each)

790 Total Points

A = 690 and above

B = 670 - 689

C = 650 - 669

D = 630 - 649

F = 629 and below

* ATTENDANCE AND CLASS PARTICIPATION POINTS:

Beginning February 13, students will earn twenty points if they initial the attendance sheet, come to class on time and remain for the duration of the class. Students arriving late will lose ten points and students leaving early will lose ten points. Class participation and student discussion are important to this course. Students who miss more than two classes are encouraged to drop the class and take the course another term.

Part 1: Present a particular therapeutic intervention to the class (worth 25 points).

Part 2: Present a brief summarization of a journal article (worth 25 points).

Guidelines for the Therapeutic Intervention:

1. The presentation will be made on a counseling intervention selected by the student.

2. The length of your Therapeutic Intervention presentation should be at least 8 to 10 minutes, unless prior arrangements with the instructor have been made.

3. Students must report on a different intervention than one already selected by another student, unless a special clearance is obtained from the instructor.

4. Prior to the presentation, students will submit a brief written outline of their chosen intervention. The content of the written outline and the oral presentation will be evaluated in terms of the extent to which the following components are included:

C The theory, theorist, and counseling approach associated with the intervention;

C The therapeutic goals of this approach;

C A description of the type of client, counseling issue, and counseling setting for which this intervention would be most effective and a description of how you would use this intervention.

Guidelines for summarization of a Journal Article:

1. Share an overview of your Journal Article with the class. Your overview is expected to include current thinking, ideas, and research related to your chosen topic.

2. Presentation of your Journal Article will be 3 to 5 minutes in length, unless prior arrangements are agreed upon.

3. The article you summarize should include the following: author's name(s), year published, title, journal name, volume number, page numbers, and a summary of the article. Please don't use the Author's summary of the article.

4. Include a critical evaluation of the article and it's relevance to issues in counseling.

5. A copy of your Journal Article Summary is due prior to your presentation. The summary should be no more that one to two typewritten page(s) in length.

Please do not read your Therapeutic Intervention or Journal Article presentations!

***MID-TERM and FINAL

There will be an Open-Book Mid-Term and Final Examination. Students will receive the Mid-Term on February 27^th and return it April 10^th. The Mid-Term will cover Chapters 1-7. Students will receive the Final on April 10^th and return it on May 22^nd. The Final will cover Chapters 8-14. Both the Mid-Term and Final will consist of fifty multiple choice questions worth one point each.

****Quiz on Prescription for Anger will be an Open-Book Quiz consisting of fifty multiple choice question and fifty True-False questions worth one point each. Students will receive this quiz on March 13^th and return it May 22^nd.

*****HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS

Students will be given twelve homework assignments which come from the Student Manual for Theory and Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy. Completed homework assignments are worth twenty (20) points each. Homework turned in late will not receive credit.

1. Survey of Attitudes and Values Related to Counseling and Psychotherapy: A Self- Inventory and Pretest. Ch. 1, pages 6-10. Due: 2/20

2. A Survey of Your Attitudes and Beliefs about the Counselor as Person and Professional. Ch. 2, pages 11-14. Due: 2/27

Issues for Personal Application. Ch. 2, pages 15-18. Due: 2/27

Multicultural Counseling Competencies: A Self-Examination Ch. 2, pages 21-23. Due: 2/27

Suggested Activity: Cultural Diversity in Counseling Practice, pages 24-25. Due: 2/27

3. Self-Inventory of Attitudes Relating to Ethical Issues. Ch. 3, pages 27-30. Due: 3/06

Prechapter Self-Inventory. Ch. 4, pages 40-41. Due: 3/06

Quiz on Psychoanalytic Therapy. Ch. 4, pages 50-52. Due: 3/06

4. Prechapter Self-Inventory. Ch. 5, pages 53-54. Due: 3/13

Personal Application: The Lifestyle Assessment. Ch. 5, pages 57-61. Due: 3/13

Quiz on Adlerian Therapy. Ch. 5, pages 68-70. Due: 3/13

5. Prechapter Self-Inventory. Ch. 6, pages 71-72. Due: 3/20

Ways of Being “Dead” but still Existing. Ch. 6, pages 74-75. Due: 3/20

Will We Really Change? Ch. 6, pages 75. Due: 3/20

Case Examples. Ruth or Walt Ch. 6, pages 76-78. (Questions 1, 2, & 3) Due: 3/20

Quiz on Existential Therapy. Ch. 6, pages 79-81. Due: 3/20

6. Prechapter Self-Inventory. Ch. 7, pages 82-83. Due: 3/27

Practical Application: Reflecting Client’s Feelings. Ch. 7, pages 85-87, Due: 3/27

Quiz on Person-Centered Therapy. Ch. 7, pages 91-93. Due: 3/27

7. Prechapter Self-Inventory. Ch. 8, pages 94-95. Due: 4/03

Questions for Reflection. Ch. 8, pages 98. (Questions 1, 4, 5, & 10) Due: 4/03

Quiz on Gestalt Therapy. Ch. 8, pages 104-106. Due: 4/03

8. Prechapter Self-Inventory. Ch. 9, pages 107-108. Due: 4/10

Quiz on Reality Therapy. Ch. 9, pages 120-122. Due: 4/10

9. Prechapter Self-Inventory. Ch. 10, pages 123-124. Due: 4/17

Learning to Be Concrete. Ch. 10, page 129. Due: 4/17

You Continue Working With Ruth Ch. 10, page 133, (Any 3 of the 6 ) Due: 4/17

Quiz on Behavior Therapy. Ch. 10, pages 137-139. Due: 4/17

10. Prechapter Self-Inventory. Ch. 11, pages 140-141. Due: 4/24

Questions for Reflection and Discussion. Ch. 11, p. 145 (Questions 2, 7, & 9) Due: 4/24

Issues and Questions for Personal Application. Ch. 11, pages 146-147. (Questions 3, 5, and 10) Due: 4/24

Practical Applications. Ch. 11, pages 149-150. (Choose one of the six situations and write an appropriate homework suggestion for that particular client.) Due: 5/01

Quiz on Cognitive-Behavior Therapy. Ch. 11, pages 155-157. Due: 5/01

11. Prechapter Self-Inventory. Ch. 12, pages 158-159. Due: 5/08

Quick Discrimination Index. Ch. 12, pages 162-164. Due: 5/08

Quiz on Feminist Therapy. Ch. 12, pages 170-172. Due: 5/08

COURSE SCHEDULE

February

13 Introduction, Clarification of Syllabus, and Overview of the Course

Accessing the library for relevant professional journals

The counselor as a person and a professional

20 Homework Assignment 1 Due

Ch. 1: (1) Survey of Attitudes and Values Related to Counseling and Psychotherapy:

27 Mid-Term Exam Distributed

Homework Assignment 2 Due Ch. 2: (2) The Counselor: Person and Professional. (3) Issues for Personal Application. (4) Multicultural Counseling Competencies. (5) Cultural Diversity in Counseling Practice.

March

06 Homework Assignment 3 Due

Ch. 3: Self-Inventory of Attitudes Relating to Ethical Issues

Ch. 4: Psychoanalytic Theory – Prechapter Self-Inventories. Quiz on Psychoanalytic Therapy

13 Prescription for Anger Quiz Distributed

Homework Assignment 4 Due

Ch. 5: Adlerian Therapy – (1) Prechapter Self-Inventory. (2) Personal Application: The lifestyle Assessment. (3) Quiz on Adlerian Therapy Video: Adlerian Therapy

20 Homework Assignment 5 Due

Ch. 6: Existential Therapy – (1) Prechapter Self-Inventory. (2) Suggested activities and Exercises – Ways of Being “Dead” but Still Existing. (3) Will We Really Change? (4) Case Examples: Ruth or Walt

(5) Quiz on Existential Therapy

27 Homework Assignment 6 Due

Ch. 7: Person-Centered Therapy – (1) Prechapter Self-Inventory. (2) Practical Application: Reflecting Clients’ Feelings. (3) Quiz on Person-Centered Therapy.

April

03 Homework Assignment 7 Due

Ch. 8: Gestalt Therapy – (1) Prechapter Self-Inventory. (2) Question for Reflection and Discussion (Questions 1, 4, 5, &10) (3) Quiz on Gestalt Therapy. Video: GESTALT DREAM ANALYSIS

10 Mid-Term Exam Due

Final Exam Distributed

Homework Assignment 8 Due

Ch. 9: Reality Therapy – (1) Prechapter Self-Inventory. (2) Quiz on Reality Therapy Video: R. T.

COURSE SCHEDULE

17 Homework Assignment 9 Due

Ch. 10: Behavior Therapy – (1) Prechapter Self-Inventory. (2) Learning How to Be Concrete. (3) Continuing to Work with Ruth. (4) Quiz on Behavior Therapy

Video: MEICHENBAUM’S C.B.T.

24 Homework Assignment 10 (Part 1) Due

Ch. 11: Cognitive Behavior Therapy – (1) Prechapter Self-Inventory. (2) Questions for Reflection & Discussion – (Questions 2, 7, & 9). (3) Issues & Questions for Personal Application (Q. 3, 5, & 10) Video: BECK’S C. T.

May

01 Homework Assignment 10 (Part 2) Due

Ch. 11: Cognitive Behavior Therapy – (4) Practical Applications (5) Quiz on Cognitive Behavior Therapy

08 Homework Assignment 11 Due

Ch. 12: Feminist Therapy – (1) Prechapter Self-Inventory. (2) Quick Discrimination Index (3) Quiz on Feminist Therapy

15 Homework Assignment 12 Due

Ch. 13: Family Systems Therapy-(1) Prechapter Self-Inventory. (2) Quiz on Family Systems Therapy

Student Presentations (Journal Article & Therapeutic Intervention)

22 Final Exam Due

Prescription for Anger Quiz Due

Student Presentations (Journal Article & Therapeutic Intervention)

American Psychologist	Journal of Counseling and Development (ACA)
APA Monitor	Journal of Humanistic Psychology
Clinical Psychologist	Journal of Marriage and Family Therapy
Community Mental Health Journal	Psychological Abstracts, Psychological Bulletin
Journal of Abnormal Psychology	Family Therapy Networker
Journal of Applied Behavioral Analysis	Psychology Today
Journal of Clinical Psychology	Professional Psychology: Research & Practice (APA)
Journal of Consulting & Clinical Psychology	Psychotherapy Networker
Journal of Counseling Psychology	Journal of College Student Psychotherapy