Guidance and Counseling

Course Description:

This course introduces students to the principles, theories, techniques, and application of guidance and counseling in educational, personal, and career development settings. It emphasizes the role of guidance counselors in helping individuals achieve personal and social growth.

Counseling psychology is a psychological specialty that encompasses research and applied work in several broad domains: counseling process and outcome; supervision and training; career development and counseling; and prevention and health. Some unifying themes among counseling psychologists include a focus on assets and strengths, person–environment interactions, educational and career development, brief interactions, and a focus on intact personalities.