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99 CO 649 Anxiety and Mood Disorders Provides advanced techniques in assessment, diagnosis, and intervention with individuals suffering from anxiety and mood disorders. Clinical counseling principles and theological/spiritual principles will be addressed. Through extensive reading and the completion of case study clinical papers, students will learn techniques in the assessment and treatment of these disorders. Prerequisite: CO 504 Psychopathology and Diagnosis. Two hours. CO 653 Assessment and Diagnosis of Children and Adolescents Advances students in the special knowledge and skills of assessing problems in children and adolescents. Developmentally appropriate interviewing techniques, clinical observation skills, and various assessment instruments useful for identifying the unique needs of these special populations are explored. Unique factors relevant to diagnostic criteria and diagnostic categories are considered. Prerequisite: CO 602 Assessment and Measurement in Counseling. Two hours. CO 655 Personality Disorders Provides students with advanced techniques in assessment, diagnosis, and intervention with individuals suffering from personality disorders. Both clinical counseling principles and theological/spiritual principles will be addressed. Students will learn extensive techniques in the assessment and treatment of individuals with personality disorders. Prerequisite: CO 504 Psychopathology and Diagnosis. Two hours. CO 656 Adventure Therapy Introduces students to biblically informed therapeutic aspects of adventure. Prepares future Christian counselors and outdoor leaders for the opportunities presented by programs that seek to combine professional healing with adventure experiences. Two half-day field sessions are included in the course. Two hours. CO 657 Counseling Responses in Crises and Disasters Describes psychological crisis intervention approaches and techniques in the face of natural and human- made disasters, such as floods, earthquakes, fires, transportation accidents, school shootings, workplace violence, and terrorism. These disasters typically affect large groups of persons at the same time and require a planned response for the victims, their families, and helping providers who may or may not have a faith background. Course content focuses on the theological issues of a disaster; spiritual, physical, and psychological responses to disaster; intervention techniques; and care for the caregivers to prevent or mitigate compassion fatigue. As a part of this course, students will be trained and receive a certificate in Group Crisis Intervention: Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) through the International Critical Stress Foundation (ICSF). Two hours. CO 658 Psychopharmacology and Neurological Function in Counseling This course, designed to address the needs of master's-level therapists working in non-medical settings, will explore aspects of psychopharmacology and neuroanatomy/physiology as they pertain to counseling. It will equip counselors with the depth of knowledge necessary to effectively understand neurological functioning and the ways in which it can impact the counseling process. Uses and side effects of commonly prescribed psychotropic medications will be discussed. Students will be able to educate their clients on how neurology plays a role in the issues they face, their work in counseling, and the medications they may/will be taking. Questions regarding the ethical use of neurological and psychopharmacological information in the counseling setting will be addressed. Two or three hours.