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114 CO 511 Counseling Practicum Counseling Practicum provides counseling students with an initial experience in providing counseling services and introduces them to the profession of clinical counseling. Students participate in forty clock hours of direct service to clients in individual, family, and group formats. They also participate in individual or triatic and group supervision in which they review video recordings of their counseling sessions for discussion and evaluation. Student performance is monitored throughout the course and includes a formal evaluation at the end of the course. The practicum course totals at least one hundred thirty clock hours of work toward state licensure requirements. This course is graded on an exceptional, satisfactory, marginal, and unsatisfactory basis as detailed in the Grading System section of Academic Procedures. Students on academic probation are not eligible for practicum. Prerequisites: Enrollment in the MA in Counseling (Clinical Mental Health) program; CO 501 Theological Foundations of Counseling; CO 502 Counseling Theories; CO 504 Psychopathology and Diagnosis; CO 510 Counseling Foundations. Pre or corequisites: CO 615 Professional Orientation; eligibility as determined by the Counseling Division; instruction permission. Cross listed with CO 512. Three hours. CO 512 School Counseling Practicum School Counseling Practicum provides counseling students with an initial experience in providing counseling services to the community and introduces them to the profession of clinical counseling. Students participate in forty clock hours of direct service to clients in individual, family, and group formats. When positions are available, students may participate in providing direct service in a school- based setting. They also participate in individual or triatic and group supervision in which they review video recordings of their counseling sessions for discussion and evaluation. Student performance is monitored throughout the course and includes a formal evaluation at the end of the course. The practicum course totals at least one hundred thirty clock hours of work toward state licensure requirements. This course is graded on an exceptional, satisfactory, marginal, and unsatisfactory basis as detailed in the Grading System section of Academic Procedures. Students on academic probation are not eligible for practicum. Prerequisites: Enrollment in the MA in Counseling (School Counseling) or Graduate Certificate in School Counseling program; CO 501 Theological Foundations of Counseling; CO 502 Counseling Theories; CO 503 Human Development; CO 504 Psychopathology and Diagnosis; CO 510 Counseling Foundations. Pre or corequisites: CO 615 Professional Orientation; eligibility as determined by the Counseling Division; instructor permission. Cross listed with CO 511. Three hours. CO 525 Career Development and Assessment Begins with an exploration of the theology of work and moves to an examination of career selection and career development theories. Students learn about career assessment tools, occupational information sources and systems, as well as lifestyle and career decision-making. This course equips the student with the skill of critiquing lifestyle from a biblical viewpoint. CO 527 may be taken in place of CO 525. Three hours. CO 526 Therapeutic Communication This course is designed to help students develop the facilitative skills that form the basis of therapeutic pastoral communication in both formal and informal counseling and ministry settings. The focus is on empathy as a way of being, and as the core skill in relating to both individuals and couples. There is a course fee in addition to tuition. Prerequisite: Enrollment in the MA in Pastoral Care, MDiv with a concentration in Chaplaincy, MDiv with a concentration in Pastoral Care and Counseling, Graduate Certificate in Professional Chaplaincy, Graduate Certificate in Pastoral Care and Counseling programs, or permission of the Chaplaincy and Pastoral Care and Counseling Chairs. Two hours.