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• MSC 641: Marriage, Couple, and Family Counseling

  3.00 Credits

  Lincoln University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course will give a cross-cultural socio-historical review of families, while emphasizing the current status of the family, including changes in marriage and family patterns. The course will highlight various therapeutic strategies for working with couples and families who are under emotional, relational, and other social forms of distress. The course will address the family life cycle and how family members impact each other's behavior, cognition, and affect. The course will assess multicultural issues of couples and families, the experiences of nontraditional families, and relevant clinical interventions that may empower family members. Timely topics such as family violence, AIDS, changing roles of women, impact on families of substance abuse, mental illness, and poverty will be addressed. In addition, the functional and dysfunctional dynamics that exist among couples will also be explored.
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• MSC 642: Sexuality Counseling and Consultation

  3.00 Credits

  Lincoln University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course is designed to acquaint the student with sexual issues and challenges that he/she may encounter as a counselor or consultant. The student will learn about the myriad of ways in which sexuality is expressed and interpreted. The student will also assess and determine which aspects of sexuality are in line with his/her own personal value system. This course provides a solid foundation that encompasses relevant philosophical, psychological, sociological, and ecological theories that underpin the practice of sexuality therapy. This introductory course will desensitize and provoke introspection for counter-transference.
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• MSC 643: Crisis and Trauma Counseling

  3.00 Credits

  Lincoln University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course is designed will prepare students to respond effectively in critical situations and to help counsel clients who are experiencing crisis events in their lives. Students will learn that crisis interventions are founded on theory and will be able to apply theory to crisis intervention techniques. Special attention will be paid to counseling approaches for use with circumstantial and developmental life crises in the community.
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• MSC 644: Counseling the Elderly

  3.00 Credits

  Lincoln University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course provides a background in counseling older adults and their families. The first part of the course provides basic information on common mental health problems of later life and how to assess them. The second part introduces the student to basic knowledge about counseling theories and their application to problems in later life including grief and adjustment to chronic illness. This section concludes with a discussion of how to evaluate the effectiveness of psychological interventions with older adults. The remainder of the course covers counseling in the family system, applying counseling theory and interventions in organizational settings like nursing homes, and ethical issues with older adults. As one of the skills courses in gerontology, the course is intended to introduce students to counseling skills that can be used in a wide variety of human services jobs in the aging services network. The class can also provide gerontological counseling knowledge for persons in other programs that prepare the student for a counseling career such as social work, counseling psychology, and clinical psychology.
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• MSC 650: Counseling Internship Ii: Practicum

  3.00 Credits

  Lincoln University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course is designed to provide oversight and academic supervision for internship placement in a mental/counseling agency setting. The student is expected to provide a variety of counseling services in an approved community human services agency under the site supervision of a licensed counselor or other qualified professional. Course work will focus on case supervision and discussion of counseling theories and skills to complete the internship experience. Students must complete a total of 700 hours at the approved site with no less fewer than 150 direct contact hours over the course of two semesters.
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• MSC 651: Special Topics & Research in Counseling

  3.00 Credits

  Lincoln University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course provides a strategic assessment of contemporary counseling trends to broaden students' conceptualization and enhance their clinical and consultative skills. Students will gain insight into how to create and develop their own clinical and consultative niche.
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• MSC 652: Understanding Gender in Counseling

  3.00 Credits

  Lincoln University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course introduces students to the interdisciplinary study of 'gender', cultivates an appreciation for the contributions gender studies has made to the different disciplines within the social sciences, inculcates in students an ability to analyze contemporary social and development issues through a 'gender' lens, and develops an awareness/sensitivity for addressing gender related issues in counseling. The course will bring together theories, approaches and methodologies from feminism, masculinities and queer studies. It complements, builds upon and critically re-visits all other counseling courses taken by students in the Master of Science in Counseling program.
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• MSC 653: Happiness, Mindfulness, & Mental Health

  3.00 Credits

  Lincoln University of Pennsylvania

  
  While there is no shortage of lay theories and self-help literature that offer advice on how to achieve the good life, this seminar will examine the nature of mindfulness and happiness and its utility in a therapeutic or consultative environment. Recent empirical research will be reviewed, and students will be asked to apply the information in several written assignments and in class discussion. While the main goal of this course is to extend student understanding of clinical and empirical research on the topic of happiness, they will be invited to apply some of the research findings on happiness to their own life and clinical practice.
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• MSC 654: Counseling & Consultation of Adolescents

  3.00 Credits

  Lincoln University of Pennsylvania

  
  An overview of the basic concepts of research and theory (both historical and current) in the field of adolescent psychology is essential for individuals to grasp the developmental and sociological functioning of adolescents. This course will utilize scholarly inquiry and will be self-directed in the form of an independent research project. The basic concepts of research and theory will be measured by the quizzes, papers, and examinations administered in class. As the basic concepts of adolescent psychology are attained, critical thinking/perspectives will be developed as individuals are asked in large and small groups to compare and contrast research designs, cultural constructs, and social interventions. Developing a critical perspective is essential to predict behavioral and affective outcomes and formulate hypotheses for future research/clinical endeavors related to adolescent psychology. Finally, through discussions, in-class writings, and class activities students will be able to assess their own development and assumptions as they relate to social and cultural expectations about adolescents and research targeted at this population.
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• MSM 101: Introduction to the World of Museums

  3.00 Credits

  Lincoln University of Pennsylvania

  
  Museums inspire us through telling stories and they welcome nearly 1 billion people each year. This class will focus on the past, present, and future of these critical institutions. Students will learn about museums' public function and the work that goes on behind the scenes, with an emphasis on African American institutions. Through field trips and engagement with museum staff, readings, and case studies, students will gain an understanding of the diverse work conducted by professionals in this field.
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