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• COUN 7860: App Spirit/Ethic/Relig Theory

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  This course is designed to introduce students to the theories, techniques, and treatment modalities needed by spiritual counseling professionals to best meet the needs of clients in hospitals, pastoral care & counseling, and religious settings. This class will focus on the diverse theoretical applications available in the field of spiritual counseling.
  ShareCOUN 7860 - App Spirit/Ethic/Relig Theory

• COUN 7870: Grief and Loss Counseling

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  This course is designed to introduce students to the theories, techniques, and treatment modalities needed by school and community counseling professionals to best meet the needs of bereaved clients and others affected by grief, loss, and death anxiety. This class will focus on the diverse interventions used by counselors applied therapeutically to the psychological, cultural, spiritual, and somatic aspects of grief.
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• COUN 7900: Sexuality in Counseling

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  This is a basic counseling course in sexuality from a bio-psycho-social perspective. The purpose will be for students to: gain factual knowledge of human sexual functioning; understand media and cultural messages; explore students' own values, attitudes and influences regarding sex; and therefore, become more aware, comfortable and helpful in discussing sexual topics with clients. We will a web format where students are active participants in discussion boards from readings, videos, and self-reflective activities.
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• COUN 7910: Neurocounseling

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  The counseling field is beginning to consider how neuroscience and neurobiology can inform, explain, and enhance the theory and practice of counseling. This course covers several topics related to this overarching theme including the fundamentals of neurophysiology and psychopharmacology. These concepts will be examined within the context of evaluation and treatment of mental health disorders and conditions such as PTSD, substance use, and traumatic brain injury. This course aims to prepare clinical mental health counselors to adopt a neuroscience informed clinical practice.
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• COUN 7920: Humor, Health, and Healing

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  This course is a survey of theoretical and applied information for counselors, social workers, and other health professionals working in or wanting to work in a clinical setting. Course content includes an introduction to the philosophical, theoretical foundations, applied applications and health benefits of humor in mental health and clinical work, an overview of how humor affects the brain, and current issues that involve the use of humor in a mental health and clinical setting. The different types of humor will also be discussed.
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• COUN 7930: Correctional Counsel & Assess

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  This course is structured to center upon the understanding of criminal behavior and its correlates, assessing the individual problems and needs of various types of offenders, and more importantly, using that understanding and knowledge to effectively counsel and help rehabilitate offenders.
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• COUN 7940: Issues in Rural Counseling

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  This course explores the field of human services delivery and behavioral health care issues in rural environments including mental health care, gerontology, substance abuse, education, vocational rehabilitation, disability, poverty, and the criminal justice system. The course encompasses the various definitions of rural, diversity of rural communities, the common challenges faced and the professional skills needed by rural practitioners and counselors.
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• COUN 7950: Creative & Express Art Counsel

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  This course is designed as an examination of creative and expressive counseling theories and interventions applicable to counselors working with a variety of client concerns in school and community counseling settings. The course emphasizes the rational and research base for creative modalities including but not limited to: music, visual arts, writing, drama, play, humor, and animal-assisted therapy. Synchronous and asynchronous instructional methods will develop counseling skills through didactic and experiential activities.
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• COUN 7960: Mind-Body Techs in Counseling

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  This graduate level course is designed for students in the clinical mental health counseling program. It will familiarize students with the current scientific understanding of the mind-body relationship. It will introduce mindfulness-based techniques and help beginning therapists learn to integrate these techniques into their counseling practice to address client issues commonly encountered by counseling professionals and promote wellness in the client. The course will also address how mind-body techniques can be used in counselor self-care to prevent burnout and compassion fatigue and promote wellness in their lives both personally and professionally.
  ShareCOUN 7960 - Mind-Body Techs in Counseling

• COUN 7970: Counseling of Pers w/ HIV/AIDS

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  The course provides an overview of rehabilitation issues involved in working with people living with HIV/AIDS. Topics will include an overview of the medical aspects of the virus. Special emphasis will be placed on issues of rehabilitation, including mental health, substance abuse, support networks, social relationships, and employment.
  ShareCOUN 7970 - Counseling of Pers w/ HIV/AIDS