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• CMHC 564: Creative Therapies

  3.00 Credits

  Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

  
  Provides students an overview of creative therapeutic techniques such as play therapy, art therapy, drama therapy, dance/movement therapy, music therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, and other types of interventions designed to engage children and adolescents in the therapeutic process. Ethical, legal, and multicultural considerations will be explored.
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• CMHC 565: Group Skills in MHC

  3.00 Credits

  Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

  
  Designed to practice advanced mental health counseling interventions and directly apply those skills to lead/co-lead counseling groups. Critical aspects of group processes and dynamics, including group formation, group stages, cohesion, norms, decision-making, and leading/co-leading will be emphasized. Students will also participate in a processing group for a minimum of ten hours. Prerequisite:    CMHC555 OR CMH655
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• CMHC 570: Trauma & Crisis Counseling

  3.00 Credits

  Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

  
  Addresses trauma-causing events, disasters, and crises on diverse populations across the lifespan. Identification, conceptualization, and assessment techniques for individuals impacted by crises, disasters, and other trauma-causing events will be emphasized. In addition, students will explore the principles of crisis intervention, diagnosis, theories and models of intervention to enhance individual, family, group, and community resilience. They will also emphasize the need for clinical mental health agencies, emergency management systems, and other crisis interventions teams to address self-care. Prerequisite:    CMHC550 OR CMH650
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• CMHC 571: Found of Trauma-informed Care

  3.00 Credits

  Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

  
  Explores historical foundations of trauma to include the neurobiological, cognitive, and social impacts of trauma. The link between trauma and co-occurring issues will be analyzed. Focus on a trauma-informed care model will be provided. Multicultural, ethical, legal, and professional issues related to trauma-informed care will be described. Counselor self-care and vicarious trauma will be explored.
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• CMHC 572: Grief & Loss Counseling

  3.00 Credits

  Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

  
  Examines multicultural impacts of grief and loss across the lifespan along with the differences between grief reactions and trauma reactions. A deeper understanding of natural reactions to grief and loss will be discussed to include short-term and long-term psychological challenges. Evidence-based counseling interventions particularly focused on grief and loss will be analyzed. Ethical, legal, and professional issues as they relate to death and dying will be reviewed.
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• CMHC 573: Advanced Trauma Counseling

  3.00 Credits

  Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

  
  Explores assessment of trauma using the Detailed Assessment of Posttraumatic Stress (DAPS) instrument. Explores treatment approaches by comparing specific skill-based interventions to include: Prolonged Exposure (PE), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), and Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR). Spiritual, belief-based, and systemic interventions will be evaluated. Interventions for co-occurring disorders with trauma will be assessed. Implications for pharmacological treatment of PTSD will be reviewed.
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• CMHC 575: Counseling Military Veterans

  3.00 Credits

  Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

  
  Assesses military counseling competencies as well as military culture, stigma, and stereotypes. Resiliency will be emphasized while also discussing physiological, psychological, environmental, and transitional challenges facing veterans. Considerations for counselors working with military veterans will be explored.
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• CMHC 580: Reintegration for Vet & Fam

  3.00 Credits

  Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

  
  Reviews cultural considerations and competency expectations for counseling Veterans and their families during reintegration and beyond. Empirically supported techniques and interventions for Veterans and their families will be analyzed. Challenges facing Veterans and families once discharged will be discussed as well as advocacy processes to address their needs. Implications of vicarious trauma will be reviewed along with individual and organizational strategies to mitigate the potential for vicarious trauma.
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• CMHC 585: Ethic Leg & Prof Cou

  3.00 Credits

  Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

  
  Provides students with an in-depth understanding and application of the American Counseling Association's (ACA) Code of Ethics. Students will learn decision-making models and interdisciplinary consultation frameworks to apply to ethical, legal, and professional issues experienced in the mental health field. Prerequisite:    CMHC505 OR CMH605
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• CMHC 590: Practicum Mental Health Couns

  3.00 Credits

  Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

  
  Introduces students to the work experience of a professional clinical mental health counselor under the supervision of an on-site supervisor and a faculty member. The total practicum experience must yield 100 on-site clock hours over the course of a full academic term that is a minimum of 10 weeks. Of the 100 hours, at least 40 will be spent providing direct clinical service. Prerequisite:    CMHC515 AND CMHC525 AND CMHC535 AND CMHC550 AND CMHC555 OR CMH615 OR CMH625 OR CMH635 OR CMH650 OR CMH655
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