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May 16, 2024
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COUN 539 - Professional Orientation to and Foundations of School Counseling
3 Credits
This course is an introduction to the field of counseling. It is intended to provide first an understanding of the many aspects of the professional functions that professional counselors will engage in when working in counseling organizations designed around community and school models of service delivery. Emphasis is offered on the collaborative role of the counselor in community and school settings, including strategies for interagency collaboration. The history of the counseling profession, and more specifically, the history, philosophy and trends in school counseling and educational systems will be addressed. Students will be exposed to the divese role of the counselor in school settings, including the counselor’s professional identity in relation to other professional and support personnel in the school, and self-care strategies appripriate to the role. Finally, orientation to the professional community via involvement with local and state level counseling organization is included in this foundational course.
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