CEPD 7136 - Counseling Children and Adolescents

(3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours 3 Credit Hours)

Prerequisite: CEPD 6140
This course focuses on encouraging the unique development and emotional growth of children through the process of counseling. The content of the course introduces a distinct group of interventions including play and communication skills as integral components of the therapeutic process. A major focus of the course involves instructional and experiential opportunities for the student counselor to develop skills that provide children with appropriate developmental materials and facilitate a safe relationship for the child to express models that can be applied to elementary age children.