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Chpt 1: Introduction to the Class Notebook
Chpt 2: Registration & Pre-registration
Chpt 3: Required 500 Level Courses
- MAC 502 (Group)
- MAC 503 (Individual)
- MAC 512 (Family Systems)
- MAC 514 (Developmental)
- MAC 521 (Gender/Ethnicity)
- MAC 522 (Abusive Rel.)
Chpt 4: Required 600 Level Courses
- MAC 601 (Psychopathology)
- MAC 602 (Assess/TX)
- MAC 620 (Ethics)
Chpt 5: Elective 500 & 600 Level Courses
- MAC 651 (Substance Abuse)
- MAC 661 (Marriage/Family)
- MAC 671 (Expressive)
- MAC 691-692 Internship
- MAC 560 (Children)
- MAC 570 (Career)
- MAC 695 (Clinical)
- MAC 695 (Statistics)
Chpt 6: Independent Study Courses
Chpt 7: Transfer Courses
Chpt 8: Internship Classes
(On-line Forms)
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Master of Arts in
Counseling Psychology ("MAC") MAC
560:
"Therapy with Children"
Sample Syllabus (Subject to
Change)
Faculty Member:
Peggy Zorn, M.A.
Course
Description:
This course will describe the specific issues of
children and, to a lesser extent, adolescents. It will define the role of the
treatment provider in dealing with these issues. It will
encourage therapists to examine their own inner child. Objectives
of the course include:
- To develop an understanding of the developmental
stages of childhood and adolescence.
- To develop an understanding of issues pertinent
to these life stages.
- To understand how abuse, divorce, death, etc.
affect children and adolescents.
- To develop a framework for therapy to treat
children and adolescents.
- To confront issues within which may hamper the
therapist's ability to be effective.
Required Texts:
(Please do not order your books for the current semester from this list.
It may not be up-to-date.)
- Axline, Virginia, Dibs, In search of self
- Gil, Eliana, The healing power of play.
- James, Beverly, Handbook for treatment of
Attachment-Trauma problems in children.
- Pipher, Mary, Reviving Ophelia.
- Wolfe, Stay out of my life.
Course
Requirements:
- Attend all classes
and participate in discussions.
- Write up an autobiography of your childhood and
adolescence.
- Interview two children/adolescents. Write your
response to those interviews.
- Do one session - play therapy, art therapy,
sandtray - with a child. Write up the session.
(Does not have to be a child with a problem).
- Do one session - play therapy, art therapy,
sandtray with a child. Write up the session.
(Does not have to be a child with a problem).
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