Graduate Curriculum Committee Course Proposal Form
for Courses Numbered 6000 and Higher
Note: Before completing this form, please carefully read the accompanying instructions.
Submission guidelines are posted to the GCC Web site: http://www.ecu.edu/cs-acad/gcc/index.cfm
1. Course prefix and number:
REHB 6300
2. Date:
June 30, 2011
3. Requested action:
New Course
X
X
Revision of Active Course
Revision & Unbanking of a Banked Course
Renumbering of an Existing Course from
from
to
#
Required
#
Elective
4. Method(s) of delivery (check all boxes that apply for both current/proposed and expected future
delivery methods within the next three years):
Current or
Proposed Delivery
Method(s):
X
On-campus (face to face)
Expected
Future Delivery
Method(s):
X
Distance Course (face to face off campus)
Online (delivery of 50% or more of the instruction is offered online)
5. Justification (must cite accreditation and/or assessment by the graduate faculty) for new course
or course revision or course renumbering:
An ongoing assessment by the Graduate Faculty in the Department of
Rehabilitation Studies determined the need to increase instructional time about
counseling theories from one-half to a full semester. The revised Counseling
Theories course is designed specifically for master’s level counselors-in-training and
will increase the instructional time spent on counseling theories. It is needed to meet
the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs
(CACREP) standards.
5. HELPING RELATIONSHIPS (Page 92, CACREP Manual) - studies that provide
an understanding of the counseling process in a multicultural society, including all
of the following: (Page 91, CACREP Manual)
D. Counseling theories that provide the student with models to conceptualize
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client presentation and that help the student select appropriate counseling
intervention. Students will be exposed to models of counseling that are
consistent with current professional research and practice in the field so they
begin to develop a personal model of counseling.
E. A systems perspective that provides an understanding of family and other
systems theories and major models of family related interventions.
6. Course description exactly as it should appear in the next catalog:
REHB 6300. Counseling Theories in Addictions and Rehabilitation (3)
Theories and perspectives of addictions, rehabilitation and clinical counseling and
psychotherapy.
7. If this is a course revision, briefly describe the requested change:
An ongoing assessment by the Graduate Faculty in the Department of
Rehabilitation Studies determined the need to increase instructional time about
counseling theories from one-half to a full semester. The revised Counseling
Theories course is designed specifically for master’s level counselors-in-training and
will increase the instructional time spent on counseling theories. It is needed to meet
the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational (CACREP)
standards.
8. Course credit:
Lecture Hours
Weekly OR
Per Term
3
Lab
Weekly OR
Per Term
Studio
Weekly OR
Per Term
Practicum
Weekly OR
Per Term
Internship
Weekly OR
Per Term
Other (e.g., independent study) Please explain.
Total Credit Hours
Credit Hours
Credit Hours
Credit Hours
Credit Hours
Credit Hours
9. Anticipated annual student enrollment:
s.h.
s.h.
s.h.
s.h.
s.h.
s.h.
s.h.
3
3
35
10. Changes in degree hours of your programs:
Degree(s)/Program(s)
Changes in Degree Hours
MS/Substance Abuse & Clinical
Counseling
MS/Rehabilitation
none
none
11. Affected degrees or academic programs, other than your programs:
Degree(s)/Program(s)
Changes in Degree Hours
MS in Substance Abuse &
Clinical Counseling
MS in Rehabilitation
Counseling
none
none
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12. Overlapping or duplication with affected units or programs:
Not applicable
x
Documentation of notification to the affected academic degree programs is
attached.
13. Council for Teacher Education (CTE) approval (for courses affecting teacher education):
Not applicable
x
Applicable and CTE has given their approval.
14. University Service-Learning Committee (USLC) approval:
X
Not applicable
Applicable and USLC has given their approval.
15. Statements of support:
a. Staff
x
Current staff is adequate
Additional staff is needed (describe needs in the box below):
b. Facilities
x
Current facilities are adequate
Additional facilities are needed (describe needs in the box below):
c. Library
x
Initial library resources are adequate
Initial resources are needed (in the box below, give a brief explanation and an
estimate for the cost of acquisition of required initial resources):
d. Unit computer resources
x
Unit computer resources are adequate
Additional unit computer resources are needed (in the box below, give a
brief explanation and an estimate for the cost of acquisition):
e. ITCS resources
x
ITCS resources are not needed
The following ITCS resources are needed (put a check beside each need):
Mainframe computer system
Statistical services
Network connections
Computer lab for students
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Software
Approval from the Director of ITCS attached
16. Course information (see: Graduate Curriculum and Program Development Manual for
instructions):
a. Textbook(s) and/or readings: author(s), name, publication date, publisher, and
city/state/country. Include ISBN (when applicable).
Corey, G. (2009). Theory and practice of counseling & psychotherapy (8th ed).
Belmont, CA: Thomas Brooks/Cole. ISBN-13: 978-0495102083
b. Course objectives for the course (student – centered, behavioral focus)
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1.
2.
3.
Differentiate the basic principles and core principles of Depth, Behavioral,
Cognitive, and Post-Modern theories of counseling and psychotherapies.
Compare and contrast the core assumptions of Depth, Behavioral,
Humanistic, and Post-Modern theories of counseling and psychotherapies.
Integrate key concepts of Depth, Behavioral, Humanistic, and PostModern theories of counseling and psychotherapies.
c. Course topic outline
1. Differentiate basic principles and core principles
a. Depth Psychology Approaches (Psychoanalytic, Adlerian, and
Individual)
b. Behavioral Approaches (Applied Behavior Analysis,
Cognitive/Cognitive Behavioral, Reality, and Transactional
Analysis)
c. Humanistic Approaches (Gestalt, Person Centered, and Existential
d. Post-modern Approaches (Feminist, Solution-Focused, Narrative)
2. Compare and contrast core assumptions
a. Depth Psychologies with Behavioral, Humanistic, and Post-Modern
Psychologies
b. Behavioral Psychologies with Depth, Humanistic, and Post-Modern
Psychologies
c. Humanistic Psychologies with Depth, and Post-Modern theories of
counseling and psychotherapies.
3. Counseling Theories
a. Depth Psychologies with Behavioral, Humanistic, and Post-Modern
Psychologies
b. Behavioral Psychologies with Depth, Humanistic, and Post-Modern
Psychologies
c. Humanistic Psychologies with Depth, and Post-Modern theories of
counseling and psychotherapies.
d. List of course assignments, weighting of each assignment, and grading/evaluation system
for determining a grade
Grading Policy: At the conclusion of the semester, all points are totaled and a
score is calculated. Grade ranges for scores are as follows:
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Earned points
270 – 300 points
240 – 269 points
210 – 239 points
Below 210 points
Grade assignment
A
B
C
F
Grading Policy (continued):
Assignments
Mid-term Exam
Final Exam
Participation
Term Paper
Position Papers
Case Study
Total Points
Points
90
90
30
30
30
30
300
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