Description

Education: Student Counseling

This course is offered as professional development for educators.

Topics include:

• Discuss theories of cognitive, social, language, and emotional development
• Recall stages and processes of physical and motor development
• Recount factors that can affect human development
• Describe different theoretical approaches to counseling
• Discuss roles and responsibilities of school counselors and school counseling programs
• Explain curriculum development, student assessments, and program evaluations
• Discuss college, career, individual, and group counseling
• Name different types of crisis intervention
• Identify the importance of goal setting and student motivation
• Outline issues in diversity and equality in school counseling
• Employ strategies to create diverse learning environments

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