Submission guidelines are posted to the GCC Web site: http://www.ecu.edu/cs-acad/gcc/index.cfm

1. Course prefix and number: 2. Date:

3. Requested action: New Course

X Revision of Active Course

Revision & Unbanking of a Banked CourseRenumbering 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 Expected Proposed Delivery Future Delivery Method(s): Method(s):

X On-campus (face to face) XDistance 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:

The graduate faculty of the Counselor Education program have met and have determined that to ensure that COAD 6409 aligns congruently with the Council for Accreditation of Counseling & Related Educational Programs (CACREP) 2009 Standards it is necessary to change the title of the course from The Helping Relationship to Counseling Skills and Techniques. To most effectively inform students of the purpose and content of this course and to bring the course in line with current accreditation verbage, the title of the course needs to be changed. The proposed title, Counseling Skills and Techniques, more adequately conveys the

COAD 6409 1/11/2012

Graduate Curriculum Committee Course Proposal Form for Courses Numbered 6000 and Higher

Note: Before completing this form, please carefully read the accompanying instructions.

purpose and the content of the course.

Council for Accreditation of Counseling & Related Educational Programs [CACREP]. (2009). 2009 standards for accreditation. Alexandria, VA: Author.

6. Course description exactly as it should appear in the next catalog: 6409. Counseling Skills and Techniques (3) Fundamental skills development for subsequent professional studies of counseling. Emphasis on development of specific skills in counseling, testing, human relations, design of counseling strategies, and treatment plans.

7. If this is a course revision, briefly describe the requested change:

Faculty members are requesting the title of the course to be changed from The Helping Relationship to Counseling Skills and Techniques. Additionally, faculty members are requesting to delete the prerequisites listed for this course (COAD 6401 and COAD 6404). The faculty have met and determined that deleting COAD 6409: Counseling Skills and Techniques is a foundational knowledge course not requiring prerequisite courses to be completed for effective learning in COAD 6409. The faculty have approved the proposed revisions.

8. Course credit:Lecture Hours 3 Weekly OR Per Term Credit Hours 3 s.h.

Lab Weekly OR Per Term Credit Hours s.h.

Studio Weekly OR Per Term Credit Hours s.h.

Practicum Weekly OR Per Term Credit Hours s.h.

Internship Weekly OR Per Term Credit Hours s.h.

Other (e.g., independent study) Please explain. s.h.

Total Credit Hours 3 s.h.

9. Anticipated annual student enrollment:

10. Changes in degree hours of your programs:Degree(s)/Program(s) Changes in Degree Hours

MS Counselor Education 0

11. Affected degrees or academic programs, other than your programs:Degree(s)/Program(s) Changes in Degree Hours

50

None NA

12. Overlapping or duplication with affected units or programs:X Not applicable

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 adequateAdditional facilities are needed (describe needs in the box below):

c. Library

X Initial library resources are adequateInitial 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 adequateAdditional 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 neededThe following ITCS resources are needed (put a check beside each need):

Mainframe computer systemStatistical servicesNetwork connectionsComputer lab for studentsSoftware

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).

Young, M. E. Learning the art of helping: Building blocks and techniques 4th ed. (2009). Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Merrill.ISBN-10: 013241029XISBN-13:  9780132410298

b. Course objectives for the course (student – centered, behavioral focus)Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

1. Synthesize counseling theories and techniques into a clearly articulated counseling framework for practice

2. Demonstrate competency in essential basic and advanced counseling and consulting skills

3. Evaluate the client’s presenting concern and make appropriate determinations of how to proceed with counseling

4. Critique and evaluate systemic influences on clients and apply contextually-appropriate interventions in practice

5. Synthesize wellness and prevention philosophical approaches into a resiliency-based developmental model for counseling

c. Course topic outline

I. Week 1a. Topic: Introduction, Building the Helping Relationship

II. Week 2a. Topics: Ethics, Process of Counseling, Characteristics of Effective

Counselorsi. Activity: Attending exercises, reflection activity

III. Week 3a. Topics: Guidelines for practice counseling & role plays; Active listening

i. Skills Focus: Paraphrasing, Reflection of Feeling, Summarization/Affirmation

ii. Activities: Practice counseling, role playsIV. Week 4

a. Topics: Structuring and boundary-setting

i. Skills Focus: Informed consent, disclosuresii. Activities: Practice counseling, role plays

V. Week 5a. Topics: Attending and Empathy

i. Skills Focus: Pacing, Mirroring, Initiating, Tracking, Focusing, Clarifying Statements

ii. Activities: Practice counseling, role playsiii. Assignment: Quiz #1

VI. Week 6a. Topics: Intakes and Skill Integration

i. Skills Focus: Reflection, Probing, Questioningii. Activities: Practice counseling, role plays

VII. Week 7a. Topics: Identifying Patterns, Coping

i. Skills Focus: Advanced empathy, case conceptualizationii. Activities: Practice counseling, role plays

iii. Assignment: Video #1 DueVIII. Week 8

a. Semester BreakIX. Week 9

a. Topic: Counselor self-disclosurei. Skills Focus: Self-Disclosure, immediacy, feedback-giving,

immediacyii. Activities: Practice counseling, role plays

iii. Assignment: Quiz #2X. Week 10

a. Topic: Problem Resolutioni. Skills Focus: Directives, Solution-Focused Skills

ii. Activities: Practice counseling, role playsXI. Week 11

a. Topics: Attending to the “whole” clienti. Skills Focus: Awareness of affect, body language

ii. Activities: Practice counseling, role playsXII. Week 12

a. Topic: Crisis and Its Impacti. Skills Focus: Crisis Intervention Skills

ii. Activities: Discussion, role playsiii. Assignment: Quiz #3

XIII. Week 13a. Topic: Systemic Influences

i. Skills Focus: System mapping, Joining, Reframing, Additional systemic skills

ii. Assignment: Video #2 DueXIV. Week 14

a. Topic: Terminationi. Skills Focus: Termination

ii. Activities: Practice counseling, role playsXV. Week 15

a. Topic: Integrationi. Skills Focus: Application of skills in practice

ii. Activities: Practice counselingiii. Assignment: Philosophical Framework Essay

XVI. Week 16a. Topic: Final exam

d. List of course assignments, weighting of each assignment, and grading/evaluation system for determining a grade

In-class exercises 15% (Obj: 2,3,4,5)Counseling Video #1 20% (Obj: 1,2,3)Counseling Video #2 20% (Obj: 1,2,3,4)Quizzes 10% (Obj: 1,2,3)Philosophical Framework Essay 20% (Obj: 1 & 5)Final Exam 15% (Obj: 1,2,3,4,5)

Grading Scale: A = 90 - 100B = 80 - 89C = 70 - 79F = Below 70