Psychology, Emphasis in Counseling Psychology

Overview

Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of the Psychology, Emphasis in Counseling Psychology program from Webster University Leiden, students will be able to:

• Explain the main approaches to counseling and psychotherapy and the role of the therapeutic relationship.

• Describe important theories of human development and examine their significance to counseling psychology.

• Discuss the major categories of psychological disorders and use this knowledge to assess and diagnose psychopathology.

• Describe the mechanisms of action for a variety of psychopharmacological agents and evaluate the role of psychopharmacology in counseling psychology.

• Describe the importance of professional ethics and demonstrate how ethical standards and legal requirements are relevant to the practice of counseling and psychotherapy.

• Administer and interpret various widely-used psychological tests.

• Construct the appropriate research design, collect data, and implement the necessary statistical techniques to answer re-search questions relevant to counseling psychology which adds to the discipline.

• Demonstrate practical counseling skills that can be applied to individuals and groups to address a broad range of issues and settings.

• Integrate theory, experience, behavioral observation and analysis to systematically enhance counseling knowledge and skills.

• Evaluate the appropriateness of various counseling approaches to different cultures, values, and worldviews of various clients and choose appropriate approaches.