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PSYCH 514 - Helping Relationships


Prerequisites: None
The course is an introduction to basic skills and techniques in mental health counseling. Students will examine and apply mental health counseling theories, techniques, and intervention. Emphasis will be devoted to the development of basic counseling skills such as active listening, the importance of the counseling relationship, working with difficult or resistant clients, the impact and importance of personal values and diversity in counseling, the development of attitudes and approaches that facilitate the counseling relationship, the importance of self-examination, maintenance of professional and therapeutic boundaries, managing stress and promoting self-care, and ethical issues.



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