GC 700 - Introduction to School Counseling

(3.00 cr.)

Studies the specialized knowledge and skills requisite to both elementary and secondary counseling including foundations of school counseling, its history and philosophy, and the role and function of the professional school counselor. Introduces contextual dimensions of school counseling and consultation, and diversity issues relevant to the professional practice of school counseling. Also includes a systematic, programmatic approach to practice, as well as ethical standards and guidelines of the American School Counselor Association and the American Counseling Association.