MCC 8010 Child and Adolescent Counseling

This course teaches students the basic principles of assessment, conceptualization, and intervention with children and adolescents. A variety of developmental and multi-systemic treatment modalities will be covered including play therapy, family therapy, family and school consultation, strength-based approaches, motivational counseling, reality therapy, and the use of expressive and metaphorical techniques with an emphasis on counseling youth in community based or hospital settings. Ethical issues and issues related to cultural and generational diversity will be discussed.