PCC/ CCOG / AD

Course Content and Outcome Guide for AD 251

Date:
23-APR-2012
Posted by:
Curriculum Office
Course Number:
AD 251
Course Title:
Adv Counseling Skills Mastery
Credit Hours:
1
Lecture hours:
10
Lecture/Lab hours:
0
Lab hours:
0
Special Fee:
 

Course Description

Focuses on increasing counselor empathy and communication skills. Develops skills through in-class practice and videotape review. Offered on a pass/no pass basis only. Co-requisite: AD 250.

Addendum to Course Description

This course involves examining the personality and the interpersonal
relationship style of the student, as these may impact on successful 
mastery of the skills being taught. Students will be expected to talk  
about current personal life issues and to give and receive feedback regarding 
interpersonal functioning. This may result in heightened anxiety or stress 
during some class sessions but each student is allowed full control over 
the degree of self-disclosure, and each student has the right to stop the 
feedback process at any point.

Intended Outcomes for the course

Upon successful completion students should be able to:
1. Maintain at least a minimal level of therapeutic functioning and empathy when working with addiction clients.
2. Utilize a variety of confrontation techniques effectively during a counseling interview (responding to conflicts, feedback, use of questions, and immediacy) when working with addiction clients.
3. Employ motivational interviewing counseling skills to initiate client change process when working with addiction clients.

Outcome Assessment Strategies

  1. All students will make one brief 10 minute tape of a counseling interaction and review it in class with instructor. The tape will allow students to demonstrate minimally acceptable level of empathy, genuineness, concreteness, and respect.
  2. Write an assessment of personal strengths and weaknesses that the student brings to the helping role. 
  3. A professional development plan will be created that will address identified growth areas. 
  4. Receive feedback on counseling skills from instructor, using the Carkhoff Scales. 
  5. Observe other student tapes in class, and give written feedback on strengths and areas of needed improvement.
  6. Participate in at least 8 hours of homework triad practice outside of class.
  7. Receive a written instructor evaluation of counseling skills.

Course Content (Themes, Concepts, Issues and Skills)

Client Rating Scales
Counselor Rating Scale
Empathy Scale 
Genuineness Scale 
Respect Scale
History of Interpersonal Process Recall
Student Boundary Setting in Receiving Feedback
Permission Given to Receive Feedback using the ORAL Feedback Model, 
Orally and in Writing
Effective Use of Client Conflicts Statement
Making a Tape