May 30, 2026  
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SCHP 548 - Counseling and Psychotherapeutic Approaches

3 Credit Hours
Will expose students to a variety of treatment methodologies for commonly occurring emotional and behavioral disorders of youth. Specifically, will focus on treatment strategies for depression and anxiety, as well as anger/aggression and trauma. Prevention, treatment, and postvention strategies for crisis situations (e.g., suicide) will also be discussed. Various theoretical models of psychotherapy will be presented, including cognitive and cognitive-behavioral, newer third-wave models (acceptance, mindfulness, dialectics) and positive psychology, family systems, humanistic, and interpersonal therapy. Course content will guide students’ development of an appropriate conceptual framework that will facilitate effective treatment planning. Covers psychoeducational interventions for school-referred children and adolescents specific to school psychological services.



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