University of Nebraska at Kearney
College of Education

1994-96 UNK Undergraduate Catalog

Department of Counseling and School Psychology

Courses (C&SP)

302. Mental Health - 3 hours

Explores mental health issues in general as well as issues teachers encounter in typical classrooms. Students have the chance to do in-depth study of personal interest areas related to mental health subject to approval of the instructor.

405/826P. Behavior Modification in Classroom Management - 3 hours

Prerequisite: PTE 300 or permission of the instructor. Involves study of the systematic application of behavior modification principles in education settings.

410/821P. Psychology of Classroom Management - 3 hours

Study of current models of classroom management psychology emphasizes the importance of teacher personality and interactive style in relation to classroom environment. A major focus is on the quality of the teacher/student relationship and kinds of interaction which enhance motivation and learning.

417/801P. Counseling Skills for Helping Professionals - 3 hours

This class is for those entering or already in one of the helping professions. If focuses on understanding and applying a broad range of listening and communication skills in one-to-one interactions as well as in small group settings. Students actively practice building skills in class.

418/850P. Introduction to Counseling - 3 hours

This class deals with the following issues related to counseling: historical development of counseling, ethical and legal issues in counseling, current psychological theories and their influence in counseling, worksetting of counselors, and major research issues in counseling.

420/806P. Learning from Children - 3 hours

This course provides opportunity to study teaching/learning interactions in which the teacher is a child and the learner is an adult. There is direct observations of child/adult interactions, a brief study of class membersã recollections of their own childhoods, and a study of neotenous (childlike) adults. The course will be graded credit/no credit, undergraduate/graduate credit.

445/811P. Tests and Measurements - 3 hours

This class focuses on collecting relevant information from appropriate sources, analyzing it correctly, and making accurate judgements on which to base decision which improve teacher effectiveness and student learning.

Graduate Courses

861P School Counseling Organizational and Practice;
866P Organization and Administration of Guidance Programs, 3 hrs.;
810P Counseling Laboratory, 1 hr. ;
800 Advanced Educational Psychology, 3 hrs.;
805 Behavioral Characteristics of Children and Adolescents, 3 hrs.;
865 Group Counseling, 3 hrs.;
870 Marriage and Family Counseling, 3 hrs.;
855 Techniques of Counseling, 3 hrs.;
860 Counseling Theory, 3 hrs.;
875 Information Service in Guidance, 3 hrs.;
820 Psychology of Vocational Development;
867 Psychodrama, 3hrs.;
825 Program Evaluation: Principles and Practice, 3 hrs.;
880 Appraisal in Counseling and Guidance, 3 hrs.;
885 Practicum in Counseling and Guidance, 3hrs.;
886 Advanced Practicum in Counseling and Guidance, 3 hrs.;
830 Seminar in Counseling and Educational Psychology, 1-6 hrs. ;
896 Thesis, 6 hrs.;
901 Professional Issues Seminar;
905 Techniques of Personality Evaluation for School Psychology, 3 hrs.;
920 Individual Diagnostic Testing I, 3 hrs.;
921 Individual Diagnostic Testing II, 3hrs.;
922 Practicum in Diagnostic Testing, 3 hrs.;
991 Scholarly Study, 1-3 hrs.;
992 Internship in School Psychology, 9 hrs.;

See Graduate Catalog for course descriptions.