Counseling, School & Ed Psych (CEP)

The one credit UB Seminar is focused on a big idea or challenging issue to engage students with questions of significance in a field of study and, ultimately, to connect their studies with issues of consequence in the wider world. Essential to the UB Curriculum, the Seminar helps transition to UB through an early connection to UB faculty and the undergraduate experience at a comprehensive, research university. This course is equivalent to any 198 offered in any subject. This course is a controlled enrollment (impacted) course. Students who have previously attempted the course and received a grade of F or R may not be able to repeat the course during the fall or spring semester.

The three credit UB Seminar is focused on a big idea or challenging issue to engage students with questions of significance in a field of study and, ultimately, to connect their studies with issues of consequence in the wider world. Essential to the UB Curriculum, the Seminar helps students with common learning outcomes focused on fundamental expectations for critical thinking, ethical reasoning, and oral communication, and learning at a university, all within topic focused subject matter. The Seminars provide students with an early connection to UB faculty and the undergraduate experience at a comprehensive, research university. This course is equivalent to any 199 offered in any subject. This course is a controlled enrollment (impacted) course. Students who have previously attempted the course and received a grade of F or R may not be able to repeat the course during the fall or spring semester.

This course provides an overview of the counseling careers, including but not limited to mental health counseling, counseling or school psychology, rehabilitation counseling, school counseling and social work. Settings include schools, hospitals, community mental health centers, substance abuse treatment facilities, and hospitals. We will explore the values and characteristics of counselors and what core competencies are essential to becoming an effective professional counselor across diverse settings. The course explores the pressing professional issues and challenges currently facing counselors.

This course will assist students in gaining awareness and knowledge of aspects of themselves in relation to the world of work with the goal of making more informed choices regarding college majors and careers. The course will be of benefit to beginning college students, but also anyone seeking to make more informed career choices, including emerging professionals.

Introduces the theoretical bases of descriptive and inferential statistics. Includes measures of central tendency, dispersion, and association; the normal t, chi-square and F-distributions; point and interval estimation; and hypothesis testing.

This course is designed to provide students with an introduction to the field of Educational Psychology and its contributions to classroom teaching and learning. Through lectures and interactive exercises, we will explore the dynamic relationship between the student, the teacher and the learning environment. Discussions will focus on both theoretical models and real world applications, with emphasis on contemporary approaches to stimulating active and reflective learning.

This course provides an overview of the counseling profession. The text and assignments are designed to introduce students to the field of counseling. Topics include: overview of professional specialty areas; common concerns of beginning helpers; counselor skills, methods, and theoretical foundations; role of values; stages of the helping process; understanding diversity; ethical and legal issues; group counseling, community, and crisis work; counselor reflective practice, wellness, and self-care. Through class readings, videos, and discussions student will explore professional roles, functions, and relationships involved in the practice of counseling.

Introduces the field of addiction and substance use from a rehabilitation and mental health counseling perspective. Examines the social, psychological, and biological bases of addiction; assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and relapse prevention issues. Includes a focus on community awareness factors and an understanding of the functional limitations of addiction, especially as they relate to work and independent living.

Examines the physical, emotional, social, and spiritual dynamics which surround the concept(s) of grief and loss, a universal experience. Loss is defined as any experience which restricts a person; from the concrete loss such as the death of a loved one to the intangible - such as the shattered dream or expectation. Grief is defined as the holistic reactions and responses to loss. Students will develop an understanding of grieving styles and how grief is impacted by gender, age, family dynamics, culture, disabilities, religion and spirituality, as well as self-care strategies and the skills to respond in an effective manner to grieving adults and children.

Varies depending upon course topic. Specific course descriptions are available prior to the semester the course is offered.

This undergraduate course is designed to examine the multiple dimensions of human diversity and how it impacts human interactions in everyday and work life. The influence of factors such as globalization, technology, information sharing, communication methods, learning styles, cultural perspectives, and approaches to leadership will provide insights into the importance of understanding diversity

This undergraduate course is designed to develop student understanding and engagement in the field of school psychology and to prepare students for graduate level study through a strong, analytical understanding of school psychology Specifically in this course the history, systems, roles, and function of school psychologists in the modern education system are examined.

The course will focus on the current issues in mental health counseling (where we are, how we got here) to include the role of ethical, legal, social, cultural and other considerations in counseling, trends affecting the field, the direction in which our field is heading, and the practice of mental health counseling.

This course will focus on current issues in professional school counseling, including the role of the school counselor, regulations and mandates, counseling theories and strategies, legal and ethical issues, and special topics/trends in the field.

This course is designed to provide an overview of the field of counseling psychology. The course provides information regarding current theoretical approaches to conducting psychotherapy. In this course, students are introduced to some core concepts used in applied psychology such as empathy, understanding content-vs. process and the here-and-now, issues surrounding therapist self-disclosure, existential concerns, and maintaining appropriate boundaries. Students are also given the opportunity to practice some of the basic skills utilized by counselors. These skills include active listening, interviewing, and crisis intervention. The texts and assignments are designed to introduce students to the field of counseling.

This course will review mindfulness-based approaches with a focus on specific techniques and practices. The course emphases will be on the evidence-base, key mechanism of change, and specific activities that therapists and other helping professionals can use in practice. The course is intended to provide both broad theoretical and practical aspects of the primary evidence-based mindfulness approaches

Current Issues in Rehab Counseling