1. Foundation Courses
CP
5000 General Psychology – 0 credits
This course is designed to give students a comprehensive overview
of Psychology, with examples of applications to Counseling Psychology.
The course covers the history and major schools of Psychology, key
topics in Psychology (such as Learning and Behavior, Motivation,
Emotion, Sensation and Perception, Memory, Intelligence, Personality,
Development, the Brain and Behavior, Social Psychology, and Psychopathology),
and addresses various controversies within Psychology, such as the
influence of heredity vs. the environment.
CP
5001 Psychology of Adjustment – 0 credits
This course is designed to expose students to a wide range of topics
within the field
of Psychology (e.g. stress and coping, intra/interpersonal communication,
gender & behavior, love & marriage, sexual expression, health
& well-being, etc.) that pertain to the ongoing process of human
adaptation to the 21st century. In general, the course is about
Psychology as applied to modern life: It explores the many ways
in which psychological theories and research discoveries are applicable
to the lives of each individual in this day and age. Mastery of
relevant psychological facts and techniques related to day-to-day
adjustment in the modern world will enable the student to better
cope with both internal and external challenges, transitions of
life and, consequently, the reaching out and improving of others.
CP
6000 English for Counseling Psychology – 0 credits
A review of the English language related to the study and practice
of Counseling
Psychology. Specifically, this course covers the basic terminology
used and the various writing and presentation formats in this field.
Also included is a refresher on English grammar, exercises in the
comprehension and delivery of spoken English, and an analysis of
each student’s common mistakes.
2.
Required Courses
CP
6001 Statistics and Research I
Introduction to a basic understanding of Statistics. Course topics
include the collection and tabulation of data, graphical representations,
practical applications of frequency distributions, measures of central
tendency, and specific statistical techniques, including: non-parametric
tests, chi-square, t-test, correlation, multiple regression, and
analysis of variance.
CP
6002 Statistics and Research II
Prerequisite: CP 6001 Statistics and Research
I
Introduction to methods of scientific work and the process of research
reporting. The class covers hypothesis testing, the selection of
research method, sampling, the collection and organization of data,
data analysis, results interpretation and reporting, and the evaluation
of research. Qualitative research methods may be addressed. The
outcome of this course will be a research proposal.
CP
6003 Psychological Tests and Measurement
Prerequisite: CP 6009 Professional Ethics
in Counseling
An overview of psychological testing and measurement. In particular,
students will be familiarized with specific tests relevant to counseling
situations (i.e. personality, intelligence, aptitude, career interests,
psychopathology, and other psychological measures) so they can be
informed users. Students will be encouraged to think critically
about the risks and benefits of psychological testing and the ethical
uses of testing. The demonstration of how to use these instruments
in a standardized way (administration, scoring, interpretation,
and reporting), as well as practice in test construction, will be
included.
CP
6004 Theories of Counseling I
A comparative study of the history, philosophy, and tenets of various
theories and techniques of counseling such as psychoanalysis, person-centered
approach, trait and factor theory, and rational emotive and other
behavioral approaches.
CP
6005 Theories of Counseling II
Prerequisite: CP 6004 Theories of Counseling
I
A continuation of Theories of Counseling I, with an emphasis on
the techniques, evaluation, and ethical considerations of different
counseling approaches such as existentialism, Gestalt Therapy, Reality
Therapy, Behavioral, and Eclectic Approaches.
CP
6006 Micro Counseling
Prerequisites: CP 6004 Theories of Counseling
I, CP 6005 Theories of Counseling II, and CP 6009 Professional Ethics
in Counseling
Development of counseling skills through the micro-skill approach
(i.e. basic listening skills and intentional responding, such as
attending behavior, asking questions, summarizing, paraphrasing,
reflecting feelings/meanings, focusing, and confronting) in a laboratory
setting using role-playing techniques. This course includes the
observation and analysis of counseling skills.
CP
6008 Counseling Practicum
Prerequisites: CP 6004 Theories of Counseling
I, CP 6005 Theories of Counseling II, CP 6009 Professional Ethics
in Counseling, CP 6003 Psychological Tests and Measurement, and
Professional Development Experience ***
Supervised experience of counseling in different settings. Students
will receive continuous evaluation in order to improve their counseling
competencies. Students must spend not less than 120 hours of practical
work at an outside setting, with one term paper report. The resident
supervisor must produce at least one evaluation of a student’s
performance.
***
Professional Development Experience
A primary objective of AU-GSP is to provide
competent, professional counselors by providing opportunities for
on-site, supervised training experiences or other professional development
activities. The supervised training experiences include the observation
and practicing of counseling skills in core areas of counseling,
such as interviewing, assessment, diagnosis, crisis management,
and on-going counseling. A key aspect of this hands-on training
will be the development of a culturally sensitive and ethical therapeutic
stance.
Students
must complete not less than 60 hours of Professional Development
Experience (PDE) prior to faculty approval to work at an outside
setting. These PDE hours will be logged in the student’s PDE
journal and signed off by faculty. PDE hours may include supervised
training experiences, attendance at special departmental lectures,
participation in departmental case conference, or other activities
pre-approved by assigned faculty. Students may waive 36 hours of
the 60-hour minimum by taking the elective course CP 6519, Seminars/Workshops
in Counseling.
CP
6009 Professional Ethics in Counseling
An in-depth exploration of the values and ideas that guide professional
practice in counseling psychology. Included is an intense study
of the ethical guidelines provided by the American Psychological
Association for practice and for research, and students are expected
to become familiar with the professional identity of the counseling
psychologist, the legal aspects of psychological practice including
licensing and confidentiality, research and training issues in counseling
psychology, issues in counseling minorities and special populations,
and current topics of professional concern. Specific topics include
confidentiality, informed consent, competence, integrity, and respect.
3.
Major Elective Courses
CP
6500 Group Counseling
A study of various approaches to group counseling, roles of leaders
and facilitators, types of counseling groups, and group dynamics.
Students will be provided with opportunities to experience different
applications of group counseling.
CP
6504 Developmental Psychology
Provides the student with an overview of human development through
the life span – prenatal development and infancy, childhood,
adolescence, early to late adulthood – and from different
perspectives: biological, psychological, and social. The course
examines both universal and unique developmental milestones and
patterns, as well as human development from a multicultural perspective.
CP
6505 Organization of School Counseling Services
A study of the philosophy and fundamental objectives of counseling
services in educational settings. Included: the organization of
counseling centers and the provision of counseling services at the
elementary school, high school and college levels. In addition,
the organization of various projects; preparation of personnel,
materials and instruments; and the relationship of services to the
entire curriculum will be discussed. There will be at least two
field trips to schools or other settings.
CP6510
Multicultural Counseling
This course provides a broad overview of multicultural Psychology.
Specifically, this course covers the background and key issues of
cross-cultural Psychology, including the following: ethical and
professional issues that may arise from working with someone from
a different culture, conducting research across cultures, counseling
clients from diverse subcultures, the clinical assessment of culture-bound
psychopathology, and the role ethnicity plays in family therapy.
Recommendations for future directions in multicultural research
and professional practice shall be discussed.
CP6512
Abnormal Psychology
This is a graduate course that provides an overview of Abnormal
Psychology from current perspectives – typically Western –
although multicultural aspects and culture-bound syndromes will
also be considered. A biopsychosocial model for understanding abnormal
human behavior will be used. The course will follow the most current
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (American
Psychiatric Association), focusing on the distinguishing diagnostic
criteria and associated features, prevalence, and course of mental
disorders. Relevant assessment and treatment pointers may also be
given.
CP6515
Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Alternatively termed “work psychology”, this course
has a dual nature. First, it is the science that studies people
at work. This aspect ties it to other areas of psychology such as
managerial psychology, social psychology, and occupational health
psychology. Second, as an applied psychology, it provides a closer
correspondence between application and science, making I/O Psychology
an exceptional example of how modern society can benefit from the
study of psychology. The field of I/O psychology is a large, diverse
one and many topics are covered. In terms of the ‘industrial’
aspects: job analysis, recruitment, selection and placement, training
and development, and performance appraisal; on the ‘organizational’
aspect side, the following will be covered: employee motivation,
job satisfaction, organizational commitment, productive and counterproductive
attitudes and behavior, stress and worker well-being, group processes
and leadership in organizations. It is concerned not only with helping
organizations get the most from their employees (personnel or human
resources) but also with helping organizations to take care of employee
health and well-being.
CP6517
Social Psychology
This course covers the main theories and research methods used in
Social Psychology. Topic areas include: person perception, social
cognition, the self in society, attitudes and prejudice, group and
social influences, personal relationships, gender, aggression, and
prosocial behaviors. Examples of applications to contemporary life
will be included.
CP
6518 Group Dynamics and Leadership in Organizations
This course is intended to familiarize the student with the theoretical
and research perspectives, basic issues, and key concepts of group
dynamics within the organizational context, with emphasis on how
the principles, techniques, and strategies of group process and
team work can be used to understand the nature and art of leadership
in its functioning and development. It seeks to enable the learner
to become a better diagnostician of group dynamics, a more effective
member of work teams, and a more skillful designer and leader of
productive teams.
CP
6519 Seminar/Workshops in Counseling
Students are presented with current topics, issues, and trends in
Counseling Psychology. Topics may include: Managed care and its
impact on the profession, quality assurance reviews and clinical
documentation, the development of licensing and ethical standards
in Thailand and surrounding countries, novel therapeutic techniques,
drug/alcohol addiction counseling, newer fields of Psychology (e.g.
sports psychology, positive psychology), and personal or professional
enhancement. The format may be either lecture or seminar, or both,
and opportunities to analyze contemporary problems in society may
also be included (such as terrorism threats, disaster preparedness,
etc.)
CP
6520 Career Counseling and Development
Exploration of career counseling models and techniques from which
students can build a repertoire of career counseling skills. The
course includes the study of major theories of career development
according to different approaches of psychology. There will be discussions
on the application of systematic approaches to career guidance and
counseling for special populations in a variety of settings as well
as career transitions throughout life. The course is intended to
help those who are now engaged, or who expect to be engaged, in
facilitating the career development process of children, adolescents,
and adults.
CP
6521 Personality
A study of Personality (individual differences) and its application
to counseling (e.g. case studies). The course will address theories
and findings regarding individual variability between people, including
physical, emotional, and cognitive differences, particularly differences
in personality traits and types, interests, skills, and values.
CP
6522 Development Through Adulthood and Aging
This course explores the psychological aspects and developmental
transformations that occur in adulthood, as well as examines the
psychological research and theory on the human experience of death
and the dying process. Major characteristics of adulthood from various
perspectives – biological, psychological, and social –
will be addressed. The course offers comprehensive coverage of the
theories (classic and leading-edge) and research regarding the lifespan
stages of early adulthood, middle adulthood, and late adulthood
(old age). Sociocultural, historical, biological, economic, and
political issues may also be discussed to provide a multidisciplinary
perspective.
CP 6523 Psychological Concepts, East
and West
A comparison of Western psychological concepts, scientific methods,
and counseling intervention techniques versus Eastern theories of
the self, psychological structures and processes, and their relevant
practices. This course also addresses differences in theories of
self-development between the East and the West.
CP
6524 Child and Adolescent Psychology
This course is about children’s development from infancy through
adolescence in its universal features, individual variations, and
dynamic nature. The course includes a wealth of classic and leading-edge
theory, research, and practical applications to the real world that
highlight the central processes that account for developmental changes
within the different domains of child development: the physical,
cognitive, emotional, and social.
CP
6525 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Upon completion of this course, students will understand the basic
principles and applications of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT).
It will cover the history, theoretical bases, and development of
CBT approaches, including a review of classic and recent research
on the efficacy and effectiveness of CB treatments. Different approaches
will be explored with an emphasis on approaches that are most commonly
used and the populations with which they are used. The course will
emphasize case conceptualization and the application and practice
of CBT technique
CP
6526 Psychodynamic Therapy -- Interpersonal Therapies
In this fast-paced world and in times of public-health economic
concerns, many have viewed long-term intensive psychoanalytic treatment
as obsolete, or reserved to a few wealthy intellectuals. This view
neglects the remarkable vitality and creativity of psychodynamic
thinkers and researchers. The past two decades have witnessed a
proliferation of brief psychodynamic therapies that are principally
derived from psychoanalytic psychotherapy. These approaches, although
they are direct descendants of psychoanalysis, are accessible to
counselors. The course will introduce to students to psychodynamic
case-conceptualizations and counseling techniques appropriate to
the situations they may encounter in their future practice.
CP
6527 Psychology of Religion and Spirituality
This course examines the role that religion and spirituality play
in people’s lives and explores its relationship with psychological
functioning. It will cover the following topics (amongst others):
The psychological nature of religious experience; studies about
the sources and development of religious beliefs and moral values
through the life cycle; the religious significance of psychological
phenomena; issues connected to identity, the ego, sources of authority
in one’s life, existential anxiety and humanity’s search
for meaning in life; and a basic introduction to Transpersonal Psychology.
Respect for each individual’s beliefs and values will be crucial
throughout all aspects of the course.
CP 7000 Project Paper
This is a scholarly research report that seeks to solve a practical
problem and includes the planning, collection, organization, and
reporting of data. The student should:
1) Identify a psychological problem of limited dimension and of
an applied nature.
2) Demonstrate familiarity with the concluded research.
3) Analyze data to produce feasible recommendations and verify any
hypotheses. The student should exhibit knowledge of the research
methodology used and is expected to have knowledge of the literature
related to the project. Self-appraisal skills, particularly the
ability to respond to critiques constructively, are encouraged.
CP
7500 Thesis
This is a major scientific research report prepared in accordance
with conventional and accepted rules of thesis preparation and writing.
It should possess some or all of the following characteristics:
1) It brings out a new principle, norm, law or technique that is
relevant to society.
2) It accepts, rejects, verifies existing knowledge and/or discovers
facts and ideas not previously known.
3) It deduces conclusions and recommendations based on existing
evidence (the research data and thorough literature review).
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