Curriculum : Indiana University Southeast

Curriculum

The State of Indiana Licensing Board has set guidelines for coursework to be completed by graduates of master’s programs in counseling-related fields. This program consists of 60 credit hours of courses (49 hours of didactic, and 11 hours of clinical courses). The 11 hours of clinical courses will include both 100 supervised hours of clinical practicum and 900 supervised hours of internship, as dictated by the State of Indiana for licensure. The program involves both classroom instruction and experiential learning consistent with CACREP educational guidelines for accredited counseling programs. All coursework is required of all students, as the program is designed to match licensure guidelines.

Hybrid Program Design: This program has been designed as a multi-campus, collaborative hybrid degree program. This means approximately half of the degree credits will be offered in an online format, and half will be offered in face-to-face (F2F) courses.

Year One

Fall - 12 credit hours
Dept./Course #	Title	Credit Hours
PSY-G 563	Foundations of Mental Health Counseling	3
This course explores the foundations and contextual dimensions of mental health counseling. Course material will include theoretical underpinnings of mental health counseling, the counselor’s role in diagnosis and intervention selection, and the contemporary trends in mental health counseling.
PSY-P 540	Principles of Psychological Assessment and Prediction	3
Prerequisite: P 553 - P 554 or equivalent. Concepts of validity and reliability. Diagnostic devices viewed as bases for decisions. Classification. Comparison of methods of making predictions about individuals.
PSY-P 511	Seminar in Professional Skills, Legal Issues, and Ethics - online	3
This course provides a critical analysis of professional issues and the ethical and legal standards in the practice of psychology. Traditional and emerging practice areas will be discussed. Topics such as professional code of ethics, legal restrictions, licensure, prescription drug privileges, managed care, and treatment efficacy research will be explored. Ethical standards and decision-making will be studied in the context of professional practice.
PSY-G 522	Counseling Theories	3
This course analyzes and evaluates mental health counseling theories while focusing on social/environmental impacts, research, human diversity and gender issues. This course facilitates the student’s ability to create necessary and sufficient conditions for therapeutic change.

Spring - 11 credit hours
Dept./Course #	Title	Credit Hours
PSY-P 624	Principles of Psychopathology	3
Prerequisite: graduate standing and consent of instructor. Description of the phenomena of psychopathology and the principles associated with their classification.
PSY-I 501	Multicultural Counseling	3
Prerequisite: Graduate standing. This course explores the role of increasing diversity in the U.S. population and how it will affect the delivery of mental health services. The focus of the course is on different ethnic and minority groups, their customs and values, and the impact that these cultural factors have on the utilization of psychological services.
PSY-P 632	Introduction to Clinical Interventions	3
Systematic integration of theory, research, technique, and evaluation. Based on the available research literature, time-limited and structured interventions for specific clinical problems are designed, administered, and evaluated.
PSY-P 690	Practicum in Clinical Psychology	2
Prerequisite: consent of instructor.

Summer - 9 credit hours
Dept./Course #	Title	Credit Hours
PSY-P 502	Developmental Psychology	3
An advanced introduction to the theory and experimental analysis of ontogenetic processes. Special emphasis on human development.
PSY-G 550	Internship in Counseling	3
This course expands the experiential training students received in practicum. The course provides a continuing opportunity to apply theory to practice in mental health counseling under direct clinical supervision. Students will engage in a variety of professional activities performed by regularly employed counseling professionals in the setting.
PSY-P 535	Introduction to Addictions Counseling	3
Treatments for drug and alcohol addiction, assessment of drug and alcohol conditions and related disorders, and tracking patients to monitor treatment effectiveness.

Year Two

Fall - 11 credit hours
Dept./Course #	Title	Credit Hours
PSY-P 736	Child Psychopathology	3
Seminar on serious behavior disturbances of children. Comparisons with development of normal child interacting with family.
PSY-P 657	Topical Seminar: Abuse	2
This seminar will focus on child abuse and maltreatment, and individual, family, and community approaches to child abuse.
PSY-G 532	Introduction to Group Counseling	3
This course introduces students to group counseling. Students will be exposed to a combination of didactic information about groups along with clinical training/skills building that will prepare future group leaders.
PSY-G 550	Internship in Counseling	3
This course expands the experiential training students received in practicum. The course provides a continuing opportunity to apply theory to practice in mental health counseling under direct clinical supervision. Students will engage in a variety of professional activities performed by regularly employed counseling professionals in the setting.

Spring - 12 credit hours
Dept./Course #	Title	Credit Hours
PSY-P 537	Program Evaluation	3
To provide an overview of data-based strategies for assessment, planning, implementation will be presented along with illustrative case examples: needs assessment, process evaluation, systems analysis, experimental-outcome evaluation, adversarial evaluation.
PSY-G 552	Career Counseling and Development	3
This course covers theories, techniques, and information resources for enhancing vocational development across the lifespan; and facilitating client problem-solving and decision-making related to maintaining balance among work, family, and leisure roles. Students will develop a knowledge base concerning objective and projective methods for exploring and assessing career client interests, skills, and values that inform clients making reasoned career and lifestyle decisions. Current issues/controversies related to ethics, sociocultural factors, and individual differences in career counseling will be examined.
PSY-I 669	Psychological Assessment in Rehabilitation II	3
Prerequisite: I 664 and consent of instructor. Presentation of psychometric foundations and the basic prediction model in personality/interest assessment. Coverage of the history of personality, assessment, personality development, and supervised clinical practice in personality/interest assessment in rehabilitation. Emphasis on prediction of everyday functioning.
EDUC-G 550	Internship in Counseling	3
This course expands the experiential training students received in practicum. The course provides a continuing opportunity to apply theory to practice in mental health counseling under direct clinical supervision. Students will engage in a variety of professional activities performed by regularly employed counseling professionals in the setting. Note: Lab fees apply.

Summer - 5 credit hours
Dept./Course #	Title	Credit Hours
PSY-G 647	Advanced Internship	3
This course expands the training students received in internship (PSY-G 550) by providing students with supervised training that focuses and develops competencies in various areas of mental health counseling. This course satisfies the state licensure requirement for an advanced internship for Licensed Mental Health Counselors.
PSY-P 657	Topical Seminar	2
Topics of current interest, with intensive critical examination of appropriate literature. Different staff member in charge each semester.