COUN 523 - Working with Families in School Setting

Unit(s): 4

This course has as its focus a study of family systems and how they impact and interact with all the systems that involve the child including educational and cultural systems. Basic to this is the study of the pre-service school counselor’s own family of origin and its impact on their development as a student. Attention is devoted to important issues impacting families including family structures and lifecycle; domestic violence; poverty; and the roles of families and systems in substance abuse and dependence. Each student is required to take a leadership role in a field based parent involvement activity in a school setting as part of this course.

Prerequisite(s): COUN 510A and restricted to Counseling MA students only.
Typically Offered Spring Only
Grading: GRD