Educ-Cnsling/Career Dev-EDCO (EDCO) < Colorado State University

Courses

EDCO 500 Career and Employment Concepts Credits: 3 (0-0-3)

Course Description: Career and lifestyle studies that provide an understanding of career development, employment concepts, and career counseling resources.
Prerequisite: None.
Registration Information: Bachelor's degree. Sections may be offered: Online.
Term Offered: Fall.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.

EDCO 550 Professional School Counseling Credits: 3 (3-0-0)

Course Description: History, professionalism, ethics, program planning and program development of school counseling programs.
Prerequisite: None.
Registration Information: Admission to Counseling and Career Development Program or approval of instructor.
Term Offered: Spring.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.

EDCO 552 School Counseling Program Delivery/Evaluation Credits: 3 (0-0-3)

Course Description: Effective school counseling program development, delivery, and evaluation.
Prerequisite: EDCO 550.
Term Offered: Fall.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.

EDCO 590 Workshop Credits: Var[1-18] (0-0-0)

Course Description:
Prerequisite: None.
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.
Grade Mode: Instructor Option.
Special Course Fee: No.

EDCO 625 Foundations of Counseling Credits: 3 (2-0-1)

Course Description: Foundations and techniques of individual guidance and counseling.
Prerequisite: None.
Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Professional.
Registration Information: Concurrent registration in EDCO 650. Must register for lecture and recitation.
Term Offered: Fall.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.

EDCO 650 Theories of Counseling and Development Credits: 3 (2-0-1)

Course Description: Theories of individual counseling and development.
Prerequisite: None.
Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Professional.
Registration Information: Must have concurrent registration in EDCO 625. Must register for lecture and recitation.
Term Offered: Fall.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.

EDCO 651 Group Guidance and Counseling Credits: 3 (2-0-1)

Course Description: Theory and techniques of group guidance and counseling.
Prerequisite: EDCO 650.
Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Professional.
Term Offered: Spring.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.

EDCO 652 Ethics in Counseling/Career Development Credits: 3 (3-0-0)

Course Description: Awareness and critical analysis of ethical and legal issues in counseling and career development.
Prerequisite: None.
Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Professional.
Registration Information: Admission to Counseling and Career Development Program.
Term Offered: Spring.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.

EDCO 653 Counseling for Cultural Diversity Credits: 3 (2-0-1)

Course Description: Influence of cultural differences in delivering culturally responsive counseling.
Prerequisite: None.
Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Professional.
Registration Information: Admission to the M.Ed. Counseling and Career Development specialization or written consent of instructor.
Term Offered: Fall.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.

EDCO 655 Brief Counseling Credits: 3 (3-0-0)

Course Description: Continued development, knowledge, and use of counseling theories and skills such as solution focus counseling/therapy and motivational interviewing techniques. Develop understanding of the change model (Transtheoretical Model) to assist in helping clients make desired changes in their lives.
Prerequisite: None.
Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Professional.
Registration Information: Proof of professional counseling liability insurance.
Term Offered: Spring.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.

EDCO 656 Counseling Assessment and Appraisal Credits: 3 (2-0-1)

Course Description: The topics include (a) history and philosophy of educational, psychological, and vocational testing; (b) introduction to the basic statistical concepts surrounding test validation, scoring and interpretation; (c) essential criteria for evaluating and selecting appropriate assessment instruments; (d) principles of standardized administration and scoring; (e) interpretation of test results and appropriate consultation.
Prerequisite: None.
Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Professional.
Registration Information: Must register for lecture and recitation. Offered as Mixed Face-to-Face.
Term Offered: Summer.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.

EDCO 660 Career Development Counseling Credits: 3 (3-0-0)

Course Description: Career development programs and processes over the life span with particular attention to career choice.
Prerequisite: EDCO 500.
Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Professional.
Registration Information: Sections may be offered: Online.
Terms Offered: Spring, Summer.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.

EDCO 661 Career and Life Design Counseling Credits: 3 (2-0-1)

Course Description: Career and life design counseling knowledge, skills, and practices with a focus on emerging career development and career counseling theories, concepts, and models; career programming and evaluation; and career development and counseling advocacy.
Prerequisite: EDCO 500.
Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Professional.
Registration Information: Must register for lecture and recitation.
Term Offered: Spring (even years).
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.

EDCO 662 Counseling Children and Adolescents Credits: 3 (2-0-1)

Course Description: Counseling theories and interventions applied to the child and adolescent client population.
Prerequisite: None.
Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Professional.
Registration Information: Admission to Counseling and Career Development Program.
Term Offered: Summer.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.

EDCO 665 Career Development Institute Credits: 3 (1-0-2)

Course Description: Current issues related to employment, employee development, career planning, and labor market information are examined. Site visits and career development audits of local employers as well as other structured activities and assignments encourage students to consider educational and labor market trends and career development within a global society.
Prerequisite: EDCO 500.
Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Professional.
Registration Information: Must register for lecture and recitation. Offered as Mixed Face-to-Face. This is a partial semester course. Required field trips.
Term Offered: Summer.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.

EDCO 670 Introduction to Mental Health Counseling Credits: 3 (3-0-0)

Course Description: How psychopathology is experienced and displayed by the client and the key principles in diagnosing mental health disorders.
Prerequisite: None.
Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Professional.
Term Offered: Summer.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.

EDCO 675 Mental Health Counseling and Treatment Credits: 3 (2-0-1)

Course Description: The clinical mental health counseling (CMHC) field and counseling treatment, with a focus on emerging current trends, multicultural considerations, professional issues, and credentialing of CMHCs. Topics include clinical interviewing, case conceptualizations, and treatment and diagnosis of specialty populations.
Prerequisite: EDCO 650 and EDCO 693.
Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Professional.
Registration Information: Must register for lecture and recitation.
Term Offered: Fall (even years).
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.

EDCO 686 Practicum-Guidance and Counseling Credits: Var[1-18] (0-0-0)

Course Description:
Prerequisite: None.
Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Professional.
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.
Grade Mode: Instructor Option.
Special Course Fee: No.

EDCO 687 Internship-Guidance and Counseling Credits: Var[1-18] (0-0-0)

EDCO 692 Seminar Credits: Var[1-3] (0-0-0)

Course Description:
Prerequisite: None.
Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Professional.
Registration Information: Written consent of instructor.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.

EDCO 693 Seminar-Guidance and Counseling Credits: Var[1-18] (0-0-0)

EDCO 696 Group Study Credits: Var[1-18] (0-0-0)

EDCO 792A Seminar: Individual Counseling Credits: Var[1-18] (0-0-0)

EDCO 792B Seminar: Group Counseling Credits: Var[1-18] (0-0-0)

EDCO 792C Seminar: Contemplative Practice-Counseling & Education Credits: 3 (0-0-3)

Course Description:
Prerequisite: None.
Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Professional.
Grade Mode: Instructor Option.
Special Course Fee: No.