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EDGC822: Lauryn's Law: School Counselor's Response to Indicators of Mental Illness and Behavioral Distress (1.0 Graduate Credit)

This course meets the educational requirements outlined in Lauryn鈥檚 Law. Specifically, this course enhances the school counseling practitioners' knowledge and skills to understand and respond to the social, emotional, and personal development of students, including knowledge and skills relating to: (1) the recognition of indicators of mental illness and behavioral distress, including depression, trauma, violence, youth suicide, and substance abuse; and (2) the identification of professional resources to help students in crisis. This course for school counselors provides a current, interactive overview of these skills and supports participants鈥� development/acquisition of a resource bank for distribution to parents or guardians, school staff,  and students, as appropriate. The course is delivered asynchronously.

EDGC823: CBT Approach to Bibliotherapy (1.0 Graduate Credit)
 

Practitioners learn to incorporate literature鈥攊ncluding books, poetry, song lyrics, etc.鈥攊nto their work with children and adolescents to address personal growth and/or help students deal with concerns that impact their mental health. 

Throughout this self-paced course, practitioners learn how to apply bibliotherapy as a creative counseling approach grounded in cognitive behavioral theory. Through the use of literature, children and adolescents analyze and interpret the actions of book characters to gain insight into their own issues. Utilizing a CBT framework, practitioners learn how to create a safe distance for young people to deal with issues related to self-regulation, anxiety, or chronic stress by attending to the cognitive processes that maintain a maladaptive behavior. Additionally, practitioners explore diverse literature that addresses a variety of issues often faced by young people. 

EDGC824: Getting Unstuck with Evidence-Based and Creative Counseling Interventions (1.0 Graduate Credit)

In this course participants examine how and why students get 鈥渟tuck鈥� in their ruminating thoughts and/or behaviors that hinder their academic success or ability to connect with others. Drawing from a personalized theoretical approach to counseling, participants engage in thoughtful examination of the issues that keep a person 鈥渟tuck鈥� and create an intervention that is evidence based and delivered within a creative approach.

EDGC825: Finding Your Theoretical Feet (1.0 Graduate Credit)

In this course participants examine their philosophical perspectives on counseling to ground themselves in a theoretical approach. Attention is given to identifying the similarities and differences between counseling and psychotherapy, identifying and exploring assumptions related to why students get stuck, assumptions we have related to culture, ethnicity, and race, and the exploring the role school counselors have in the helping process. Participants leave class with a well-developed counseling philosophy and a framework for how they can promote their role to others. 

EDGC826.W01- Introduction to Coaching for Counselors (2.0 Graduate Credit)

This 2-credit course provides 30 hours of learning on the topic of coaching. This course is designed around four specific areas aligned with the Board-Certified Coach credential. The four areas include Ethic and Regulatory Guidelines, coaching knowledge, and Applications, Assessment, and Practice management. The course is delivered asynchronously with opportunities to receive feedback and interact with your instructor through teleconferencing.

EDGC845: A Systemic Approach to Social and Emotional Issues in Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (1.0 Graduate Credit)

Students with diagnoses of Autism Spectrum Disorder are a growing part of school counselors' caseloads. This course will examine the experience and needs of this diverse population through a multidisciplinary ecological systems perspective. With this understanding, it will describe effective counseling practices across educational career, and social-emotional domains as well as school counselors' role in the team supporting these students and their families.

Clinical Supervision:

Students seeking supervision hours toward a LCPC may participate in this group supervision experience. Students are expected to be working with clients, and to bring cases to the supervision class for supervision, discussion, and problem solving. Students will utilize the required forms for supervision as outlined in state requirements for supervision experience. The focus of this supervision experience as case conceptualization and the development of treatment plans. A final written evaluation will be provided to each student to maintain in their records as required to document supervision. Student must complete the three courses to have the required clinical supervision hours.  Participants must have Maryland LGPC to enroll. 

Series sequence:
Each course is 1 graduate credit. 

• EDGC840- Clinical Supervision I
• EDGC841- Clinical Supervision I
• EDGC842- Clinical Supervision III 

EDGC846: Just In Time: Supervision of School Counselors I: Case Studies and Themes in Supervision (1.0 Graduate Credit)
This 7-week, synchronous online course that provides instructional strategies for supervising school counselors. This professional development course integrates theory-based instruction with practical application to support school counselors in providing effective supervision. This course is designed for practicing counselors and school counselors who are working with clinical students and providing supervision. The focus is on practical issues that arise in supervision. 

EDGC847: Just in Time: Supervision of School Counselors II: Case Studies and Navigating Challenges of Supervision (1.0 Graduate Credit)
A 7-week, synchronous online course that builds on foundational supervision knowledge and deepens participants鈥� supervisory practice. This professional development course advances theory-based instruction through applied, practice-focused learning to strengthen school counselors鈥� effectiveness in providing supervision. This course is designed for practicing counselors and school counselors who are working with clinical students and providing supervision. The focus is on practical issues that arise in supervision.