Leadership in Counseling-Related Services
In addition to the Core Courses, students completing the Organizational Leadership program with a concentration in Counseling-Related Services must complete 12 credts in the concentration.
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COUN-508 Foundations of Community Counseling- (3 credits)
This course will provide the foundation of community counseling including roles, policies, history, diversity, systems, programs, interventions, fiscal issues, community resources, consultation, advocacy, and assessment that are unique to community counselors. Projects include searching for government and foundation funding, writing a grant proposal, developing a resource directory, visiting and writing reports evaluating community agencies. This course also meets Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) standards for Community Counseling Programs.
CNPY-514 Psychopathology- (3 credits)
A survey of the study of abnormal psychology. Includes classification, assessment, and treatment and prevention of psychopathology. Characteristics of healthy psychological functioning are examined. Biological, psychological, and sociocultural bases of well-adjusted and maladjusted behavior patterns are considered. Stress, anxiety, and milder forms of psychopathology are considered, as are more severe psychopathological conditions.
COUN-515 Substance Abuse Counseling- (3 credits)
Analyzes the development, intervention, and treatment of drug abuse and alcoholism. Designed to assist counselors in identifying drug abuse and alcoholism, examining the specialized approaches of counseling with these clients and reviewing the related elements, i.e., family participation, physical problems, effects on school or job, etc.
COUN-530 Legal and Ethical Issues in Counseling and Psychotherapy- (3 credits)
Examines and analyzes the legal, ethical, and professional parameters of counseling and psychotherapy. Discusses legal liabilities and malpractice cases arising from constitutional, tort, contract, family, privacy, and criminal laws. Examines client rights and counselor duties and responsibilities. Explores legal, ethical, and professional implications of third party payment, informed consent, medication, case documentation, client termination and abandonment. Advertisements of counseling services, crisis and case management, consultation and supervision, “duty-to-warn” and court explored. Special attention will be given to child abuse reporting issues, dual relationships and to regional legal and ethical developments.
Degree Completion Requirements
- Comply with the general requirements concerning graduate study
- Enroll in graduate study at Rider for no fewer than two academic semesters or the equivalent thereof
- Complete at least 36-39 semester hours of graduate credit
- Complete an internship/practicum unless admitted with a year of leadership experience in the concentration area
- Successfully pass a written comprehensive examination
- Maintain a grade point average of B (3.0) or better for work submitted for the Master degree
- Complete the program within six years of the date the student enrolled in his/her first course unless an extension is approved by the Department of Graduate Education, Leadership, and Counseling
- Satisfy all requirements for matriculated status. Students may apply for matriculation when they have completed 9-15 credits in the program. Applicants for matriculation will be considered based on academic progress and demonstration of professionalism
