Course Descriptions

CEP 822 Approaches to Educational Research

Alternative methods of educational research. Identifying researchable problems in education and developing a research proposal. Applications of descriptive and inferential statistics for analyzing and critiquing published studies.

CEP 860a Perspectives in Multicultural Counseling

Impact of health, socio-cultural, economic, educational, legal, and vocational issues on the delivery of counseling services to diverse populations. Utilization process in both institutional and personal change.

CEP 861 Counseling Theory, Philosophy, and Ethics

Selected counseling theories. Foundations of ethical decision-making. Professional standards, guidelines, and issues concerning the training and work of the counselor and school psychologist. Legal issues and precedents.

CEP 862 Introduction to Individual and Group Counseling

Forming, working with, and ending groups. Building relationships. Handling obstacles. Developing and carrying out agendas in counseling. Simulated individual and group practice.

CEP 864 Career Counseling

Career development theories and labor market and occupational information. Assessing and planning aspects of career counseling with various populations.

CEP 868 Medical Aspects of Disability

Types of physical disabilities and their implications for vocational rehabilitation. Theories of adjustments to and adaptation to physical disabilities.

CEP 869 Private Sector Rehabilitation

Strategies and techniques in private sector rehabilitation. Forensic rehabilitation, disability management, return to work programs, vocational expert practices, managed care, and life care planning issues.

CEP 870 Foundations of Rehabilitation

History, philosophy, values, legislation, policy and practice of the field of rehabilitative counseling.

CEP 871 Cognitive and Psychological Aspects of Disability

Types of cognitive and emotional disabilities and their implications for vocational rehabilitation. Psychosocial adjustments to chronic disease and disability.

CEP 872 Social and Environmental Aspects of Rehabilitation

Social and political factors that handicap individuals with disabilities. The Independent Living movement, philosophy, legislation and services. Accommodations and enabling technology. Attitude modification and client empowerment.

CEP 873 Employment Strategies for Individuals with Disabilities

Public policy, resources, and intervention strategies for assisting persons with disabilities to adapt to the work-place and to achieve vocational outcomes. Assisting employers in accommodating and retaining employees with disabilities.

CEP 876 Professional Issues in Rehabilitation Counseling

Applications of case management strategies, processes and practices in rehabilitation counseling.

CEP 877 Assessment and Research in Rehabilitation

Advanced assessment techniques and strategies for rehabilitation settings.

CEP 894A Rehabilitation Counseling Practicum

Supervised practicum in a rehabilitation or human services setting.

CEP 893A Rehabilitation Counseling Internship

Supervised internship experience in community rehabilitation settings.

CEP 903 Cognitive Development Across the Lifespan

Development of thinking skills in learning across the lifespan from three theoretical perspectives. Relationship between cognitive development and learning in schools and other contexts is reviewed.

CEP 905 Cultural Diversity in Learning and Development

Focus on theories and research in cultural psychology. Relations among culture, learning, and human development in school and other settings such as family, community, and work is explored. Implications for educational practice are reviewed.

CEP 930 Introduction to Educational Inquiry

Alternative approaches to educational research: quantitative, interpretive, and customized are explored. Theoretical assumptions, sources of questions, data collection and analysis, and rhetoric are emphasized in this course.

CEP 932 Quantitative Methods in Educational Research

Techniques of data analysis and statistical inference used in educational and psychological research are reviewed. Focus on multiple regression, analysis of variance, and basic principles of experimental design in educational applications.

CEP 933 Quantitative Methods in Educational Research II

Techniques of data analysis and statistical inference used in educational and psychological research are reviewed. Focus on multiple regression, analysis of variance, and basic principles of experimental design in educational applications.

CEP 934 Multivariate Data Analysis

Multivariate methods, matrix algebra, and the general linear model as applied to educational research settings are explored.

CEP 944A Rehabilitation Counseling Pedagogy

Pedagogical tools and issues associated with teaching and learning in pre-service rehabilitation counseling preparation programs. Skill development in curriculum and course design, teaching methods and strategies.

CEP 944B Teaching Practicum in Rehabilitation Counselor Education

Course design and active teaching experience in a CORE accredited master’s level Rehabilitation Counseling curriculum under the direct supervision of a faculty member.

CEP 944C Clinical Practice Practicum in Rehabilitation Counseling

Supervised counseling experience in human services, rehabilitation or educational settings to further develop skills, knowledge and behavior appropriate for professional counseling practice.

CEP 944D Clinical Supervision Practice Practicum in Rehabilitation Counselor Education

Theory and practice of supervising prospective counselors. Approaches, models and strategies. Student will provide clinical supervision to MA students in counseling practicum, under the direct supervision of a faculty member.

CEP 960 Theoretical Foundations of Counseling

Theoretical models of counseling, personality, and behavior change are explored. Literature on the process and outcomes of counseling, as well as selected professional issues are discussed.

CEP 961 Multicultural Perspectives in Counseling Psychology

Cultural, gender, and disability dynamics as they affect human functioning and counseling practices are reviewed. Focus on the strategies and techniques for multicultural perspectives in counseling.

CEP 963 Ethics in Counseling and School Psychology

Focus on ethics including ethical theory, principles, standards, codes of conduct, and legal issues. Traditional and contemporary issues in theory, research, practice and training are discussed.

CEP 964 Practice and Profession of Rehabilitation Counseling

An in-depth review of the foundations of rehabilitation counseling practice, professionalization, and pre-service preparation issues will be provided. Students will review relevant aspects of history, legislation, philosophy, values and practice within today's rehabilitation service delivery system. Critical issues currently affecting the discipline with be identified, analyzed, and discussed in detail.

CEP 965 Psychosocial Bases of Disability and Rehabilitation

A comprehensive knowledge base in disability studies to inform student research and teaching will be provided. Students will develop their skills as scholars to guide their continued learning about historical and current concepts of disability, factors that influence the impact of disability, and specific interventions that are intended to address service, policy, and research issues. Implications of disability studies for rehabilitation counseling practice and education will be analyzed in detail.

CEP 968 Research Methods in Counseling and School Psychology

Focuses on research topics and designs in counseling psychology, with emphasis on the development of a viable research proposal.

CEP 969 Clinical Supervision in Counseling and School Psychology

Theoretical. Empirical, and practical aspects of the supervisory relationship. Process and outcome variables.

CEP 995 Practicum in Research Design and Data Analysis

Student becomes actively involved in design, execution, analysis, presentation, critique, and revision of research projects.

CEP 999 Doctoral Dissertation Research

Doctoral dissertation research. Students will complete at least 24 semester credit hours of CEP 999.