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  Christian Counseling and Psychology - Narramore Christian Foundation
Psychology for Living is the website of the Narramore Christian Foundation, a Christian mental health organization dedicated to preventing and solving human problems, anxiety, depression, relational conflicts, and psychological disorders through psychological counseling.
Her church counselor was already aware of Christy because the church's worship leader had threatened to resign several times over her emotional outbursts from being turned down for a lead in the latest dramatic presentation or a special music solo.
Psychology for Living provides helpful information on Christian counseling, Christian psychology, dealing with issues such as anxiety, depression, codependency and many other psychological disorders that can be found on the Narramore Christian Foundation website.
www.ncfliving.org   (311 words)

  
  Counseling psychology Encyclopedia of Psychology - Find Articles
Clients of counseling psychologists are people who need help coping with the stresses of everyday life, and the focus is on strengthening their existing resources rather than overcoming disorders or deficits in particular areas.
Counseling psychology has its roots in education and vocational guidance and has been closely linked with the use of mental testing, which is central to these fields.
Counseling psychology, paralleling a growing trend among health care providers, also advocates preventive as well remedial approaches to problems, seeking to identify "at risk" individuals and groups and intervene before a crisis occurs.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_g2699/is_0000/ai_2699000078   (746 words)

  
  Counseling psychology   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Counseling psychology is an application of the basic professional skills in psychology to a population that has been more located in school s rather than hospital s and clinics.
Counseling psychology grew up in the area of guidance, the special relationships developed in schools and universities for answering student needs beyond instruction.
Counseling psychologists and clinical psychologist are now found in all settings involving licensed practice of psychology as a health care profession.
www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Counseling_psychology.html   (531 words)

  
 The Specialty of Counseling Psychology
Counseling psychology is one of the four traditional specialties of professional psychology.
Counseling psychologists maintain an emphasis on the positive aspects of human development and are focused on exploring and facilitating the strengths and assets of individuals, groups, and organizational units.
Counseling psychology programs usually are housed in departments of psychology or educational psychology or in colleges of education.
www.usc.edu /dept/couns_psych/phdprint.htm   (6132 words)

  
 Clinical Versus Counseling Psychology: What's the Diff? - Psi Chi
The majority of psychology students applying to graduate school are interested in clinical work, and approximately half of all graduate degrees in psychology are awarded in the subfields of clinical and counseling psychology (Mayne, Norcross, and Sayette, 2000).
Clinical psychology graduate programs are almost exclusively housed in departments or schools of psychology, whereas counseling psychology graduate programs are located in a variety of departments and divisions.
A 1995 survey of APA-accredited counseling psychology programs found that 18% of them were housed in colleges of art and science, 75% were housed in schools of education, and 6% in interdepartmental or interinstitutional settings (Woerheide, 1996).
www.psichi.org /pubs/articles/article_73.asp   (1960 words)

  
 Clinical Psychology, Counseling Psychology, and Professional Licensure
Even though counseling programs usually teach the various theories of psychotherapy, training and supervision in the practice of psychotherapy usually is not part of the education for counseling; accordingly, personal psychotherapy is usually not an academic requirement.
Coaching, like counseling, is meant to help “healthy” clients, but instead of helping them solve problems, coaching focuses on helping persons utilize their abilities more effectively than they have previously.
The practice of good clinical psychology involves something—call it comfort—which does not mean sympathy or soothing, and it certainly doesn’t mean to have your pain “taken away.” It really means to be urged on to take up the cup of your destiny, with courage and honesty.
www.guidetopsychology.com /cln_cns.htm   (2858 words)

  
 UW-MADISON COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Department of Counseling Psychology is primarily a graduate department, offering a doctoral degree in counseling psychology (Ph.D.); a master's degree (M.S.) in counseling specializing in either school or community counseling; and two certificate programs (a certificate for post-master's counselors and a certificate of completion in psychosocial factors in student achievement).
Housed in the School of Education, Counseling Psychology is one of eight departments.
The Department of Counsleing Psychology is proud to announce that it is a recipient of a 2005 American Psychological Association Suinn Minority Achievement Award from the the Committee on Ethnic Minority Affairs for its demonstrated excellence in recruitment, retention, and graduation of ethnic minority students.
www.soemadison.wisc.edu /cp   (178 words)

  
 Counseling in the Psychology Department at Colorado State University
As such, the goal of the program is to produce students who are capable of advancing psychology as a science and who are proficient in the use of a variety of counseling and clinical techniques.
Fundamental to being a counseling psychologist is a broad knowledge of the theoretical basis of psychology.
Breadth of knowledge in general psychology is developed largely through the core curriculum which includes topics such as human learning and memory, animal learning, personality, social psychology, measurement, history of psychology, physiological psychology, developmental psychology, neuropsychology, and statistics.
www.colostate.edu /Depts/Psychology/counseling   (679 words)

  
 Counselor Psychology
The Counseling Psychology Training Committee is responsible for administering the program which leads to a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Counseling Psychology.
The curriculum was developed by the Counseling Psychology faculty and is based on guidelines and principles of the American Psychological Association (APA) for accreditation of professional psychology programs.
Three courses in multicultural counseling are required: two of which have a focus on race and ethnicity and one in an elective area (e.g., further racial minority studies, psychology of women, lesbian and gay issues in counseling and development, etc).
www.wmich.edu /coe/cecp/doctoral/phd-counselingpsychology.htm   (991 words)

  
 Degree Programs > Counseling Psychology   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The American Psychological Association (APA)-approved Counseling Psychology Program prepares PhD psychologists in the scientist-practitioner model, who can understand and work with both specific and general problems of human behavior, as well as with social processes and systems.
Students will be able to discuss key theoretical assumptions and empirical findings of psychology within the specific domains of social psychology, developmental psychology, biological bases of behavior, cognitive and emotional aspects of behavior and educational psychology.
The Counseling Psychology Program requires courses in the general background of counseling psychology, assessment, research, and practice of counseling psychotherapy.
edpsych.edb.utexas.edu /admissions/counseling.htm   (1898 words)

  
 College of Saint Elizabeth: Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology
The Mental Health Counseling program is designed to prepare professionals for work in a variety of mental health or human services settings, including mental health care facilities, training and vocational rehabilitation centers, child welfare and family counseling agencies, institutions for the aging, and other social and community organizations; or for admission into doctoral programs.
Building on the core counseling curriculum, this specialty adds courses designed to prepare graduates with the skills needed to assess and counsel children regarding personal, social, educational and vocational concerns and to develop cooperative relationships with community agencies in assisting children and families.
The specialty in Mental Health Counseling is a 60 credit program consisting of 10 credit hours in a multidisciplinary core curriculum, 35 credit hours in counseling psychology courses, 6 credit hours in selected areas of counseling, and 9 credit hours of practicum and supervised field experience, and a professional portfolio.
www.cse.edu /index.php?id=64   (979 words)

  
 Online Human Services Degree Programs | Counseling & Psychology Degrees
Master’s and Doctoral degree programs in counseling prepare students to work in positions such as marriage and family therapists, social workers, mental health counselors, educational and vocational counselors.
Psychology degree programs offer a variety of concentrations including clinical and counseling psychology, educational, organizational and sports psychology.
Employment in both counseling and psychology generally require a minimum of a Master’s degree, with a PhD or PsyD in Psychology being a standard requirement to work as a licensed clinical psychologist.
www.earnmydegree.com /online-education/human-services   (730 words)

  
 Counseling, Educational Psychology & Research
The Counseling Psychology program is fully accredited by the American Psychological Association and prepares psychologists who embody a scientific approach to understanding and working with both specific and general problems in human behavior.
Supervised counseling with elementary age children; group discussions and individual interviews provide the student opportunities to interact with elementary children in a variety of settings; practice in appropriate techniques in interaction with elementary children.
Counseling and developmental theories applied to the aging; experience in the use of appropriate individual and group counseling techniques with the aged with emphasis on crisis situations relating to retirement, relocation, dying, death, survivorship.
academic.memphis.edu /gradcatalog0103/catcepr.html   (5917 words)

  
 Untitled Document   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The doctoral program in Counseling Psychology is dedicated to preparing research scholars who are grounded in traditional and innovative methodologies, are culturally-informed, and who aspire to make significant contributions to scholarship in the discipline.
Counseling Program faculty study social cognition, the social-counseling interface, multicultural issues, health, depression, marital discord, and research methods.
In addition to the core counseling courses, all students take a sequence of statistics and methodology courses that provides a foundation for their ongoing research activities.
www.nd.edu /~psych/counseling   (159 words)

  
 Careers in Clinical and Counseling Psychology
Clinical and counseling psychology offers two doctoral degrees: the Ph.D. and the Psy.D. Both are equally challenging, require the same amount of educational training, qualify for licensure, and earn about the same salary (about $57,000 in 1997).
Clinical and counseling psychology are expected to grow at an average rate in the coming years, according to the Occupational Outlook Handbook (Bureau of Labor Statistics).
Clinical and counseling psychology continues to be the largest area studied by psychology students.
www.wcupa.edu /_ACADEMICS/sch_cas.psy/Career_Paths/Clinical/Career03.htm   (2679 words)

  
 University of Missouri-Columbia Educational, School, and Counseling Psychology Department   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Counseling Psychology doctoral program at the University of Missouri - Columbia (MU) was accredited by the American Psychological Association in 1953, and is the 5th oldest program in the United States.
To highlight a few here, in 2000, the Counseling Psychology program was awarded the APA Richard Suinn Award for excellence in multicultural graduate education.
The Counseling Psychology program faculty are known for their research contributions to the field and for their professional leadership in national and international organizations.
escp.coe.missouri.edu /counseling/description.html   (652 words)

  
 Courses in Counseling Psychology
The applicability of counseling theories to male and female clients from diverse racial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds and across the life span is examined.
Examination of the applicability of group counseling theories and research to male and female clients of all ages and from diverse racial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds.
History, development, and analysis of major theoretical models of counseling and examination of their applicability to male and female clients across the life span and from diverse racial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds.
www.albany.edu /grad/courses/e_cpy.html   (2990 words)

  
 Counseling & Counseling Psychology Programs
The preparation for professional practice is intended to provide a firm foundation in counseling psychology with an additional focus on marriage and the family.
The faculty of the counseling psychology program believes that it is important for counseling psychologists not only to be good consumers of research reports, but also to become familiar and proficient with the research process.
The Counseling Psychology Program at the University of Oklahoma recognizes its responsibility to seek to address needs at the local, national, and associational level as well as the individual, family, group, and cultural levels.
www.ou.edu /education/cpp/CP/descCP.htm   (1998 words)

  
 Links to Other Psychology Departments - Alphabetical Order   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Maria Curie-Sklodowska University Faculty of Pedagogy and Psychology - Poland (in Polish)
University of Bucharest Faculty of Sociology, Psychology, and Pedagogy - România
University of Lisbon Faculty of Psychology — Portugal (in Portugese)
psych.hanover.edu /Krantz/othera-z.html   (3460 words)

  
 Psychology Counseling - Addressing Issues and Receiving Support
Counseling psychology involves much of the same principles and activities as clinical psychology, however, counseling psychologists deal less with abnormal behaviour and more with everyday problems and situations people may need support in.
A counseling psychologist counsels people about their problems, conflicts and choices in their lives.
Counseling psychologists strive to benefit others, respect others autonomy, be just, be fair and be faithful.
www.psychologycampus.com /psychology-counseling   (619 words)

  
 Masters of Education in Counseling - WSU Tri-Cities
WSU Tri-Cities’ Counseling Program takes seven to eight semesters to complete and is designed to accommodate part-time students with commitments such as family and full-time employment.
The Department of Educational Leadership and Counseling Psychology has established a minimum acceptable GRE score for admission of 400 (or better) on the verbal and 420 (or better) on the quantitative section.
This temporary advisor is normally a specialist in the area in which the student desires to major and is appointed by the Chair of the Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology.
www.tricity.wsu.edu /tricity/catalog/counpsy.htm   (1543 words)

  
 Counseling Psychology - Psychology Dept., University of Maryland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Counseling Psychology - Psychology Dept., University of Maryland
The Counseling Psychology Program is administered collaboratively by the Department of Psychology (PSYC) in the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences and the Department of Counseling and Personnel Services (CAPS) in the College of Education.
The collaborative program is designed to enable students to become psychologists who are (a) trained in general psychology as a behavioral science, (b) competent in conducting research in a wide variety of psychological problems, and (c) competent in providing effective counseling.
www.bsos.umd.edu /psyc/counsel.htm   (197 words)

  
 SCU | Counseling Psychology | Course Descriptions
Integration of the psychology of aging and the dynamics of intergenerational families into practical counseling models for individual, family, and group therapy.
Assessment, crisis intervention, and counseling methodology used in addressing the problems of child abuse, substance abuse and addiction, domestic violence, victims of violent crime, and suicide.
Supervised counseling experiences in community services such as juvenile probation, mental health, community colleges, etc. To be taken in the second half of the counseling program, after completion of the counseling core.
www.scu.edu /ecppm/counselingpsychology/academics/course_descriptions.cfm   (3500 words)

  
 Palm Beach Atlantic University - Counseling Psychology
Our graduate degree in Counseling Psychology will prepare you to do counseling in a way that other programs can not; you will find rigorous preparation for Florida licensure in a classroom environment that emphasizes the need to rely on the leading of the Holy Spirit in the completion of coursework and dealing with others.
Counseling Psychology is a limited enrollment program, so the earlier you apply, the better!
New students are admitted for the fall (August) and the spring (January) semesters.
www.pba.edu /graduatestudies/counseling-psychology   (204 words)

  
 Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology
The overall focus of the Counseling Psychology Track of the Master of Arts in Psychology is to train individuals to facilitate growth and development for persons with mental health problems and problems with living.
Graduates of the Counseling Psychology Track of this program may find employment in a variety of settings, such as community mental health centers, hospitals, group homes, rehabilitation centers, and substance abuse programs.
The graduate post-master program in Counseling Psychology is designed for students who have completed a master degree and would like to be enrolled in 12-18 credits to meet educational and vocational objectives.
grad.towson.edu /program/master/psyc-copy-ma.asp   (1004 words)

  
 Chestnut Hill College : Counseling Psychology
Chestnut Hill College, through the department of professional psychology, seeks to prepare students pursuing master's degrees in counseling psychology and human services to become competent and ethical professionals.
The department of professional psychology has the responsibility to assure that its graduates are adequately prepared for professional practice.
Students who are accepted into the department of professional psychology pursuing a master's degree may choose between the Master of Science (M.S.) and the Master of Arts (M.A.) The Master of Arts is designed for students who wish to complete a thesis in additional to the other academic and clinical requirements.
www.chc.edu /page_template.asp?section=3&file=359_counseling_psychology   (1794 words)

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