Course Description
Skills useful for facilitating helping relationships. Practical model for counseling and learning about helping by practicing the helping skills. Prerequisite: Advanced undergraduates in appropriate major.
Syllabus
Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:
Students successfully completing this course will be able to:
Recognize and reflect on their own self-awareness and interpersonal patterns.
Demonstrate core helping skills, including active listening, empathy, and effective communication.
Apply interpersonal skills and self-awareness in creating a safe, collaborative learning environment.
Course Grading Information:
Activity/Performance Measure | Points | Percentage/Points | SLOs |
|---|---|---|---|
Attendance & Professional Engagement | 50 | 17% | 1, 2, 3 |
Skills Practice Participation | 50 | 17% | 2, 3 |
Reflections | 60 | 20% | 1, 3 |
Cultural Curiosity & Perspective Project | 55 | 18% | 1, 3 |
Facilitated Learning Activity (Group) | 55 | 18% | 1, 2, 3 |
Counseling Experience or Alternative Paper | 30 | 10% | 1, 2, 3 |
Total | 300 | 100% |
Grading Scale
Percentage | Letter Grade |
|---|---|
≥ 93.0% | A |
90.0-92.9% | A- |
87.0-89.9% | B+ |
83.0-86.9% | B |
80.0-82.9% | B- |
77.0-79.9% | C+ |
73.0-76.9% | C |
70.0-72.9% | C- |
60.0-69.9% | D |
<60.0% | F |
Attendance/Participation:
Regular attendance is essential for your professional development and our interactive skill practice. You are permitted up to three (3) excused absences without a direct penalty to your grade.
Course Materials Purchased by the Students:
No course materials are required.
Scholarly Perspectives
This course engages diverse scholarly perspectives to develop critical thinking, analysis, and debate and inclusion of a reading does not imply endorsement.