Counseling Psychology (CPSY) - For a syllabus or more detailed course information, please contact the department at 610-758-3250.
Course Listings
Course# Course Title (Credit Hours) CRN Day/Time Location Session Instructor
| CPSY 430-010 | Professional Seminar (3) | 20450 | 6/2-6/6 9am-4:00pm | First | Ladany | |
| CPSY 430-D10 * | Professional Seminar (3) | 20460 | 7/5-7/11 | In Sligo, IR | Second | Richardson |
| CPSY 440-D10* | Intro. to Family Counseling (3) | 20593 | 6/28-7/4 | In Sligo, IR | Full | Spokane |
| CPSY 442-010 | Counseling & Therapeutic Approaches (3) | 20081 | T/Th 7-10:00pm | First | Golden | |
| CPSY 448-010 | Elementary & Secondary School Counseling II (4) | 20082 | T/Th 4-7:00pm | First | Flisser | |
| CPSY 449-010 | Elementary & Secondary School Counseling III (4) | 20281 | T/Th 4-7:00pm | Second | Fuller | |
| CPSY 452-D10* | Counseling Issues & Skills: Facilitating Healthy Adjustments (3) | 20594 | 6/28-7/4 | In Sligo, IR | Full | Richardson |
| CPSY 453-D10* | Counseling Issues & Skills: Building Healthy Communities (3) | 20464 | 7/5-7/11 | In Sligo, IR | Second | Spokane |
| CPSY 466-010 | Current Issues in Counseling & Therapy: Projective Techniques (3) | 20491 | 7/23, 7/24, 7/25, 7/28, 7/29 8:30am-4:00pm | Second | Roemersma | |
| CPSY 466-011 | Current Issues in Counseling & Therapy: Eating Disorders (3) | 20285 | M/W 7-10:00pm | Second | Richman | |
| CPSY 466-012 | Current Issues in Counseling & Theraphy: History & Systems of Psychology (3) | 20289 | T/Th 7-10:00pm | Second | Upton | |
| CPSY 466-013 | Current Issues in Counseling & Therapy: Disaster Mental Health (3) | 20453 | 6/4-6/13 8am-4:00pm | In Mississippi | First | Spokane |
| CPSY 466-014/EDL 470-014 | Current Issues in Counseling & Therapy: Applied Qual. Research Methods (3) | 20454 | 5/6, 5/13, 5/20, 5/27 9am-4:00pm; plus hours arranged | First | Barber & Inman | |
| CPSY 470-010 | Ind. Study & Research (1-6) | 20084 | Hours Arranged | First | Staff | |
| CPSY 470-014 | Ind. Study & Research (1-6) | 20290 | Hours Arranged | Second | Staff | |
| CPSY 471-010/EDUC 471-010 | Diversity & Multicultural Perspectives (3) | 20085 | M/W 7-10:00pm | First | Pitts | |
| CPSY 471-011/EDUC 471-011 | Diversity & Multicultural Perspectives (3) | 20291 | T/Th 7-10:00pm | Second | Silvestri | |
| CPSY 471-012/EDUC 471-012 | Diversity & Multicultural Perspectives (3) | 20492 | 7/7-7/11, 7/14-7/16 8:30am-12:30pm | Second | Inman | |
| CPSY 471-013/EDUC 471-013 | Diversity & Multicultural Perspectives (3) | 20723 | T/Th 4-7:00pm | Second | Silvestri | |
| CPSY 471-014/EDUC 471-014 | Diversity & Multicultural Perspectives (3) | 20726 | T/Th 4-7:00pm | First | Silova | |
| CPSY 481-010 | Advanced Multicultural Counseling (3) | 20457 | 5/28, 5/29, 5/30, 6/2, 6/3 9am-4:00pm | First | Richardson |
*Register via TCIE Prog/e-mail intlcoe@lehigh.edu ($500 Flat)
Course Descriptions
Counseling Psychology
CPSY 430. Professional Seminar: Professional, ethical, and legal issues in counseling. Management and delivery of counseling services in a culturally diverse society. Professional development, certification, licensure, and role identification. Taught on campus and in Sligo, Ireland. To register for the section taught in Ireland, contact the Office of International Programs via e-mail at intlcoe@lehigh.edu.
CPSY 440. Introduction to Family Counseling: Research and current trends in the practice of family counseling. Overview and analysis of major theoretical approaches of family therapy. Taught in Sligo, Ireland. To register, contact the Office of International Programs via e-mail at intlcoe@lehigh.edu.
CPSY 442. Counseling and Therapeutic Approaches: Theory, research, and technique of counseling within a cultural context. Prerequisites: Admission to CPsy master’s program or permission of counseling psychology program coordinator.
CPSY 448. Elementary and Secondary School Counseling – II: Emphasis on the social and cultural context of elementary and secondary school counseling. Includes ethical, legal, and cultural issues in the administration and interpretation of psychological tests used in K-12 settings. Focus on a special topic such as school violence or substance abuse prevention, school and community interaction, and the social and cultural context of school counseling, etc. The course will also include observations in schools.
CPSY 449. Elementary and Secondary School Counseling – III: Theory and methods of consultation; development and implementation of student assistance programs; intra- and inter- agency collaborations. The course will also include observations in schools.
CPSY 452. Counseling Issues and Skills: Facilitating Healthy Adjustment: Course assists counselors in developing proficiency in helping skills and an understanding of the counselor's role in facilitating or inhibiting client change. Focus is on gaining knowledge related to mental health issues for third culture children and adolescents that include (a) cultural adjustment, (b) eating disorders, (c) depression and suicidality, (e) anxiety, (d) substance abuse, (f) family dysfunction, and (h) career development. Taught in Sligo, Ireland. To register, contact the Office of International Programs via e-mail at intlcoe@lehigh.edu.
CPSY 453. Counseling Issues and Skills: Building Healthy Communities: The objectives of this course are for students to develop proficiency in counseling skills and gaining knowledge related to constructing prevention programs for children and adolescents that include (a) substance abuse, (b) sexually transmitted disease and teen pregnancy, (c) eating disorders, (d) violence prevention, and (e) resiliency and competency promotion programs. Special focus will be paid to understanding the components of an effective crisis management plan. Taught in Sligo, Ireland. To register, contact the Office of International Programs via e-mail at intlcoe@lehigh.edu.
CPSY 466-010. Current Issues in Counseling and Therapy: Projective Techniques: The main objective of this course is to teach students how to use projective measures in the assessment of personality. By the end of the course, students will be able to administer, score, and interpret several projective assessments, including: the House-Tree-Person (HTP) test, the Thematic Apperception Test (TAT), and the Rorschach inkblots. The course will include a significant focus on learning the Exner scoring system for the Rorschach. By the end of the course, students will have an understanding of how to integrate findings and evaluate the complex structures that comprise personality.
CPSY 466-011. Current Issues in Counseling and Therapy: Eating Disorders: This first-level course will offer students a basic understanding of the clinical syndrome of eating disorders, including anorexia, bulimia, binge-eating disorder, and eating disorder NOS. It will focus on diagnosis, causes, treatment approaches and preventive strategies and will prepare students to work in direct service with clients struggling with eating disorders.
CPSY 466-012. Current Issues in Counseling and Therapy: History and Systems of Psychology: This course provides an overview of the history of modern psychology. Students will examine major historical eras in psychology, various schools or systems of psychology that vied for supremacy, great people and theories that shaped the course of psychology, and classic studies that left a lasting impact on psychology. Students also will look at historical developments within and unique to the various specialty areas in psychology, such as cognitive psychology, developmental psychology, social psychology, testing and measurement.
CPSY 466-013. Current Issues in Counseling and Therapy: Disaster Mental Health: Examination of an area of counseling or therapy that is of topical interest to students and faculty. This intensive one-week course provides an overview of disaster mental health services and covers: Social psychological theory and research on trauma and disaster; phases and stages of response to disaster; mental health professional roles and responsibilities and ethics; intervention strategies and techniques, including critical incident stress debriefing; international, federal, state and local organization responses to disaster; research evidence guiding Mental Health First Response. Examples from Katrina, 9/11, and the recent Tsunami and other natural and man-made disasters will illustrate principles and practices in this survey seminar.
CPSY 466-014. Current Issues in Counseling and Therapy: Applied Qualitative Research Methods: This course will focus on understanding the nature of qualitative research paradigms as an alternative to traditional quantitative approaches. The course will address the philosophy, assumptions, theories, ethics, and practice of qualitative research methodologies. Using a blend of class discussion and active experiential learning, students will explore a variety of interpretive approaches that may be used with a range of data sources. Educational Leadership students must either have already taken Educ 405 or obtain special permission from the instructor.
CPSY470. Independent Study and Research
CPSY 470. Independent Study and Research: College Teaching Apprenticeship
CPSY 470. Independent Study and Research: Research Apprenticeship: Individual or small group study in the field of counseling. Approved and supervised by the major adviser. May be repeated for credit.
CPSY 471 (Educ 471). Diversity and Multicultural Perspectives: Examination of the influence of culture, gender, and disabilities on behavior and attitudes. Historical and current perspectives on race, culture, gender, and minority group issues in education and psychology. Lecture/small group discussion. Course is restricted to graduate students in the College of Education only.
CPSY 481. Advanced Multicultural Counseling: This seminar covers models and theories of multicultural counseling and intervention. Students should be actively engaging in practice with multicultural clients in a practicum or field site, and these cases will form part of the basis of course discussions. Prerequisites: CPSY 471, admission to the doctoral program in counseling psychology, and permission of the counseling psychology program coordinator.