COUN 7001 - Counseling Practicum 1
Fall 2026 Syllabus, Section 03, CRN 41313,
Credit hours: 3
Course Meeting Times
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Instructor
Jennifer Yensel
Email: jfyensel@ysu.edu
Course Description
7001. Counseling Practicum 1. Supervised individual counseling practice with volunteer clients. Focus upon process, clarification, and resolution of counselee goals and counselor self-awareness/evaluation. Students are required to attend a scheduled orientation in the Community Counseling Clinic prior to the first class. Prereq.: COUN 6900 and (COUN 6920, COUN 6961, or COUN 7026). 3 s.h.
Course Readings
| Group | Title | Author | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Required | Code of ethics and standards of practice | American Counseling Association. | |
| Required | reating those with mental disorders: A comprehensive approach to case conceptualization and treatment (2nd ed.). Pearson | Kress, V. E., & Paylo, M. |
The course readings are subject to change in the event of extenuating circumstances, research developments, current events, and/or to ensure better learning.
Assignments/Assessments
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Schedule of Topics and Assignments
| Day | Date | Reading(s) | Proposed Topic | Due/To Prepare for Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue | 8/25 | Read: Chapter 1 (Kress & Paylo) | Review syllabus; CCC Policies and Procedures Manual, Stages of counseling and tasks/techniques associated with each stage. REVIEW PROCEDURES FOR COMPLETING AN INTAKE INTERVIEW. ASSIGNMENTS: a) Thoroughly review notes from completed counseling courses (i.e., Professional Orientation, Theories, Assessment, Methods, Group, Multicultural, and Family Counseling), b) Review personal theory of counseling, identify assumptions/tenets and techniques associated with each theory and prepare to present this information next week, c) read ACA Code of Ethics/Standards of Practice and develop questions about standards that are unclear. The Foundations of Treatment Planning: A Primer | 3.E.10 3.E.12 3.E.13 3.E.14 3.E.16 3.E.17 3.E.18 3.E.19 3.G.15 |
| Tue | 9/1 | Read: Chapter 2 | Developing Comprehensive Treatment Plans | 3.E.10 3.E.12 3.E.13 3.E.14 3.E.16 3.E.17 3.E.18 3.E.19 3.G.15 Weekly goals & Reflective Log #1 Due |
| Tue | 9/8 | Chapter 3 | Safety-Related Clinical issues and Treatment Planning | 3.E.10 3.E.12 3.E.13 3.E.14 3.E.16 3.E.17 3.E.18 3.E.19 3.G.15 Weekly goals & Instructor/Self Skill Evaluation #1 |
| Tue | 9/15 | Chapter 4 | Depressive, Bipolar, and Related Disorders Case Conceptualization | 3.E.10 3.E.12 3.E.13 3.E.14 3.E.16 3.E.17 3.E.18 3.E.19 3.G.15 Weekly goals |
| Tue | 9/22 | Chapters 5 & 6 | Anxiety Disorders Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders | 3.E.10 3.E.12 3.E.13 3.E.14 3.E.16 3.E.17 3.E.18 3.E.19 3.G.15 Weekly goals & Reflective Log #2 Due |
| Tue | 9/29 | Chapter 7 | Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders | 3.E.10 3.E.12 3.E.13 3.E.14 3.E.16 3.E.17 3.E.18 3.E.19 3.G.15 Weekly goals & Instructor/Self Skill Evaluation#2 |
| Tue | 10/6 | Chapter 8 | Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders | 3.E.10 3.E.12 3.E.13 3.E.14 3.E.16 3.E.17 3.E.18 3.E.19 3.G.15 Weekly goals |
| Tue | 10/13 | Chapter 9 | Personality Disorders | 3.E.10 3.E.12 3.E.13 3.E.14 3.E.16 3.E.17 3.E.18 3.E.19 3.G.15 Weekly goals |
| Tue | 10/20 | Chapter 10 | Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders | 3.E.10 3.E.12 3.E.13 3.E.14 3.E.16 3.E.17 3.E.18 3.E.19 3.G.15 Weekly goals & Instructor/Self Skill Evaluation #3 |
| Tue | 10/27 | Chapter 11 | Feeding and Eating Disorders | 3.E.10 3.E.12 3.E.13 3.E.14 3.E.16 3.E.17 3.E.18 3.E.19 3.G.15 Weekly goals |
| Tue | 11/3 | Chapter 12 | Disruptive, Impulse-Control, and Conduct Disorder, and Elimination Disorders | 3.E.10 3.E.12 3.E.13 3.E.14 3.E.16 3.E.17 3.E.18 3.E.19 3.G.15 Weekly goals & Reflective Log #4 Due |
| Tue | 11/10 | Chapter 13 | Neurodevelopmental and Neurocognitive Disorders | 3.E.10 3.E.12 3.E.13 3.E.14 3.E.16 3.E.17 3.E.18 3.E.19 3.G.15 Weekly goals & Instructor/Self Skill Evaluation #4 |
| Tue | 11/17 | Chapters 14 & 15 | Dissociative Disorders and Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders Sleep- Wake Disorders, Sexual Dysfunctions, Paraphilic Disorders, and Gender Dysphoria | 3.E.10 3.E.12 3.E.13 3.E.14 3.E.16 3.E.17 3.E.18 3.E.19 3.G.15 Case Study paper due |
| Tue | 11/24 | No Class | ||
| Tue | 12/1 | Final day of seeing clients | 3.E.10 3.E.12 3.E.13 3.E.14 3.E.16 3.E.17 3.E.18 3.E.19 3.G.15 Instructor/Self Skill Evaluation #5 Reflective Log #5 Due |
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| Tue | 12/8 | Finals week/Last day of class | Final Evaluations/All paperwork completed |
The course schedule, policies, procedures, and assignments in this course are subject to change in the event of extenuating circumstances, by mutual agreement, and/or to ensure better learning.