Prevention, Wellness & Crisis Intervention in Counseling

General

Prefix

COUN

Course Number

603

Course Level

Graduate

College/School

College of Health and Wellness Professions

Description

Culturally relevant prevention, wellness, holistic, mindfulness-based and ecological approaches in clinical mental health counseling. Crisis intervention for people during crises, disasters, and other trauma causing events.

Credits

Min

3

Max

3

Repeatable

No

Goals and Diversity

MN Goal Course

No

Cultural Diversity

No

Learning Outcomes

Outcome

Articulate the principles of mental health, including prevention, intervention, consultation, education, and advocacy, as well as the operation of programs and networks that promote mental health in a multicultural society.

Outcome

Analyze models, methods, and principles of program development and service delivery (e.g., support groups, peer facilitation training, parent education, self help).

Outcome

Explain theory, research and applications of models of wellness, optimal health, holistic approaches that incorporate mind, body and spirit, strength-based and ecological approaches in mental health counseling.

Outcome

Analyze ways how to promote optimal human development, wellness, and mental health through prevention, education, and advocacy activities.

Outcome

Describe the range of mental health service delivery (such as inpatient, outpatient, partial treatment and aftercare) and the clinical mental health counseling services network.

Outcome

Evaluate the principles of crisis intervention for people during crises, disasters, and other trauma-causing events.

Outcome

Apply principles of procedures for assessing and managing suicide risk.

Outcome

Apply ethics, diversity, and social justice issues in developing and implementing preventive interventions.

Outcome

Use effective strategies to promote client understanding of and access to a variety of community resources.

Outcome

Apply wellness models and holistic, mindfulness-based self care strategies appropriate to the counselor role.

Dependencies

Programs

COUN603 is a completion requirement for: