Counseling
Techniques &
The
Helping Relationship
3 credit hours
Instructors:
Mounir
Ibrahim, M.D.
E-mail:
mmibrahim@pol.net
Phone:
210-688-6190
Instructor: Caroline
Z. Marcos, M.A
Cell
Phone (661) 305-2494
E
mail carolinezakaria@gmail.com
Course
Objectives:
The
student will gain a general understanding of:
·
Healthy
relationships
·
The
helping relationship
·
The
importance of values in helping
·
Basic
communication skills
·
Attending,
listening and understanding
·
Basic
empathy
·
The
art of probing and summarizing
·
Helping
clients tell their stories
·
Reluctant
and resistant clients
·
Helping
clients make plans
Required
Text:
Lukas,
Susan; Where
to start and what to ask (An assessment Handbook)
W.W. Norton & Company
ISBN-10: 0393701522
Recommended
Text:
(Few
related chapters)
[Only
to be used as a reference from the Library].
Kaplan
& Sadock’s;
Synopsis of Psychiatry- Ninth Edition
Lippincott Williams &
Wilkins
On-Site
Lesson Schedule:
Readings
Prior to Arrival:
Few handouts will be e-mailed on: Introduction, the helping
relationship, communication skills. The Instructor will give an
overview of the course and will emphasize the important
points.
|
Grading
Scale:
|
Test
Schedule |
Percentage
of course grade |
|
A
90-100 Pass
B
80-89 Pass
C
Below 80 Fail
|
Test
1- Test 12
Final
Test
|
60%
40%
|
Course
Requirements:
1.
Attending
the course’s lectures in the announced conference.
2.
Having
daily access to the Internet and basic typing skills.
3.
Turning
assignments after the dead line may reduce the score by 25
%
4.
There
will be a comprehensive final exam which will be
following all the rest of the work that has been completed
and turned in.
Distance
Learning Lesson Schedule:
|
Week
Week
1 |
Lesson
Communication
Skills |
Text
Book Assignment
Handout |
Test
Schedule
|
|
Week
2 |
How
to conduct the First Interview with an adult? |
Page
1 |
Test
1 + 2 |
|
Week
3 |
Looking,
Listening, and Feeling:
The
Mental Status Exam
How to write an
assessment? |
Page
13
Page
162 |
|
|
Week
4 |
How
to conduct the First Interview with a family? |
Page
44 |
Test
3 + 4 |
|
Week
5 |
How
to conduct the First Interview with a child? |
Page
58 |
|
|
Week
6 |
How
to conduct the First Interview with a couple? |
Page
87 |
Test
5 + 6 |
|
Week
7 |
How
to determine whether a client might hurt somebody- Including
you? |
Page
101 |
|
|
Week
8 |
How
to determine whether a client might hurt self?
|
Page
112 |
Test
7 + 8 |
|
Week
9 |
How
to assess children for neglect, abuse, and sexual
abuse? |
Page
138 |
|
|
Week
10 |
What
psychological testing is & when you might ask for
it? |
Page
153 |
Test
9 + 10 |
|
Week
11 |
Building
the Relationship and establishing Goals |
Handout |
|
|
Week
12 |
Issues
affecting Helping + Termination and Follow-up |
Handout |
Test
11 +12 |
|
|
|
|
Final
TEST
|
