This new minor, offered through the Department of Counseling and School Psychology (CSP), builds on CSP’s commitment to facilitating individual, group and systems change in diverse social contexts. The minor introduces students to skills and concepts used to understand and create such change, and to professional career paths such a school and community counseling, clinical psychology, social work, family therapy, and school psychology. It provides immersion in theory and experience-based practice.
GROUP ADVISING MEETINGS SPRING 09:
APRIL 6 AND MAY 4 11-11:50 NE 172
Key Features of the Minor
- Preparation for graduate study in human services fields such as community, rehabilitation, or school counseling; clinical psychology, social work, or marriage and family therapy
- Emphasis on social justice, diversity, and social location issues
- Course electives selected from several departments
- Core Courses in Department of Counseling and School Psychology
What Will I Learn?
- Theories, approaches and helping techniques used in human services fields; for instance, attending and responding skills, conflict resolution, problem solving, and decision-making skills.
- Influences of socio-cultural issues on shaping human problems
- How to examine gender, ethnicity and class in cultural interactions between clients and human service professionals
- Context and systemic influences on the intersection of social change and social justice
What Does the Counseling and Social Change Minor Require?
- Two electives and four core courses (18 units)
- Electives may be in your major area
- Classes offered through the CSP and other departments
- Open to all students
How to Sign Up:
- Bring Declaration for Major-Minor form to CSP office
- Have faculty advisor sign the form
- Take the form to the Office of the Registrar