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Master of Arts (M.A.); Counselling Psychology (Non-Thesis) — Professional/Internship (60 credits)

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Offered by: Educational&Counselling Psych     Degree: Master of Arts

Program Requirements

Required Internship (24 credits)

  • EDPC 679D1 Internship: General 1 (3 credits)

    Offered by: Educational&Counselling Psych (Faculty of Education)

    Administered by: Graduate Studies

    Overview

    Ed Psych & Couns (Counselling)

    Terms: Fall 2011

    Instructors: Drapeau, Martin; Smith, Nathan; Spanierman, Lisa (Fall)

  • EDPC 679D2 Internship: General 1 (3 credits)

    Offered by: Educational&Counselling Psych (Faculty of Education)

    Administered by: Graduate Studies

    Overview

    Ed Psych & Couns (Counselling) : See EDPC 679D1 for course description.

    Terms: Winter 2012

    Instructors: Drapeau, Martin; Smith, Nathan; Kerner, Emily (Winter)

  • EDPC 680D1 Internship Research Seminar (3 credits)

    Offered by: Educational&Counselling Psych (Faculty of Education)

    Administered by: Graduate Studies

    Overview

    Ed Psych & Couns (Counselling) : Students become acquainted with current research designs in both quantitative and qualitative traditions and develop skills in both analyzing research projects and critiquing journal articles. Special emphasis is given to the application of research findings to field settings and clinical process. Lecture, discussion, workshops, and student research presentations are used.

    Terms: Fall 2011

    Instructors: Spanierman, Lisa (Fall)

  • EDPC 680D2 Internship Research Seminar (3 credits)

    Offered by: Educational&Counselling Psych (Faculty of Education)

    Administered by: Graduate Studies

    Overview

    Ed Psych & Couns (Counselling) : See EDPC 680D1 for course description.

    Terms: Winter 2012

    Instructors: Spanierman, Lisa (Winter)

    • Prerequisite: EDPC 680D1

    • No credit will be given for this course unless both EDPC 680D1 and EDPC 680D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms

  • EDPC 682D1 Practicum: Psychological Testing (3 credits)

    Offered by: Educational&Counselling Psych (Faculty of Education)

    Administered by: Graduate Studies

    Overview

    Ed Psych & Couns (Counselling) : Seminar and field practice in the administration and interpretation of educational and psychological tests including personality, within clinical and educational settings. Selection and evaluation of test instruments will be covered. Supervision of report writing and the ethical use of test information. Students taking courses which access the ECP Assessment Materials Resource Centre are required to pay an access fee as well as the cost of all consumables required per course. The fee is dependent on the number of consumables/protocols used in each class and is refundable during the withdrawal with full refund period. Students taking courses which access the ECP Assessment Materials Resource Centre are required to pay an access fee as well as the cost of all consumables required per course. The fee is dependent on the number of consumables/protocols used in each class and is refundable during the withdrawal with full refund period.

    Terms: Fall 2011

    Instructors: Kachanoff, Ralph; Roberts, France Elizabeth; Shaw, Steven (Fall)

  • EDPC 682D2 Practicum: Psychological Testing (3 credits)

    Offered by: Educational&Counselling Psych (Faculty of Education)

    Administered by: Graduate Studies

    Overview

    Ed Psych & Couns (Counselling) : See EDPC 682D1 for course description.

    Terms: Winter 2012

    Instructors: Kachanoff, Ralph; Roberts, France Elizabeth; Shaw, Steven (Winter)

  • EDPC 685D1 Internship: Vocational and Rehabilitation Counselling (3 credits)

    Offered by: Educational&Counselling Psych (Faculty of Education)

    Administered by: Graduate Studies

    Overview

    Ed Psych & Couns (Counselling) : Study, observation, and practice of specialized aspects of counselling through Faculty supervision and direction by personnel in the internship setting.

    Terms: Fall 2011

    Instructors: Drapeau, Martin; Smith, Nathan; Spanierman, Lisa (Fall)

  • EDPC 685D2 Internship: Vocational and Rehabilitation Counselling (3 credits)

    Offered by: Educational&Counselling Psych (Faculty of Education)

    Administered by: Graduate Studies

    Overview

    Ed Psych & Couns (Counselling) : See EDPC 685D1 for course description.

    Terms: Winter 2012

    Instructors: Smith, Nathan; Kerner, Emily; Drapeau, Martin (Winter)

Required Courses (33 credits)

  • EDPC 606 Theories of Intervention 1 (3 credits)

    Offered by: Educational&Counselling Psych (Faculty of Education)

    Administered by: Graduate Studies

    Overview

    Ed Psych & Couns (Counselling) : Phenomenological, cognitive, behavioural and developmental theories that bear on the interventions of counsellors, psychologists, and other practitioners.

    Terms: Fall 2011

    Instructors: Kerner, Emily (Fall)

  • EDPC 607 Theories of Counselling 2 (3 credits)

    Offered by: Educational&Counselling Psych (Faculty of Education)

    Administered by: Graduate Studies

    Overview

    Ed Psych & Couns (Counselling) : A detailed study of phenomenological, developmental and behavioural theories of counselling among others.

    Terms: Winter 2012

    Instructors: Romano, Vera (Winter)

  • EDPC 608 Group Counselling: Theory (3 credits)

    Offered by: Educational&Counselling Psych (Faculty of Education)

    Administered by: Graduate Studies

    Overview

    Ed Psych & Couns (Counselling) : Examines the theory and process of group counselling with an emphasis on skills and techniques. Particular attention will be given to the procedural aspects of organizing a group, the theory underlying certain approaches, the process, and evaluation of outcomes.

    Terms: Summer 2012

    Instructors: Oala, Monica (Summer)

  • EDPC 609 Psychological Testing 1 (3 credits)

    Offered by: Educational&Counselling Psych (Faculty of Education)

    Administered by: Graduate Studies

    Overview

    Ed Psych & Couns (Counselling) : History of psychological testing, theoretical aspects of individual and group testing, validity, reliability, and test construction, basic theories of intelligence, and ethical and legal issues in testing. An introduction to tests of cognitive abilities, aptitude, personality, and interests, including the acquisition of basic skills needed to administer and interpret individual tests of cognitive abilities. Students taking courses which access the ECP Assessment Materials Resource Centre are required to pay an access fee as well as the cost of all consumables required per course. The fee is dependent on the number of consumables/protocols used in each class and is refundable during the withdrawal with full refund period.

    Terms: Fall 2011, Winter 2012

    Instructors: Stringer, Ronald William (Fall) Korner, Annett (Winter)

    • Prerequisite: Undergraduate-level course in psychological measurement and assessment

  • EDPC 615 Assessment and Diagnosis 1 (3 credits)

    Offered by: Educational&Counselling Psych (Faculty of Education)

    Administered by: Graduate Studies

    Overview

    Ed Psych & Couns (Counselling) : An introduction to differential assessment and diagnosis for counsellors in educational and mental health settings. The clinical interview, the assessment process, the DSM-IV, relevant test instruments, diagnostic procedures, and development of treatment plans will be subjects of study. Models of record keeping and referral procedures will be reviewed.

    Terms: Fall 2011

    Instructors: Petraglia, Jonathan (Fall)

  • EDPC 618 Professional Ethics and the Law (3 credits)

    Offered by: Educational&Counselling Psych (Faculty of Education)

    Administered by: Graduate Studies

    Overview

    Ed Psych & Couns (Counselling) : Ethics in the helping professions and some of the philosophical bases for making ethical decisions. Quebec and Canadian law relative to human rights of clients; responsibilities of counsellors to clients and society.

    Terms: Summer 2012

    Instructors: Romano, Vera (Summer)

    • Restriction: For M.A. (Non-Thesis) Counselling Psychology - Professional/Internship Concentration students only.

  • EDPC 624 Group Counselling: Practice (3 credits)

    Offered by: Educational&Counselling Psych (Faculty of Education)

    Administered by: Graduate Studies

    Overview

    Ed Psych & Couns (Counselling) : The practical dimension of planning and designing a group. Setting up and conducting a group in a professional setting over a period of sessions and evaluating a group in terms of models studied in EDPC 608.

    Terms: Summer 2012

    Instructors: Norton, Judith; Morris, Eric (Summer)

  • EDPC 662 Career Psychology (3 credits)

    Offered by: Educational&Counselling Psych (Faculty of Education)

    Administered by: Graduate Studies

    Overview

    Ed Psych & Couns (Counselling) : Contemporary career theories, and their relationship to career development, career assessment, career transition and workplace concerns are reviewed. Current issues related to career development across the life span with specific attention given to topics such as values, aptitudes, family, culture and societal contexts will be explored. Students taking courses which access the ECP Assessment Materials Resource Centre are required to pay an access fee as well as the cost of all consumables required per course. The fee is dependent on the number of consumables/protocols used in each class and is refundable during the withdrawal with full refund period.

    Terms: Fall 2011

    Instructors: Sinacore, Ada L (Fall)

  • EDPC 665D1 Practicum (3 credits)

    Offered by: Educational&Counselling Psych (Faculty of Education)

    Administered by: Graduate Studies

    Overview

    Ed Psych & Couns (Counselling) : Practice in counselling interactions in preparation for internship. Developing expertise and confidence in a full range of skills to help clients make and implement self-directed choices. Emphasis on the counsellor as an educational and therapeutic agent dealing with vocational, educational, and personal counselling using various intervention modes.

    Terms: Fall 2011

    Instructors: Destefano, Jack; Korner, Annett; Atkins, Shawna; DiMillo, Julia; Beauchemin, Antoine; Rezazadeh, Maryam Shohreh; Comeau, Thea; Chiang, Chao-Mei (Fall)

  • EDPC 665D2 Practicum (3 credits)

    Offered by: Educational&Counselling Psych (Faculty of Education)

    Administered by: Graduate Studies

    Overview

    Ed Psych & Couns (Counselling) : See EDPC 665D1 for course description.

    Terms: Winter 2012

    Instructors: Atkins, Shawna; DiMillo, Julia; Beauchemin, Antoine; Rezazadeh, Maryam Shohreh; Comeau, Thea; Chiang, Chao-Mei; Destefano, Jack; Korner, Annett (Winter)

    • Prerequisite: EDPC 665D1

    • No credit will be given for this course unless both EDPC 665D1 and EDPC 665D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms

  • EDPE 622 Multiculturalism and Gender (3 credits)

    Offered by: Educational&Counselling Psych (Faculty of Education)

    Administered by: Graduate Studies

    Overview

    Ed Psych & Couns (Psychology) : Multicultural, multilingual and gender issues as they relate to the practising school and counselling psychologist. Implications and their impact in assessment, research, training, and intervention.

    Terms: Winter 2012

    Instructors: Kerner, Emily; Spanierman, Lisa (Winter)

    • Restriction: Open to School/ Applied Child and Counselling Psychology students only

Elective Courses (3 credits)

The following courses may be offered periodically and taken to complete or exceed the academic requirements. Electives may also be chosen from other courses offered by the Department or other departments of the University. Choice of electives not listed below requires the approval of the Program Director.

  • EDPC 616 Individual Reading Course (3 credits)

    Offered by: Educational&Counselling Psych (Faculty of Education)

    Administered by: Graduate Studies

    Overview

    Ed Psych & Couns (Counselling) : Candidates may, with the consent of the Department, elect this individual reading and conference course in lieu of one of the above courses.

    Terms: Fall 2011, Winter 2012, Summer 2012

    Instructors: Korner, Annett (Fall) Smith, Nathan; Roberts, France Elizabeth; Kachanoff, Ralph (Winter) Korner, Annett; Smith, Nathan (Summer)

  • EDPC 630 Feminism, Women and Psychology (3 credits)

    Offered by: Educational&Counselling Psych (Faculty of Education)

    Administered by: Graduate Studies

    Overview

    Ed Psych & Couns (Counselling) : Examination of the complexity of women's lives, through the interaction of feminist and psychological literature about women. Women's diversity and similarities in terms of race, class, sexual orientation and life experiences will be explored.

    Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2011-2012 academic year.

    Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2011-2012 academic year.

  • EDPC 635 Counselling for Sexual Adjustment (3 credits)

    Offered by: Educational&Counselling Psych (Faculty of Education)

    Administered by: Graduate Studies

    Overview

    Ed Psych & Couns (Counselling) : The counsellor's understanding of his or her own sexuality and an examination of models for counselling others for sexual adjustment. How and when to make appropriate referrals.

    Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2011-2012 academic year.

    Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2011-2012 academic year.

  • EDPC 636 Theories of Sex Therapy (3 credits)

    Offered by: Educational&Counselling Psych (Faculty of Education)

    Administered by: Graduate Studies

    Overview

    Ed Psych & Couns (Counselling) : An examination of various theoretical approaches to the treatment of sexual dysfunction, with special emphasis on psychodynamic and behavioural models.

    Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2011-2012 academic year.

    Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2011-2012 academic year.

  • EDPC 660 Selected Topics in Counselling (3 credits)

    Offered by: Educational&Counselling Psych (Faculty of Education)

    Administered by: Graduate Studies

    Overview

    Ed Psych & Couns (Counselling) : Advanced studies in selected topics in the field of counselling. Areas such as pre-retirement counselling, mid-life transitions, crisis intervention, drug abuse counselling, and the training of paraprofessionals will be explored in depth.

    Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2011-2012 academic year.

    Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2011-2012 academic year.

  • EDPC 670 Current Trends in Counselling (3 credits)

    Offered by: Educational&Counselling Psych (Faculty of Education)

    Administered by: Graduate Studies

    Overview

    Ed Psych & Couns (Counselling) : Advanced studies in current trends in the counselling profession. Recent developments in areas such as behavioural counselling, interpersonal process recall, and consultation models will be treated. The content of the course will change periodically to reflect developing trends.

    Terms: Summer 2012

    Instructors: Shaw, Steven; Kachanoff, Ralph; Peternelli, Loris (Summer)

  • EDPE 617 Adolescent Development (3 credits)

    Offered by: Educational&Counselling Psych (Faculty of Education)

    Administered by: Graduate Studies

    Overview

    Ed Psych & Couns (Psychology) : Normal development of adolescents through young adulthood. Problems and concerns of adolescence which occur with physical, social and personal development, in the context of family and school adjustment.

    Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2011-2012 academic year.

    Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2011-2012 academic year.

Faculty of Education—2011-2012 (last updated Aug. 17, 2011) (disclaimer)
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