Undergrad. Catalog 07: Counseling and Educational Psychology

Revised May 2007

Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology

Graduate Business Center, Suite 102
1160 McDermott Drive
610-436-2559
Angelo F. Gadaleto, Chairperson

PROFESSORS: Broderick, D. Brown, Gadaleto, Kahn, Parsons, Spradlin

ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS: Hinson, Napierkowski, Zhang

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR: Alessandria

INSTRUCTOR: Kenney

The Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology provides courses such as educational psychology, adolescent development, and essentials of the helping relationship. Educational psychology is a required professional core course of the University teacher certification program. Adolescent development and essentials of the helping relationship are popular elective courses.

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
COUNSELOR EDUCATION

Symbol: EDC

462 Essentials of the Helping Relationship (3) This course surveys the concepts and skills involved in helping others through individual interviewing, problem solving, decision making, and systematic behavior change.

498 Counselor Education Workshop (3)
This course may be taken again for credit.

499 Peer Helper Workshop (1-3) A workshop that focuses on acquisition of specific knowledge and skills necessary for working in a college setting.

EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
Symbol: EDP

250 Educational Psychology (3) A study of learning in relation to the physical, social, emotional, and intellectual aspects of personality.

349 Adolescent Development (previously 249) (3) This course focuses on the emotional, social, intellectual, moral, physical, and self-concept factors shaping human behavior with emphasis on adolescent behavior.

467 Group Dynamics (3) A group process course designed to help students develop their personal effectiveness in group situations.