Campus Alberta Applied Psychology (CAAP)
Faculty of Education
Theories of Counselling and their Application to Client Change
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
Students are engaged in a critical evaluation of a range of contemporary counselling theories.
Prerequisite(s):Admission to the cohort for which the course is being offered
Equivalent:Education 5705
Professional Ethics and Conduct
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
This course addresses various ethical, professional and legal issues in the practice and regulation of Counselling Psychology. Course topics include, but are not limited to, the interchange between personal and professional values, ethical decision-making models, codes of conduct and professional standards. Extensive reference will be made to the Canadian Code of Ethics for Psychologists and Canadian Certified Counsellors.
Prerequisite(s):Admission to the cohort for which the course is being offered
Equivalent:Education 5621
Foundational Counselling and Conflict Resolution Skills
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
Students will develop foundational counselling skills, with an opportunity for skill practice. Emphasis is placed on the identification and development of specific communication skills that are essential for working in helping contexts in particular, and for the development of working alliances in general.
Prerequisite(s):Admission to the cohort for which the course is being offered
Equivalent:Education 5704
Counselling Diverse Clients
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
This course examines unique issues faced when working with diverse populations by exploring historical, sociological, familial and societal influences. Within the context of counselling diverse clients, interventions, trends, research and future directions will also be addressed.
Prerequisite(s):Admission to the cohort for which the course is being offered
Equivalent:Education 5622
Counselling Practicum I
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 0-0-0
Other hours per term: 24-0-150
Professional development and supervised practice for graduate students in Counselling Psychology. The class seminars provide opportunity for group discussion of student work with clients and for in-depth exploration of issues encountered in the practicum settings. The practicum settings provide opportunity for supervised practice in counselling techniques with clients.
Prerequisite(s):Admission to the cohort for which the course is being offered AND
CAAP 6601 AND
CAAP 6603 AND
CAAP 6605 AND
CAAP 6607 AND
CAAP 6613 AND
CAAP 6615 AND
three of CAAP 6631, CAAP 6633, CAAP 6635, CAAP 6637
Equivalent:Education 5709
Grading:Pass/Fail
Note:All prerequisite courses must have a minimum 'B-' grade.
Assessment: Processes and Application
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
This course deals with psychological assessment and covers the basic principles and skills needed to administer and interpret standardized and non-standardized assessments.
Prerequisite(s):Admission to the cohort for which the course is being offered AND
CAAP 6601 AND
CAAP 6605
Equivalent:Education 5707
Note:All prerequisite courses must have a minimum 'B-' grade.
Counselling Strategies and Interventions
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
Theoretical and practical framework for the planning and implementation of client change interventions in Counselling Psychology. Skill practice emphasizes counsellor self-evaluation, case conceptualization, the ethical practice of delivering the treatment plan, intervention efficacy, matching of interventions to client and consultation issues.
Prerequisite(s):Admission to the cohort for which the course is being offered AND
CAAP 6601 AND
CAAP 6605
Equivalent:Education 5706
Note:All prerequisite courses must have a minimum 'B-' grade.
Research and Program Evaluation Skills
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
Qualitative and quantitative research methods are introduced, ranging from single-subject designs to program evaluation strategies, applicable to counselling settings.
Prerequisite(s):Admission to the cohort for which the course is being offered
Counselling Practicum II
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 0-0-0
Other hours per term: 24-0-150
Advanced professional development and supervised practice for graduate students in Counselling Psychology. The class seminars provide opportunity for group discussion of student work with clients and for in-depth exploration of issues encountered in the practicum settings. The practicum settings provide opportunity for supervised practice in counselling techniques with clients.
Prerequisite(s):Admission to the cohort for which the course is being offered
Corequisite(s):CAAP 6611
Equivalent:Education 5711
Grading:Pass/Fail
Cognitive Bases of Behaviour - Learning Processes
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
Focuses on theories of cognition and affect by examining how humans process information and organize their knowledge and emotional experiences. Contemporary issues will be addressed in several areas of application including regulation of affect and behaviour in everyday life and in unusual circumstances.
Prerequisite(s):Admission to the cohort for which the course is being offered
Equivalent:Education 5623
Counselling Issues Across the Life Span
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
In-depth study of human development and functioning across the lifespan. Focus is on normative life transitions, the family life cycle, atypical developmental risk factors, and selected emotional and behavioral disorders in children and adolescents. Special attention is given to attachment theory across the life span and implications for relational development.
Prerequisite(s):Admission to the cohort for which the course is being offered
Biosocial Foundations of Health Psychology
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
Current research in biosocial health psychology is addressed including the study of behavioural responses to stress, addictions and chronic illness. Emphasis is on interpersonal emotional processes and lifestyle modifications to adjust to health-related stressors. Additional topics include consequences of common psychophysiologic reactions and syndromes such as anxiety disorders; eating disorders; and depressive disorders including grief and loss.
Prerequisite(s):Admission to the cohort for which the course is being offered AND
CAAP 6601 AND
CAAP 6607 AND
CAAP 6617
Note:All prerequisite courses must have a minimum 'B-' grade.
Group Counselling and Process Skills
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
Focuses on developing an understanding of group theory and process and practicing skills needed to facilitate counselling groups.
Prerequisite(s):Admission to the cohort for which the course is being offered AND
CAAP 6601 AND
CAAP 6603 AND
CAAP 6605 AND
CAAP 6607
Note:All prerequisite courses must have a minimum 'B-' grade.
Clinical Supervision
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
The purpose of this course is for students to learn the process of clinical supervision and, as a result, become better consumers of supervision, more effective supervisors, and more able to evaluate their current and future development and involvement in supervisory roles.
Prerequisite(s):Consent of the Associate Dean of Graduate Studies and Research (Faculty of Education) AND
CAAP 6601 AND
CAAP 6603 AND
CAAP 6605 AND
CAAP 6607
Note:All prerequisite courses must have a minimum 'B-' grade.
Graduate Practicum: Selected Topics
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
Students will negotiate a suitable description for this course with their instructor.
Prerequisite(s):Consent of the Associate Dean of Graduate Studies and Research (Faculty of Education)
Professional Portfolio
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
The Professional Portfolio will provide students with an opportunity to articulate their strengths and areas needing development related to self-growth and counsellor skills and abilities through a number of reflective tasks. The collection of these reflective tasks and a comprehensive professional development plan will constitute the artifacts that make up the portfolio.
Prerequisite(s):CAAP 6611
Corequisite(s):CAAP 6619
Grading:Pass/Fail
Graduate Seminar: Selected Topics
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
Students will negotiate a suitable description for this course with their instructor.
Prerequisite(s):Consent of the Associate Dean of Graduate Studies and Research (Faculty of Education)
Independent Study
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
Students may be permitted to earn credit by Independent Study, which is designated by the course number CAAP 6990.
Prerequisite(s):Consent of the Associate Dean of Graduate Studies and Research (Faculty of Education)
CAAP Placeholder
Credit hours: 0.00
This is a placeholder registration for students admitted to the CAAP program, who are not registered in a course in a particular term.
Prerequisite(s):Consent of the Associate Dean of Graduate Studies and Research (Faculty of Education)
Grading:'X' grade
Note:No fees are assessed for this registration.