Counseling Models and Development Systems

Teaching Methods

-Lectures and discussions

Learning Outcomes

- To understand the ecosystem view of the human development.

- To master the techniques of research in Counseling Psychology.

-  To articulate the processes of Psychological Assessment with the Counseling Psychology Processes.

- To apply strategies of Counseling Psychology and Psychotherapy in the context of human development.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

  I - Counseling Psychology and Human Development - ecosystemic models

 II - Basic and applied research in Counseling Psychology.

III - Psychological Assessment vs. Counseling Psychology.

IV - Intervention strategies in the systems of human development:

- models,

- techniques,

- instruments.

Head Lecturer(s)

Joaquim Armando Gomes Alves Ferreira

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Exam: 100.0%

Bibliography

Bronfrenbrenner, U. (1981). The Ecology of Human Development: Experiments by Nature and Design. Boston, MA: Harvard University Press.

Corey, G. (2009). Theory and practice of counseling and psychotherapy, 8^th ed. Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole.

Corey, G. (2001). Case approach to counseling and psychotherapy. Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole.

Corey, G. (2001). The art of integrative counseling. Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole.

Ford, D. H., & Lerner, R. M. (1992). Developmental systems theory: An integrative approach. Newbury Park, CA: Sage.

Vondracek, F. W., & Corneal, S. (1995). Strategies for resolving individual and family problems. Monterey, CA: Brooks/Cole.

Watkins, Jr., C. E. (1991). Research in Counseling. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.

Watkins, Jr., C. E., & Campbell, L. C. (Eds.) (1990). Testing in Counseling Practice. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.