Departing from the case-study format, this course offers students an opportunity to learn and practice new skills in a safe environment. Solution Focused Brief Counseling allows students real strategies that they can experiment within their own practice during this condensed course. The main mode of instruction for this course is roleplay, practice and reflection
Number of Units: 1.0 graduate level extension credit(s) in semester hours
Who Should Attend: This course provides continuing education for:
Course Materials: All students will be supplied with access to materials via Google Drive. The Google Drive contains additional required reading materials which will be updated often. The instructor will give a week's notice before covering them in class. The following list of recommended texts are provided to assist students in building a professional library, but may not be explicitly covered in class.
Texts, Solution-Focused Counseling in Schools (3rd edition) by John J. Murphy available at Amazon.com or your local bookstore
International Handbook for Policy Research on School-Based Counseling by John C. Carey, Belinda Harris, et. al available at Amazon.com or your local bookstore
Course Meetings: This is a one week intensive course with Daily zoom meetings. The Instructor will reach out with an introduction email 48 hours prior to your first course meeting.
Refund Policy: To receive a refund, students need to drop the course at pce.sandiego.edu through their student account portal before midnight (11:59PT) on the third day of the course. The refund of the course fee will be returned less a processing fee of 10% of the course tuition. No refunds will be issued after this deadline.
Technical Requirements
Prerequisites:
Participants currently or formerly have worked in an international counselor position.
Number of Sessions: 5
Course Dates: Daily Meetings starting on Monday, August 5 – Friday, August 9, 2024. 48 hours prior to your first course meeting the instructor will reach out with an introduction email.
Course Format: Online Fixed-Date with synchronous meetings.
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