It is inevitable that school crisis will occur. In international schools, school counselors are the first responders of members of the school's crisis team. The purpose of this course is to prepare students for dealing with crisis situations they will encounter as an International School Counselor. Students will spend time reflecting on how people deal with crises, exploring their own crisis experiences, and begin to develop skills for crisis intervention. students will also examine some of the relevant research on crises, resolution, and resilience for International populations. However, the major focus throughout the course will be on learning the practical skills of helping people in crisis and constructing prevention programs for children and adolescents that include: Grief and Bereavement, Bullying, Violence Prevention, Cultural Adjustment and Transition, Suicide and Suicidal Ideation, and Family Conflict and Violence.
This course is the second course in the 4-course International School Counseling Certificate program.
Number of Units: 3.0 graduate level extension credit(s) in semester hours
Who Should Attend: This course provides continuing education for:
Required Materials: Text, Crisis Counseling, Intervention, and Prevention in the Schools (3rd edition) by Jonathan Sandoval available at Amazon.com or your local bookstore
Technical Requirements
Prerequisites:
COUN-X563 Multicultural Counseling Skills for International School Counselors
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Course Dates: Thursday January 26 – Wednesday May 24, 2023
Course Format: Online Fixed-Date (fully online). This course is asynchronous, plus 4 synchronous meetings in Zoom, dates and times are TBD. There are specific assignment deadline dates within the set dates of the course.
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.
Enrollment Open Through: The first day of class or until maximum enrollment has been met. If maximum enrollment has been met then please add yourself to the Waitlist.
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