Licensed Professional Counselor Categories and Courses
Listed below are the major educational categories that you will find in the majority of state’s counselor license law. You will need to pay careful attention if your state of choice requires a specific course (such as treatment of alcohol or a course on sexuality) that is an elective in our program. You will also need to attend carefully to the number of hours in practicum or internship required by your state of choice. This is a general guideline since state regulations and descriptions vary a bit and permit the use of other courses. All courses are 3 semester hours, unless otherwise specified.
| Professional Orientation | CO624 Community Counseling |
| Counseling Theory | CO601 Counseling Theories & Techniques CO600 Family Systems Theory |
| Counseling Techniques | CO655 Counseling Relationship: Process & Skills CO515 Use of Forgiveness in Counseling CO618 Systemic Counseling of Children and Adolescents CO520 Narrative Counseling CO660 Crisis Counseling CO630 Play Therapy CO735 Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy CO625 Recognizing and Treating Addictive Disorders CO626 Couples Counseling Theory & Technique CO627 Family Counseling Theory & Technique CO670 Marriage and Family Counseling |
| Diagnosis of Mental and Emotional Disorders | CO720 Psychopathology: Theory & Assessment |
| Human Growth and Development CO622 meets the requirements for course on lifespan development. |
CO622 Theories of Personality CO615 Family Development: Discipleship in the Home CO621 Psychology of Religion CO620 Moral Development CO611 Human Sexuality CD616 Young and Middle Adult Development |
| Social and Cultural Foundations | CO730 Advanced Issues in Cross-Cultural Counseling CO526 Counseling and Christian Beliefs |
| Group Dynamics, Processing, & Counseling | CO675 Group Counseling |
| Life-style & Career Development | CO680 Career Counseling |
| Appraisal of the Individual | CO715 Assessment Inventories in Counseling |
| Research and Evaluation | CO725 Research Seminary Theory and Design |
| Professional, Legal, and Ethical Responsibilities | CO610 Ethical and Legal Issues in Counseling |
| Practicum/Internship | CO700 Counseling Practicum CO705 & CO706 Counseling Internship I, II CO708 [1-3 hours] Counseling Internship III Many states will designate 100 hours for practicum and 600 hours for internship, as many universities have an on-campus counseling center where students do practicum for 1 semester, and then go off-campus for internship. ATS requires only 600 hours to fulfill the requirements for CO705 & CO706. |