2023-2024 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Counseling
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www.smu.edu/mastercounseling
Clinical Associate Professor Greta Davis, Department Chair
Clinical Professors: Thomas Hartsell, Misty Solt
Clinical Associate Professors: Greta Davis, Edita Ruzgyte, Brandy Schumann, LaKaavia Taylor
Clinical Assistant Professors: Damion Davis, Mario De La Garza, Farnoosh Nouri, Terra Wagner, Denise Walker
Department Information
The Department of Counseling prepares students for the counseling profession, which involves the application of the developmental and social sciences in assisting children and adults with psychological growth and social adjustment problems. Counselors work in schools, community agencies, churches, hospitals, industry and private practice. The SMU M.S. in counseling program is accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP).
The counseling program provides the elements necessary for certification, licensure, and actual counseling practice. Students acquire knowledge in the disciplines that underlie counseling, including education, psychology, human development, sociology, learning and social change. They develop the necessary skills in counseling and assessment and become familiar with the legal and clinical considerations confronting practitioners. Repeated practice and role-playing with feedback and strategic modification are critical to mastery of the skills, as is the completion of a year-long Practicum and Internship experience.
Contact Information:
Department of Counseling
6116 N. Central Expressway, Suite 300
Dallas, TX 75206
214-768-5678
www.smu.edu/mastercounseling
Study Abroad
The Counseling program intermittently offers courses at off-site locations such as Australia, Disney Cruises, and SMU’s campus in Taos, New Mexico.
Client Services: Center for Family Counseling
www.smu.edu/FamilyCounseling
Terra Wagner, Clinic Director
The Center for Family Counseling offers a variety of counseling services to individuals (adults, adolescents and children), groups, couples, and families struggling with personal, social, or career-related issues, which in turn provide SMU graduate counseling students with meaningful training experiences via supervised therapeutic interactions. Some of the general issues that counseling can address include (but are not limited to) grief and loss, depression, anxiety, attention deficit disorder/attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, self-concept, relationships, stress, trauma, parent education and career counseling. The clinic offers counseling services that are tailored to the developmental needs of clients, such as play therapy for children ages 2–8 and activity therapy for children ages 9–12. The clinic also has two satellite clinics housed within the Frisco Independent School District and Plano Independent School District, which offer counseling services to students in the school system and to their parents.
Contact Information:
SMU Center for Family Counseling
6116 N. Central Expressway, Suite 410
Dallas, TX 75206
214-768-6789
www.smu.edu/FamilyCounseling
SMU Center for Family Counseling at Frisco ISD
6928 Maple Street
Frisco, TX 75033
214-579-3810
www.smu.edu/FamilyCounseling
SMU Center for Family Counseling at Plano ISD
5804 Coit Road, Suite 102
Plano, TX 75023
469-752-3098
www.smu.edu/FamilyCounseling
ProgramsMaster
CoursesCounseling- HDCN 6049 - Graduate Full-Time Status
- HDCN 6301 - Counseling Theories: Individual and Systemic Perspectives
- HDCN 6302 - Basic Clinical Methods for Individuals, Couples, and Families
- HDCN 6303 - Group Counseling
- HDCN 6304 - Counseling Diverse Communities
- HDCN 6305 - Advanced Clinical Methods for Individuals, Couples, and Families
- HDCN 6308 - Counseling: Elementary School
- HDCN 6309 - Counseling: Secondary School
- HDCN 6311 - Couples Therapy: Theories and Treatment
- HDCN 6314 - Sexual Counseling and Therapy
- HDCN 6316 - Family Therapy I: Intergenerational Models and Treatment
- HDCN 6317 - Affirmative Theories and Practices in Couple and Family Counseling
- HDCN 6318 - Ethics I and Professional Orientation
- HDCN 6319 - Ethics II and Mental Health
- HDCN 6320 - Life Span Human Development: Individual and Family
- HDCN 6321 - Lifestyle and Career Development: Individual and Systemic Perspectives
- HDCN 6323 - Pre-Adolescent and Adolescent Counseling: Play Therapy
- HDCN 6325 - Therapeutic Parenting: Family Play and Child/Adolescent Parent Relationship Therapy
- HDCN 6326 - Advanced Sexuality/Counseling Therapy
- HDCN 6328 - Family Violence
- HDCN 6330 - Psychopathology: Adult
- HDCN 6331 - Psychopathology: Child and Adolescent
- HDCN 6338 - The Science of Interpersonal Neurobiology and Trauma Counseling
- HDCN 6340 - Assessment of Individuals, Couples, and Families
- HDCN 6342 - Cognitive, Career, and Educational Assessment
- HDCN 6343 - Child Counseling: Play Therapy
- HDCN 6344 - The Art of Trauma Treatment: Expressive, Somatic, and Experiential Methods
- HDCN 6347 - Mindfulness-Based Expressive Art Therapy
- HDCN 6348 - Embodied Expressive Therapies
- HDCN 6349 - Research Design and Statistics
- HDCN 6352 - Psychology of Addictions
- HDCN 6353 - Treatment of Addictions: Counseling Methods and Psychopharmacology
- HDCN 6355 - Affirmative Therapy with LGBTQ+ Individuals: Advocacy Across the Lifespan
- HDCN 6356 - Affirmative Therapy with Transgender and GN-C Clients
- HDCN 6370 - Crisis Intervention
- HDCN 6372 - Gender Issues
- HDCN 6382 - Psychology of Conflict
- HDCN 6383 - Negotiation and Dispute Resolution
- HDCN 6384 - Mediation and Dispute Resolution
- HDCN 6386 - Family Law
- HDCN 6387 - Domestic Relations
- HDCN 6391 - Selected Topics: Counseling
- HDCN 6392 - Selected Topics: Marriage and Family
- HDCN 6393 - Selected Topics: School Counseling
- HDCN 6395 - Supervised Clinical Practicum
- HDCN 6398 - Internship I
- HDCN 6399 - Internship II
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