CNPS Graduate Courses

CNPS 504 (3) Elementary School Counselling.
Theory and practice of elementary school counselling.

CNPS 508 (3) Perspectives on Adult Psychopathy in Counselling psychology.
This course is an in depth analysis of current theories and research designed to understand abnormal behavior.

CNPS 514 (3) Counselling Adolescents.
Theory, research, and practice of counselling adolescents.

CNPS 523 (3) Counselling Theory and the Education of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students.
The impact of hearing loss considered from a developmental and family systems perspective; counselling strategies.

CNPS 524 (3) Counselling Adults.
Major issues and problems of adult development. Selection of appropriate counselling interventions for use in education and other counselling settings.

CNPS 531 (3) Interview and Non-Standardized Measures in Counselling.
Theoretical assumptions in the use of non-standardized appraisal techniques.

CNPS 532 (3-6) Psychological Assessment in Counselling.
The use of standardized measures of mental ability, achievement, aptitude, interest and personality.
Prerequisite: EPSE 528 (for M.A. students taking 532 for 3 credits)

CNPS 534 (3) Gender and Sex Role Issues in Counselling.
Theory, research, and practice in the area of gender and sex role issues related to counselling.

CNPS 544 (3) Family Counselling I.
Counselling approaches as applied to the family, in educational and other counselling settings.

CNPS 545 (3) Family Counselling II.
Main theoretical and therapeutic approaches of contemporary family counselling with emphasis on intervention and critical research issues in educational and other counselling settings.

CNPS 551 (3-6) School-Based Consultation.
(Same as EPSE 551).

CNPS 561 (3-12) Laboratory Practicum.

CNPS 564 (3) Group Counselling.
Understanding, designing and knowledge of groups and how to conduct them for use in counselling and guidance services.

CNPS 565 (3-6) Special Course in Subject Matter Field.
Courses in various subject matter fields designed to bring teachers up to date in recent findings in each field.

CNPS 566(3) Advanced Group Counselling.
This course in group theories of counselling and psychotherapy will provide students with in depth knowledge of the major theories currently used in Group Counselling and Psychotherapy related research pertaining to efficacy development of leader competencies for practice.

CNPS 574 (3) Career Planning and Decision-Making Counselling.
Theory, research, and practice of career planning and decision counselling.
Prerequisite: CNPS 363.

CNPS 578 (3-6) Individual and Family Counselling Theories and Interventions.
Major counselling theories, interventions for change and corresponding skill development.
Prerequisite: CNPS 362, CNPS 365.

CNPS 579 (3) Research in Counselling Psychology. This course examines the assumptions and methods of major research paradigms, critically assesses a variety of methodological approaches to developing research proposals.
Prerequisite: EDUC 500, or EPSE 481, 482, or EPSE 483.

CNPS 580 (3-12) Problems in Education.
Investigation and report of a problem.

CNPS 584 (3) Program Development and Professional Practice in Counselling.
Designing, implementing and assessing counselling programs in schools, colleges, universities, and other counselling settings.
Prerequisite: ONE of EDUC 500 or EPSE 481 or EPSE 482 or EPSE 483.

CNPS 586 (3) Ethics in Counselling Psychology.
Focus on ethical issues that arise in the professional settings where counselling psychology graduates seek employment, ranging from practice in schools, higher education and community settings to research and teaching.

CNPS 587 (1-2) History and Systems of Psychology.
This course addresses the devleopment of psychological inquiry from its philosophical roots to its current emphases

CNPS 588 (6) Supervised Training in Counselling.
Initial counselling experience under faculty supervision in department training centres.

CNPS 594 (3) Cross-Cultural Counselling.
Critical analysis of cross-cultural counselling theory, research and practice.

CNPS 595 (3) Stress, Coping and Adaptation.
Theories, research, and applications of psychosocial stress and coping processes, with a particular focus on counselling issues and contexts.

CNPS 598 (3/12) Field Experiences.
For those on Master's program.

CNPS 599 (6-12) c Master's Thesis.

CNPS 632 (3) Advanced Assessment.
Counselling psychology research and practice in adult personality assessment, including ethics of testing and use with special populations.
Prerequisite: PSYC 303,or EPSE 528 or CNPS 532.

CNPS 669 (3-6) Research Approaches in Counselling Psychology.
This course examines the assumptions and methods of major research paradigms, critically assesses a selection of current research, and then uses various approaches to construct research projects.

CNPS 677 (3) Theories of Vocational Development. Sociological and psychological aspects of career planning, theories of vocational development, vocational choice.

CNPS 678 (3-6) Theoretical Perspectives in Counselling Psychology.
Major theoretical traditions in Counselling Psychology and illustration of the links among theory, research and practices; perspectives on Counselling Psychology as a distinct field of specialization.

CNPS 679 (3) Information Systems in Guidance and Counselling.
The application of automatic data processing to guidance and counselling in student accounting, job placement, information dissemination and in interviewing.
Prerequisite: course in Computer Science.

CNPS 688 (6) Supervision of Counselling Practice. Supervision requires both knowledge of supervision models and practices, and skills to implement them. This course involves a seminar and practicum to integrate the two requirements of the subject. (For those on the Doctoral program.)

CNPS 698 (6) Pre-Doctoral Internship.
A 1600-hour supervised internship in Counselling Psychology. Internship sites offer counselling services as detailed in the "Speciality Guidelines for the Delivery of Services by Counselling Psychologists" (APA).

CNPS 699 (0) Doctoral Thesis.