Educational Psychology and Counseling

This course should be taken only by students not intending to enroll in a K-12 teacher preparation program. Fulfills the requirement for the CLAD program. Study of the theory and research of educational psychology to learn principles that are basic to the successful teaching of students of all ages, backgrounds and needs. These principles of …

This course should be taken only by students intending to enroll in a K-12 teacher preparation program. Study of the theory and research of educational psychology to backgrounds and needs. These principles of educational psychology form a foundation of knowledge about teaching that is built upon in subsequent courses in teaching methods and practice. Topics …

Required of candidates in the Single Subject Credential Program. Study of theory and research in educational psychology for successful teaching of adolescents. Subjects include learning, development, motivation, instruction, assessment, classroom management, individual/group differences, peer interactions, and family and community influences. Issues particularly pertinent to adolescence include identity development, self-esteem, suicide, crisis prevention and conflict resolution. …

Examination of theoretical positions in development and learning, including relevant research and implications for educational practice in early years. Some sections of this course may offer a community-service opportunity with activities relating to concepts and theories presented. Available for graduate credit with approval from the graduate coordinator. Check the Schedule of Classes for the CS designation.

Admission restricted to seniors, PBUs and conditionally classified graduate students. Overview of several approaches to counseling in school and community settings. Understanding of case study methods in assessing individual children is included. Overall guidance programs are studied, with emphasis on counseling relationships. Available for graduate credit with approval from the graduate coordinator.

Experimental topics courses. Available for graduate credit with approval from the graduate coordinator.

Independent study. Available for graduate credit with approval from the graduate coordinator.

Prerequisite: Admission to the Multiple Subject Credential Program or under Intent to Apply Status (ITA). Intent to Apply (ITA) students who are enrolled in this course are required to perform 20 hours of fieldwork observation. EPC 315 may be substituted for EPC 500 or EED 500 only if completed previously as an undergraduate student. This theory-into-practice introductory teacher education course …

Prerequisites: Undergraduate course in basic mathematics and algebra, or permission of the instructor; Current graduate standing in the University. Introduction to basic descriptive and inferential statistics for applications to graduate courses in educational psychology, counseling, general graduate-level educational courses in tests and measurements and research. Normally a prerequisite to EPC 601–Fundamentals of Measurement and EPC …

Prerequisite: EPC 600 or equivalent. Examination of individual and group assessment instruments and their application in the evaluation of intellectual performance, personality constructs, career interest and interpersonal relations. Includes historical foundations, non-discriminatory procedures, ethical standards and social issues. Lab fee required.

Prerequisite: EPC 600. Introductory course in techniques, use, presentation and understanding of research principles in education and counseling and the contributions of research to the solution of problems.

Prerequisite: Admission to CSUN’s master’s program in Instructional Design. This course provides an introduction to understanding research that promotes the interpretation of empirical evidence supporting design choices. This includes addressing basic principles advancing student ability to develop assessments and evaluations of instructional solutions.

Prerequisites: EPC 600 or equivalent; Admission to a CSUN master’s degree program in Counseling. Introduces quantitative and qualitative clinical research methods, including randomized clinical trials, efficacy and effectiveness studies, program evaluation, client outcome, clinician effectiveness and evidence-based practice strategies. Emphasis placed on conducting research and evaluating outcomes with children, couples, families, diverse clients and vulnerable …

Prerequisites: Admission to CSUN’s master’s program in Marriage and Family Therapy. Introduces quantitative and qualitative clinical research methods, including randomized clinical trials, efficacy and effectiveness studies, program evaluation, client outcome, clinician effectiveness and evidence-based practice strategies. Emphasis placed on conducting research and evaluating outcomes with children, couples, families, diverse clients and vulnerable populations. Also covers …

Prerequisite: Admission to CSUN’s master’s program in Marriage and Family Therapy. This course introduces students to the basic professional writing standards required for both academic and clinical writing in the field. Students will review professional voice, writing style, organization, language bias, and grammar as well as learn APA style. Students must earn a grade of …

Prerequisite: Admission to CSUN’s Master of Science in School Psychology program. Effective teaching and instruction and evidence-based academic interventions for diverse learners, including students with disabilities and culturally and linguistically diverse students, is the focus of this course. This course will cover effective teaching and instruction; school climate; reading, math, and written language development, assessment, …

Focuses on the interaction of the learning-teaching process. Emphasis on pertinent learning theories, individual differences in capacities and development of learners, and evaluation of learning and instructional models.

Prerequisite: One of the following–EPC 314, EPC 420, EPC 600, PSY 313 or an equivalent course. Theories of motivation and research findings with specific relevance to learning process and human development within the context of educational psychology are examined. Psychological, social, cognitive and biological foundations of such motives are included. Topics include intrinsic motivation, achievement …

Prerequisite: EPC 430 or an equivalent course. This course provides a comprehensive review of human development across the lifespan, including an overview of the biological, neurological, physiological, and sociocultural factors that affect human development. Focus is placed on understanding the contextual, environmental, and systemic factors that affect human development, functioning, and behavior. Theories related to …

Prerequisite: Admission to CSUN’s master’s program in Instructional Design. Students learn about theories and research regarding educational psychology, and their applications to issues in educational psychology and students’ professional interests. This course explores and synthesizes theory and research in educational psychology and their implications for successful instruction, professional development, and training. Topics include development, learning, …

Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Exploration and synthesis of educational psychology and neuroscience research related to development, learning, information processing, effective instruction, effective learning environments, motivation, higher level cognition, metacognition and other relevant topics as it relates to the assessment and intervention of school-age learners.

Prerequisite: EPC 600 or instructor consent. Investigation of the nature of evaluation and the rationale for translating general objectives into behaviors and into measurement operations in the form of different types of tests in the different fields of knowledge. Lab fee required for residential course.

Prerequisite: Admission to CSUN’s master’s program in Instructional Design. This course explores the significance of learning in contrast with instruction and explores various assessment methods for evaluating learners of all ages in academic courses, programs, training sessions, and other learning settings. Topics include understanding the relationship between assessment and evaluation; the development of measurable educational …

Prerequisite: Admission into CSUN’s master’s program in Instructional Design. This course is a study of principles of the systematic instructional design process as applied to the successful creation of effective learning solutions for diverse populations. The focus is applying an instructional design model to systematically create a design document and project mockup. Topics studied include …

Prerequisite: Admission to CSUN’s master’s program in Instructional Design. This course covers the fundamentals of the field of instructional design. Topics include the definition and history of the field of instructional design, purpose of instructional design theories and strategies, applications of the field in various industries and practice settings, current trends/issues/misconceptions, and working on diverse …

Prerequisite: Admission to CSUN’s master’s program in Instructional Design. In this hands-on competency-based course, students will apply authoring tools to develop learning content in the “Development” stage of instructional design. Students will use common instructional design tools to provide multiple means of representation in instruction. Topics and tools include accessibility, learning management systems, remote team …

Examines theories and research in the field of student affairs. Introduces specialty areas, roles and functions of college counselors and student services professionals. Analyzes current problems, future trends, professional standards, legal issues and ethical concerns, as well as organizational patterns and the interactions of academic, business and student affairs areas.

Prerequisite: Admission to CSUN’s Master of Science in Counseling program; Enrollment in one of the following fieldwork courses: EPC 659CC, EPC 659JC, or EPC 659KC. The course examines principles and theory-derived practices of collaborating with families in educational settings from Pre-K through high school. Considerations of family system theory, family forms, the role of culture …

Examines personal characteristics and attitudes, social-cultural factors and developmental theory as they pertain to traditional and non-traditional college students. Explores student development, student service and campus ecology approaches. Surveys environmental assessment and needs analysis techniques, program planning, intervention strategies and program evaluation relevant to the college population.

Prerequisite: EPC 430. Current issues and trends in early childhood education, including examination of relationships between basic assumptions, theory and practice.

Prerequisite: EPC 430. Study of research and current theoretical positions in language and concept development with major emphasis on the implications for learning in school and early childhood education settings.

Prerequisites: EPC 430 and EPC 632, or instructor consent. Explores the history and contemporary models of early childhood curricula.

This course focuses on the systems and policies that support optimal development and learning for children birth through 8 years and family well-being. Students participate in researching the national, state, and local legislation that influences the related childcare, education, and service delivery systems. This includes the exploration of private and public agencies in place to …

Prerequisites: EPC 430; Formal admittance into the master’s program in Early Childhood Educational Psychology. Supervised fieldwork in a variety of early childhood and parent-child settings. Students are required to spend 20 hours in fieldwork per academic unit (e.g., 3 units requires 60 hours of fieldwork) and in a 2-hour weekly seminar with their fieldwork professor. …

Prerequisite: Instructor permission required. Basic course is designed to understand the assessment of culturally and linguistically diverse students, primarily the bilingual student. Primary emphasis is placed on bilingual assessment, criteria for instrument selection, strategies for individual diagnosis, understanding assessment results with bilingual students, and selecting culturally and linguistically appropriate goals and recommendations in the areas of …

Prerequisite: EPC 639C or consent of instructor. Theories of child assessment and program evaluation related to children from birth to age 8 are studied. Practical applications of theory, design and ethical use of assessment and evaluation are applied in a field-based case project.

Prerequisite: Admission to a CSUN master’s degree program in Counseling. Self-assessment of knowledge, sensitivity and attitudes toward diverse populations, including race, ethnicity, gender, age, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, spirituality, ability and language. Examination of family structure and social patterns in California’s ethnic populations and differences across social class. Review of cross-cultural research, theories, interventions and …

Prerequisite: Admission to CSUN’s master’s program in Marriage and Family Therapy. Self-assessment of knowledge and attitudes toward diverse populations, including race, ethnicity, gender identity, age, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, spirituality, ability and language. Examination of family structure and social patterns in California’s ethnic populations and differences across social class. Review of current research, theories, interventions …

Prerequisite: Admission to CSUN’s Master of Science in School Psychology program. Self-assessment of knowledge, sensitivity, and attitudes toward diverse populations, including those that vary by race, ethnicity, gender, age, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, spirituality, ability, and language. Examination of family structure and social patterns in California’s ethnic populations and differences across social class. Review of …

Prerequisite: A course in Child Development. Recommended: EPC 646. Study of stress and problems that impinge upon parents and children and interfere with healthy intra-family interactions. Structured observations as assessment. Examination of methods of assessing strength and problems of child, parents, teacher/care provider and environments. Adapting assessment to settings–home, school, childcare settings. Planning strategies for …

Prerequisite: Concurrent or prior enrollment in EPC 647. Applications of assessment of children and adults-child interactions (studied in EPC 647), with an emphasis on techniques of observational assessment and planning of intervention strategies for individual cases.

Prerequisite: A course in child development. Recommended: EPC 646 or EPC 647. Exploration and study of theory-derived practices regarding communication and consultation with parents and teachers with respect to problems they encounter with children. Educational and clinical applications. Issues regarding information-sharing with other professionals. Collaborating with other professionals and making referrals.

Prerequisite: EPC 600 or an equivalent course. In this course, students will utilize current technology to engage in and disseminate creative, empirical, and applied research studies and program evaluations. There will be investigation of standardized group tests, with emphasis on their sources, selection, administration, scoring, evaluation and interpretation of results. Focus on diversity and its …

Prerequisite: Admission to a CSUN master’s degree program in Counseling. Counseling theories and treatment planning, including psychodynamic, humanistic-existential, cognitive-behavioral, feminist and solution-focused theories, including an examination of the evidence base and history of the counseling profession. Emphasis is placed on applications with diverse populations in community, school and college settings.

Prerequisites: EPC 670A; Admission to CSUN’s master’s program in Marriage and Family Therapy. Therapy theories and techniques for working with children, adolescents and their families, including evidence-based treatments for common childhood disorders, assessment approaches, play and child therapy techniques, child abuse treatment, domestic violence, self-harm and suicide interventions. Also addresses resiliency, as well as Gay-Lesbian-Bisexual-Transgender-Questioning …

Prerequisite: EPC 451. Comprehensive review and critique of current career development and decision theories. Exploration of changing concepts of work and careers, and their implications for career planning. Focus on the relationship of career to other issues of counseling and development.

Prerequisite: EPC 451. Application of career/life planning concepts and strategies in various career education and counseling settings, including sources of educational and career information and career counseling referral agencies. Focus is on the use of objective information in career counseling. Meets Pupil Personnel Services course requirement in Career Education and Counseling.

Prerequisite: Admission to CSUN’s master’s program in Marriage and Family Therapy. Prepares family therapists to assist children, teens and adults with a wide range of career issues that arise in clinical practice as well as prepare therapists for work in EAP environments. Topics covered include career counseling and development theory, diversity, harassment, and discrimination in …

Prerequisite: EPC 659A. Corequisite: EPC 658L. Preparatory: EPC 451, EPC 655, instructor consent. Theory and practice of group counseling: group work and group development in various settings. Designed to develop and increase understanding and skills related to group counseling; to stimulate interest in working with groups, to enable counseling personnel to consider appropriate uses for …

Prerequisite: Admission to a CSUN master’s degree program in Counseling; Recommended Corequisite: EPC 655. Communication theory and skills, designed to help students develop greater self-knowledge and become aware of their impact on others through participation in group experiences and peer counseling. Emphasis on verbal and non-verbal cues, refinement of basic response skills and the subtleties …

Prerequisites: EPC 659A; Admission to a CSUN master’s degree program in Counseling. Supervised applications of counseling skills in classroom and fieldwork settings, including peer counseling and community counseling sessions. Topics include crisis management and safety planning with suicidal or homicidal clients, child/elder abuse, domestic violence and self-injury, as well as introducing clients to counseling, professional …

Prerequisites: EPC 643, EPC 655, EPC 659A, EPC 659B. Supervised field training in an organized program for those specializing in Pupil Personnel Services at either elementary or secondary level or those in community-based counseling programs. Flexible units with consent of advisor. Normally, students enroll in EPC 659CC and EPC 659DC for two, 3-unit semesters. A …

Prerequisites: EPC 643, EPC 655, EPC 659A, EPC 659B. Supervised field training in an organized program for those specializing in Pupil Personnel Services at either elementary or secondary level or those in community-based counseling programs. Flexible units with consent of advisor. Normally, students enroll in EPC 659CC and EPC 659DC for two, 3-unit semesters. A third semester may be required …

Prerequisite: Students must be enrolled in the School Psychology Program. EPC 659EC and EPC 659FC are designed to help the student learn the position of the school psychologist through supervision, discussions, presentations, and actual fieldwork experiences. Focus in the Fall will include resiliency and using a strength based focus to plan data based interventions. In the …

Prerequisite: Students must be enrolled in the School Psychology Program. EPC 659EC and EPC 659FC are designed to help the student learn the position of the school psychologist through supervision, discussions, presentations, and actual fieldwork experiences. Focus in the Fall will include resiliency and using a strength based focus to plan data based interventions. In the …

Prerequisites: EPC 659EC, EPC 659FC or PSY 655C. Intensive supervised internship in a multi-cultural school for those completing the Pupil Personnel Services Credential/School Psychologist Authorization. Course objectives require vigorous application of diagnostic prescriptive and consultative skills. Students complete a total of 6 units. Actual number of units per semester is determined by instructor and student. Normally, …

Prerequisites: EPC 659EC, EPC 659FC or PSY 655C. Intensive supervised internship in a multi-cultural school for those completing the Pupil Personnel Services Credential/School Psychologist Authorization. Course objectives require vigorous application of diagnostic prescriptive and consultative skills. Students complete a total of 6 units. Actual number of units per semester is determined by instructor and student. Normally, students enroll in EPC …

Prerequisites: Admission to CSUN’s Master of Science in Counseling program; EPC 659A, EPC 659B. Intensive supervised fieldwork experience where students gain hours under an approved counseling/mental health provider and receive supervision by an approved site supervisor. In addition, students will meet weekly for a minimum of 1.5 hours of university group supervision with the practicum …

Prerequisites: Admission to CSUN’s Master of Science in Counseling program; EPC 659A, EPC 659B and EPC 659JC. Intensive supervised fieldwork experience where students gain hours under an approved counseling/mental health provider and receive supervision by an approved site supervisor. In addition, students will meet weekly for a minimum of 1.5 hours of university group supervision …

Prerequisite: Admission to CSUN’s master’s program in Marriage and Family Therapy. Introduction to fundamental counseling theories and skills, with a focus on humanistic and strength-based approaches to forming a therapeutic relationship with a diverse range of clients. Experiential and group exercises to develop the personal qualities required to be an effective family therapist. This course …

Prerequisites: EPC 659MFA; Admission to CSUN’s master’s program in Marriage and Family Therapy. Supervised application of therapy skills in classroom and fieldwork settings, including peer counseling and community counseling sessions. Topics include crisis management and safety planning with suicidal or homicidal clients, child/elder abuse, domestic violence, and self-injury as well as introducing clients to counseling, …

Prerequisites: EPC 659MFB, EPC 670MFA, EPC 670MFB, EPC 671MF, EPC 672MFA, and program approval required. Supervised training at an approved field site and an introduction to clinical and licensing paperwork. Students must apply for and locate a community placement prior to enrolling. This course includes a live supervision component. This course is the first half …

Prerequisites: EPC 659MFC, EPC 670MFA, EPC 670MFB, EPC 671MF, EPC 672MFA, and program approval required. Supervised training at an approved field site. This course includes a live supervision component and covers applied skills in case conceptualization and use of theories with clients. This course is the second half of the second-year fieldwork experience in the …

Prerequisite: Admission to CSUN’s Master of Science in School Psychology program. Communication theory and skills designed to help candidates develop greater self-knowledge, self-awareness, sensitivity to others, and skillfulness in relating to individuals and groups and become aware of their impact on effective communication and interpersonal skills on others through participation in group experiences and peer …

Prerequisites: EPC 659SPA; Admission to CSUN’s Master of Science in School Psychology program. Supervised group experiences and peer counseling using communication theory and skills designed to continue to help candidates develop sensitivity to others, and skillfulness in relating to individuals and groups. Emphasis on effective communication skills involving verbal and non-verbal cues, refinement of basic …

Prerequisite: EPC 657A. Seminar to develop career counseling competencies uniquely related to the needs of adult clients who are faced with problems of career adjustment and change. Includes theoretical constructs and models to prepare career counseling professionals for work in business and industry, adult schools and higher education and various private settings.

Provides school psychology students with comprehensive research-based information and best practices on how to assess children with behavioral disabilities and develop interventions. A multi-systemic behavioral approach to intervention is emphasized. Use of functional assessment, behavior intervention and prevention programs for students with behavioral disabilities is discussed. Additionally, students learn single-case methodology and begin learning about …

Prerequisite: EPC 657A. Seminar to investigate current and emerging issues that affect the nature of career education and counseling. Focus is on the implications of the counseling needs of special populations, job market shifts and the availability of work, changing work patterns, and longitudinal career development research for career counseling practices.

Prerequisites: EPC 601; SPED 610. Recommended Corequisite: EPC 659EC. History, theory and practice of individual assessment. Emphasis on cognitive-intellectual abilities testing as it relates to learning and adequate functioning. Supervised practice in test administration, interpretation of data from multiple sources and communication of results for program planning. (Limited to students accepted into the School Psychology …

Prerequisite: EPC 663A/L. Recommended Corequisite: EPC 659FC. Emphasis on assessment of socio-emotional abilities, personality, adaptive and life skills related to learning and adjustment. Supervised practice in test administration, interpretation of data from multiple sources and communication of results for program planning. (Limited to students accepted into the School Psychologist Credential Program.)

The course provides a knowledge base of the etiology and characteristics of major neuro-developmental, emotional and behavior disorders in children and youth, as well as an understanding of current evidence-based interventions in the schools. Students will be introduced to the ecological factors in the development of common disorders, including biological bases, and family, school, peer, …

Prerequisites: EPC 659A, EPC 659B. The course addresses individual and group counseling techniques to assist students with adjustment, social emotional functioning and mental health in the schools. Research and theory are aligned to best practices in wellness promotion, resiliency, crisis intervention and individual and group counseling. Application of developmental, diversity, and legal and ethical principles …

Prerequisite: Admission into the School Psychology Program. Corequisite: EPC 659A. This course provides a description and discussion of current roles and functions of school psychologists as guided by the history of the profession, law and ethics in the schools and in private practice, and current and future trends.

Prerequisites: EPC 639C; Formal application to enroll in the course or permission of instructor prior to the beginning of the semester. Students meet with mentors and faculty to study, design, implement and evaluate outcomes of quality improvement consultation/collaboration in center-based early care and learning programs. Field-based experience and weekly attendance in faculty-led seminar sessions are …

Prerequisite: Admission to a CSUN master’s degree program in Counseling. Case conceptualization and treatment planning using systemic marriage and family therapy/counseling theories, including structural, strategic, experiential and intergenerational theories. Addresses the associated evidence base, common factors research, and epistemological foundations of systemic theories. Applications with diverse clients, children and the severely mentally ill are emphasized.

Prerequisite: Admission to CSUN’s master’s program in Marriage and Family Therapy. Introduces the epistemological foundations of systemic family therapy. Case conceptualization and treatment planning using systemic marriage and family therapy theories, including structural, strategic, experiential, intergenerational, and psychodynamic theories and related evidence-based treatments. Applications with diverse clients and the severely mentally ill are emphasized.

Prerequisite: Admission to CSUN’s master’s program in Marriage and Family Therapy. Theoretical foundations, case conceptualization and treatment planning using postmodern and cognitive-behavioral marriage and family therapy theories, including solution-focused, narrative, collaborative, cognitive-behavioral, and behavioral approaches. Addresses postmodern epistemological and philosophical foundations, the associated evidence base, and applications with diverse clients.

Prerequisite: Admission to CSUN’s master’s program in Marriage and Family Therapy. Prepares students to develop and lead psychoeducational and process groups for children and adults diagnosed with a mental health issue as well as multi-family and multi-couple groups for families with members diagnosed with severe mental illness. Emphasis on evidence-based group treatments and diversity issues. …

Prerequisite: Admission to a CSUN master’s degree program in Counseling. This course focuses on laws, ethical decision making, professional identity, professional advocacy, mandated reporting, and licensing requirements that relate to counselors and marriage and family therapists in California. Emphasis on differing ethical standards across practice contexts, including recovery-oriented care, as well as ethical issues related …

Prerequisite: Admission to CSUN’s master’s program in Marriage and Family Therapy. This course provides training in laws, ethical decision making, professional identity, professional advocacy, mandated reporting, and licensing requirements that relate to marriage and family therapists and counselors in California. Emphasis will be placed on differing ethical practices across contexts, including recovery-oriented public mental health, …

Prerequisite: Admission to a CSUN master’s degree program in Counseling. Examines clinical assessment and diagnosis of adults and children manifesting mild to severe mental disorders, and includes training in the mental status examination, use of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, co-occurring disorders and recovery-oriented prognosis for severe mental illness. Emphasis on diversity …

Prerequisite: Admission to CSUN’s master’s program in Marriage and Family Therapy. Clinical assessment and diagnosis of adults and children manifesting mild to severe mental disorders and includes training in the mental status examination, use of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, co-occurring disorders, systemic perspectives on diagnosis, and recovery-oriented prognosis for severe mental …

Prerequisite: Admission to CSUN’s master’s program in Marriage and Family Therapy. This course provides students with research on the neurobiological and psychosocial impact of complex trauma among diverse populations and the link with co-occurring disorders and high-risk behaviors. Students learn and practice trauma-informed care with an emphasis on evidence-based programs. Students also gain an understanding …

Prerequisite: Admission to a CSUN master’s degree program in Counseling. Examines theories and skills required in contemporary community mental health settings, including recovery-oriented treatment for severe mental illness, disaster and trauma response, services for victims of abuse and the homeless, foster care, case management, client advocacy, in-home and in-school services, bilingual client services, collaborating with …

Prerequisite: Admission to CSUN’s master’s program in Marriage and Family Therapy. Theories and skills required in contemporary community mental health settings, including recovery-oriented treatment for severe mental illness, disaster and trauma response, services for victims of abuse and the homeless, foster care, case management, client advocacy, in-home and in-school services, bilingual client services, collaborating with …

Prerequisite: Admission to CSUN’s master’s program in Marriage and Family Therapy. This course enables students to use information about healthy functioning to help individuals, couples and families reach developmental milestones and effectively transition through stages of individual and family development. Topics covered include family life cycle issues, such as marriage, childbirth, child rearing, parenting, divorce, …

Prerequisite: Admission to CSUN’s master’s program in School Psychology. This course enables students to use information about family systems and systems ecological theory to help individuals and families reach developmental milestones and effectively transition through stages of individual and family development. Topics covered include family life development and family systems, to include diverse families, parenting, …

Prerequisite: Admission to a CSUN master’s degree program in Counseling. Major approaches for identifying, evaluating, diagnosing and treating persons with alcohol and substance abuse or dependency, co-occurring disorders and behavioral addictions. Topics include the effects of psychoactive drug use, theories of the etiology of addiction, systemic dynamics of alcoholic and substance abusing families, legal requirements, …

Prerequisite: Admission to CSUN’s master’s program in Marriage and Family Therapy. Major approaches for identifying, evaluating, diagnosing, and treating persons with alcohol and substance abuse or dependency, co-occurring disorders, and behavioral addictions in family therapy. Topics include the effects of psychoactive drug use; neurobiology of addiction; theories of the etiology of addiction; systemic dynamics of …

Prerequisites: EPC 670MFA. Admission to CSUN’s master’s program in Marriage and Family Therapy. Advanced theories and techniques for working with couples, including evidence-based treatment, research on successful marriages and divorce, premarital counseling, gay and lesbian couples, psychosexual dysfunction, integrated sex-marital therapy, co-parenting after divorce and multicultural couples. Emphasis on assessing for violence and addressing safety …

Prerequisite: Admission to CSUN’s master’s program in Marriage and Family Therapy. Examination of gender and sexuality integrating historical and cultural contexts across the lifespan. Sexuality will be considered from a biopsychosocial developmental perspective. Students will engage in critical self-assessment of knowledge, sensitivity, and attitudes about gender and sexuality as it intersects with race, ethnicity, age, …

Prerequisites: EPC 672; Admission to a CSUN master’s degree program in Counseling. Introduces students to the neurobiological foundations of family therapy, including an overview of sexual dysfunction, interpersonal neurobiology and effects of trauma. Covers biochemical theories of mental disorders and the various classes of psychoactive medications used to treat these disorders across the lifespan. Particular …

Prerequisites: EPC 672MFA; Admission to CSUN’s master’s program in Marriage and Family Therapy. This course will introduce students to the neurobiological foundations of family therapy, including biochemical theories of mental disorders and the various classes of psychoactive medications used to treat these disorders across the lifespan. Attention will be given to utilization patterns based on …

Prerequisite: Admission to CSUN’s master’s program in Marriage and Family Therapy. Corequisite: EPC 659MFD or other approved concurrent fieldwork experience. Introduces students to contemporary and outcome-based assessment in marriage and family therapy. Covers commonly used assessments related to mental health diagnosis, child functioning, couple functioning, family functioning, forensics, client outcome, therapeutic alliance and therapist effectiveness. …

Prerequisites: SPED 400; Enrollment restricted to students in Master of Science in Counseling programs in the CSUN Department of Educational Psychology and Counseling. This course is designed to provide PreK-16 counselors with a general introduction to special education as it relates to the counselor. In this course, there will be focus on classification categories, terminology, …

Overview and introductory program course in school counseling, covering the history of school counseling; academic, personal/social and career development domains of school counseling; state and national standards; the mission and philosophy of the CSUN program; social justice issues, including inequity in education and achievement; model school counseling programs; and current research and trends in the …

Prerequisite: EPC 314 or EPC 430 or equivalent course or instructor consent. Principles and practices of collaborating with families in educational and community settings from children birth through 8 years. Considerations of current research, family systems theory, the ecological perspective, family forms, attachment, effects of early trauma, the role of culture on child development and …

Prerequisite: EPC 602. Basic principles and methods of educational program evaluation and measurement within the pre-K-12 schools. Includes evaluation models, current assessments used in schools and current research in program evaluation. Addresses issues in measurement and evaluation, including bias in testing, test-based tracking, and alignment of standards and assessments.

Application of concepts and strategies for providing career/life planning and college-selection services using various aspects of technology. Focus is on the use of objective information in career counseling and college selection. Meets PPS course requirement in Career Education and Counseling.

Prerequisites: EPC 600 and admission to a CSUN master’s degree program in Counseling. Investigation of standardized career assessment, with emphasis on developmental career education and exploration as facilitated by professional school counselors in P-12 educational settings.

Prerequisites: EPC 682, EPC 659A/EPC 659B. Overview of the knowledge and skills required for effective leadership in schools by school counselors, with an emphasis on organizing, implementing, managing and evaluating comprehensive school guidance and counseling programs. Topics include leadership theory and principles; current research in educational leadership, leadership skills, education reform movements, strategic planning, school …

Prerequisites: EPC 655, EPC 659A, EPC 659B, EPC 670A, EPC 671, EPC 672; Approval of instructor. May be offered for 1-3 units. Students registering for this class must be placed in an approved fieldwork setting prior to enrolling. Course required by state licensing board for MFT and Counseling trainees each Fall, Spring and Summer semester …

Prerequisites: EPC 659MFD; Admission to CSUN’s master’s program in Marriage and Family Therapy. This course supports students in continuing to accrue up to 75 total hours at an established fieldwork placement or as otherwise arranged with the instructor. Topics covered include post-degree professional and career development. May be taken up to four times as needed …

Prerequisites: EPC 659MFB, EPC 670MFA, EPC 670MFB, EPC 671MF, EPC 672MFA, and program approval required. This course supports students beginning their supervised training at an approved field site or, with instructor permission, students continuing to see clients at an ongoing placement. Students must apply for community placement following program requirements. Topics covered include legal requirements, …

Prerequisites: EPC 659MFD; Admission to CSUN’s master’s program in Marriage and Family Therapy. This course supports students in continuing to accrue 75 or more total hours at an established fieldwork placement and prepares students to successfully enter the field upon graduation. Topics covered may include post-degree professional development, vita development, post-degree registration with the state …

Prerequisite: Admission to CSUN’s master’s program in Instructional Design. This course will prepare instructional designers for their roles in managing the instructional design aspects of a project, understanding the relationship of the instructional design process within the project management cycle, and prepare instructional designers to perform as project managers for learning solution projects.

Prerequisite: Graduate standing. Special seminars in selected topics.

Prerequisites: Admission to CSUN’s master’s program in Marriage and Family Therapy. The MFT writing seminar course provides students with in-depth review of and support in graduate-level, technical writing skills. In the course, students learn to formulate a thesis or purpose from which to research, organize, structure and deliver ideas and to improve technical writing skills …

Students are responsible for defining and organizing their own research problems. Reports on research are expected to be made to department faculty.

Prerequisite: Admission to CSUN’s master’s program in Marriage and Family Therapy. This course provides an opportunity for marriage and family therapy graduate students to research areas of clinical and academic interest. Students conduct their own research project under the direction of department faculty. May be taken three times for credit.

Prerequisite: Candidate must assemble a comprehensive exam committee prior to registration. Advanced studies of comprehensive topics. Taken during final semester of program. See Department Culminating Experience Handbook for information on how to form a committee. (Credit/No Credit only)

Prerequisite: Candidate must assemble a project/thesis exam committee prior to registration. Develop a thesis or project on an advanced topic in student’s field of specialization. Typically taken during final two semesters of program. See Department Culminating Experience Handbook for information on how to form a committee. (Credit/No Credit only)

Prerequisite: Admission into CSUN master’s program in Instructional Design. The focus of this course is on the practical application of what students have learned throughout the program. The graduate project will be the production of an instructional design solution that evidences originality and independent thinking. The instructional design solution will address an identified learning/training-based need …

Independent Study