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Youngstown State University 1 disabilities. The Intervention Specialist (M/I) serves students with moderate to DEPARTMENT OF intensive cognitive disabilities. The program emphasizes the behavioral needs of students with disabilities. COUNSELING, SPECIAL • Intervention Specialist License (K-12) Mild/Moderate Disabilities Special Education: Mild/Moderate Licensure (http://catalog.ysu.edu/ EDUCATION, AND SCHOOL archives/2016-2017/undergraduate/colleges-programs/college- education/department-counseling-special-education-school-psychology/ PSYCHOLOGY special-education-mild-moderate-licensure) • Intervention Specialist License (K-12) Moderate/Intensive Disabilities Special Education: Moderate/Intensive Licensure (http://catalog.ysu.edu/ Welcome archives/2016-2017/undergraduate/colleges-programs/college- Youngstown State University is located an hour from Cleveland and education/department-counseling-special-education-school-psychology/ Pittsburgh. The Department of Counseling, Special Education, and School special-education-moderate-intensive-licensure) Psychology develops professionals who are committed to empowering individuals to achieve their full potential. UnderGraduate CourseWork Areas The mission of the Department of Counseling, Special Education, and School Counseling Psychology is to develop professional counselors, intervention specialists, The counseling program offers a limited number of undergraduate elective school psychologists, and related helping professionals. We seek to produce courses for students who are interested in developing counseling knowledge graduates who are sensitive to the impacts of human development, culture, and skills and/or pursuing a graduate degree in counseling. The undergraduate and context upon students and consumers of education and counseling counseling courses focus on mental health and wellness, leadership, career/ services. Graduates are caring and compassionate teachers, counselors life planning, and helping skills.The counseling program offers an MS in and professionals; who are self-reflective; who promote opportunity and Education degree with program options in clinical mental health counseling, social justice for the impoverished urban and rural populations; and, who are school counseling, student affairs, college counseling, and addiction committed to empowering individuals to thrive, and to achieve their fullest counseling. Candidates in clinical mental health, school, college, and addiction potential. counseling are prepared to meet the requirements for licensure and national We offer one undergraduate program with two degree options in Special certification as a counselor. A complete listing of program options and Education. The Intervention Specialist (Mild/Moderate licensure or Moderate/ course descriptions are presented in the YSU Graduate Catalog and on the Intensive Licensure) programs requires a minimum of 124 s.h. department's website. In addition, we offer several graduate degree programs. The CACREP COURSE TITLE S.H. accredited masters degree in Counseling (http://web.ysu.edu/counseling) COUN 1587 Introduction to Health and Wellness in Contemporary 3 has options in a) Clinical Mental Health Counseling, b) School Counseling, Society c) Addiction Counseling, and d) Student Affairs & College Counseling. COUN 1588 Exploring Leadership: Theory and Practice 3 The masters degree in Special Education (http://web.ysu.edu/bcoe/ COUN 1589 Success in Career and Life Planning 3 specialeducation) includes options in Intervention Specialist (Mild/Moderate COUN 2650 Foundations of Helping Skills for Allied Health 3 Licensure) and Autism and Related Disabilities (Moderate/Intensive Professionals Licensure). The educational specialist degree in School Psychology (http:// web.ysu.edu/bcoe/schoolpsychology) includes a master’s degree in COUN 2651 Foundations of Helping Skills for Human Ecology 2 Intervention Services. Professionals The faculty and students within the Department of Counseling, Special Education, & School Psychology are committed to academic success, Reading and Study Skills (RSS) excellence, and engagement. The department has a consistent record of The Reading and Study Skills Center, operated by the Department of accomplishments in relation to the mission and goals of YSU, assessment Counseling, Special Education, and School Psychology in the Beeghly College activities/results, research and scholarly activity by faculty and students, of Education, provides individualized and group instruction in improving examples of student success and academic excellence, and community reading rate and comprehension as well as college-level study strategies. The engagement activities. Center maintains a laboratory component for the following courses mandated for students based on the COMPASS® Reading Test (CRT): Jake J. Protivnak, Ph.D. Department Chairperson / Associate Professor COURSE TITLE S.H. 3312 Beeghly College of Education RSS 1510A Advanced College Success Skills 3 (330) 941-1936 RSS 1510B Basic College Success Skills 3 [email protected] RSS 1510C STEM Advanced College Success Skills 4 For more information about the Department of Counseling, Special Education, Additional services offered by the R&SS Center include individual tutoring in and School Psychology, contact the Department Office at 330-941-3257 or visit study strategies, reading rate and reading comprehension, college success our Department website (http://web.ysu.edu/bcoe/cse) . workshops, and assistance with preparation for standardized tests such as APK, MCAT, MAT and GRE. Peer tutors are available to work with students UnderGraduate Degree Program on an individual basis. Stop in the R&SS Center to schedule an appointment Special Education or visit our website to complete the Self-Referral Peer Tutoring form (under Services we offer). The department offers a BS and MS in Education with specialization in mild/ moderate (M/M) disabilities and moderate/intensive (M/I) disabilities. The The services offered by the Reading and Study Skills Center are free of charge undergraduate programs lead to licensure in the Intervention Specialist to all registered YSU students. The Reading and Study Skills Center is located Mild/Moderate (M/M) and Intervention Specialist Moderate/Intensive (M/I). in the lower level of Maag Library in Room 154. For further information, contact An Intervention Specialist (M/M) serves students with moderate cognitive the Reading and Study Skills Center at (330) 941-3099; visit the Reading and 2 Department of Counseling, Special Education, and School Psychology Study Skills Center (http://cms.ysu.edu/administrative-offices/reading-and- COUN 1588 Exploring Leadership: Theory and Practice 3 s.h. study-skills/reading-and-study-skills-center) website; or e-mail the Center at Introduction to the study of leadership through theoretical and practical [email protected] . applications. Through group interaction, discussions, and change projects, students will develop their leadership knowledge while acquiring skills to solve Chair leadership challenges within diverse organizations. The course will provide students with intellectual and interpersonal opportunities to practice the Jake J. Protivnak, Ph.D., Chair process of becoming effective leaders. Professors COUN 1589 Success in Career and Life Planning 3 s.h. The course will facilitate the development of career and life planning skills. Kathleen Aspiranti, Ph.D., Assistant Professor This course is designed for, but not restricted to, entering and undeclared students. This course will emphasize identifying strengths, clarifying values, Margaret L. Briley, Ph.D., Assistant Professor exploring career options, developing effective decision-making skills, and learning life skills related to health, finances, relationships, and community Kristin L. Bruns, Ph.D., Assistant Professor responsibility. Carrie R. Jackson, D.Ed., Assistant Professor COUN 2650 Foundations of Helping Skills for Allied Health Professionals 3 s.h. Victoria E. White Kress, Ph.D., Professor Skill development in learning how to foster helping relationships and increase communication skills with individual, family, or group-related patient needs in a Sung Hee Lee, Ph.D., Assistant Professor health care setting. Emphasis on ethical, cultural, socioeconomic, and special Don Martin, Ph.D., Professor needs in allied health care settings. Includes an experiential skill video training component. Kenneth L. Miller, Ph.D., Professor COUN 2651 Foundations of Helping Skills for Human Ecology Professionals 2 s.h. Matthew Paylo, Ph.D., Associate Professor The course will facilitate the development of helping skills with individual, Jake J. Protivnak, Ph.D., Associate Professor family and/or groups. Emphasis is on ethical, cultural, socioeconomic, and special needs in human service settings. Courses will include overview of Richard W. VanVoorhis, D.Ed., Associate Professor counseling skills and theories that will assist students to address client care needs. Amy E. Williams, Ph.D., Assistant Professor COUN 5821 Seminar in Guidance and Counseling 1-3 s.h. Instructor Study of selected topics chosen by staff, e.g. career guidance, counseling process, and other contemporary issues in school personnel work. Jennifer Vaschak, M.S., Instructor Prereq.: Upper-division standing. COUN 5822 Seminar in Guidance and Counseling 1-3 s.h. Special Education Study of selected topics chosen by staff, e.g. career guidance, counseling The BS in Ed degree requires coursework as listed below: process, and other