Faculty: E. de Oliveira, L. Seifert

The faculty members in the Department of Counseling and Psychology are committed to a full and deep understanding of human beings. We believe that such an understanding can be gained by drawing upon the resources of the Christian faith and the academic discipline of psychology. Therefore, we are serious about our faith in Jesus Christ and our callings as academic psychologists.

The mission of the Department of Counseling and Psychology is to promote the development of students who understand a broad range of areas within psychology and make connections among Christian faith, learning and living. We are committed to our students’ growth in knowledge, wisdom, and compassion so that they will succeed and serve in their future educational, career, and personal endeavors.

The department offers the following undergraduate programs: a psychology major , an applied psychology major , a B.A./M.A.Ed. accelerated program in psychology and counseling major , a psychology minor , a chemical dependency counseling assistant (Phase I) minor (certificate) , and a liberal arts concentration in psychology. Students who are fascinated by human thought, emotion, and behavior are encouraged to take some of our courses and to sit down with us to discuss how the study of psychology may fit into their educational and vocational plans.

Psychology Program Goals

• Develop students’ knowledge across a broad range of areas within psychology.
• Foster students’ abilities to critique and apply psychological theories and findings.
• Teach students to use procedures and ethical guidelines involved in psychological research.
• Challenge students to contemplate the connections among Christian faith, learning, and living.
• Prepare students to serve in their future educational, career, and personal endeavors.

Student Learning Outcomes

• Students will evidence a satisfactory level of knowledge of key theories, findings, and methods across a broad range of the primary subdisciplines in psychology.
• Students will demonstrate familiarity with the ethical guidelines and procedures involved in developing, performing, and reporting psychological research.
• Students will articulate an informed position on foundational issues, contributions of theology to a holistic view of persons, contributions of psychology to a holistic view of persons, and their own personal philosophy of integration.
• Students will evidence reflection upon their reasons for studying psychology, their short- and long-term educational and career goals, and their intellectual, personal, and interpersonal strengths and weaknesses. They will also evidence the ability to reflect back on their undergraduate careers and describe continuity and change in these areas as well as plans for the future. Students’ reflections on these areas will exhibit an understanding of relations among faith, learning, and living.

Service Learning in Brazil and Poland

The department provides opportunity for students to serve and learn in trips to Brazil or Poland, led by department faculty. In either trip the option is available for students to complete the General Education Cross-Cultural Encounter component.

Programs

• Applied Psychology, BA
• B.A./M.A.Ed. Accelerated Program in Psychology and Counseling
• Psychology, BA

• Chemical Dependency Counseling Minor
• Psychology Minor

Courses

for the B.A./M.A.Ed. Accelerated Program in Psychology & Counseling

• COUN 503 - Multicultural Counseling and Advocacy
• COUN 544 - Foundations of Clinical Mental Health Counseling
• COUN 545 - Foundations of School Counseling
• COUN 563 - Theories and Techniques of Counseling I
• COUN 564 - Theories and Techniques of Counseling II
• COUN 622 - Assessment in Counseling
• COUN 643 - Trauma Counseling and Crisis Intervention
• COUN 662 - Counseling Children and Adolescence
• COUN 682 - Abnormal Psychology

• PSYC 121 - Introduction to Psychology
• PSYC 140 - Introduction to Statistics
• PSYC 220 - Psychology of Human Development
• PSYC 231 - Theories and Techniques of Chemical Dependency Counseling I
• PSYC 232 - Theories and Techniques of Chemical Dependency Counseling II
• PSYC 274 - Methods in Behavioral Research
• PSYC 312 - Cultural Psychology
• PSYC 320 - Infant and Child Psychology
• PSYC 330 - Psychology of Learning
• PSYC 334 - Assessment and Diagnosis in Chemical Dependency Counseling
• PSYC 335 - Adulthood and Aging
• PSYC 344 - Abnormal Psychology
• PSYC 351 - Social Psychology
• PSYC 360 - Topics in Psychology: [Topic Name]
• PSYC 420 - Internship
• PSYC 440 - Neuroscience and Physiological Psychology
• PSYC 441 - Sensation and Perception
• PSYC 443 - Adolescence and Juvenile Justice
• PSYC 444 - Treatment Methods in Chemical Dependency Counseling
• PSYC 445 - Addictions Counseling
• PSYC 447 - Death, Dying, and Bereavement
• PSYC 450 - Advanced Topics
• PSYC 453 - Psychology and Christianity