Choose a course from those listed below, register, obtain the textbook, begin reading and studying the materials on the site and in the textbook. Express Exams are now located on each course page so you can take the exam immediately after finishing the work of each course. Course descriptions, directions, outcomes, study guide questions, vocabulary lists, supplementary readings, and links are located on the course pages. Double click on the course titles in the Course List to access the course pages. There is no time limit for completion of the work in the courses. All materials will be available to you once you have registered so you can immediately begin your study. Good Luck!!!!
===================================================================================================================
Courses Currently Available
===================================================================================================================
1. Understanding ADHD: Information for School Counselors [Click On Title To Go To Course Page] [10 contact hours] - On-line Format or Home-Study Format [$50.00 NO OTHER FEES APPLY] This course offers a detailed understanding of what Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is and how it affects the progress of children in the schools. Information is presented on the symptoms, treatment, and interventions with this population. Special attention is paid to the role of the counselor in understanding this student in the school setting and what school counseling can contribute to the success of these children in school. Materials include a Course Description, Course Directions, Course Outcomes, Textbook Reference, Study Guide Questions, Vocabulary List, Supplementary Readings, and Related Links to guide the study of the material in the course. A final examination with a satisfactory score is required for successful completion of the course. NBCC Content Area: Human Growth And Development. Text: The ADHD Handbook: A Guide For Parents and Professionals on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. by Alison Munden and Jon Arcelus ISBN #1853027561 $19.95 (new) $13.97 (used) in the Bookstore
Open For Registration. 
NBCC
Approved [Provider # 5936]
2. DSM IV for School Counselors [Click On Title To Go To Course Page] [10 contact hours] - [$50.00 NO OTHER FEES APPLY] This course is an overview of the DSM IV as a tool for the classification of psychopathology for counselors. Familiarity with the DSM IV has become an integral part of child psychology and school psychology and counseling. Specific diagnoses are increasingly required for educational placement, funding and resource allocation, and treatment planning. This course provides a succinct and well-organized overview of the principles of diagnostic classification used by the DSM IV. The student will become familiar with the basic format of the DSM IV and will discover the usefulness of this tool in the school setting. Counselors will learn how the DSM IV works as a method of organizing and communicating our understanding of adjustment and cognitive disorders of children and youth. Particular attention will be paid to the classification of these conditions peculiar to childhood and adolescents along with mastery of some of the basic characteristics evident in these categories. The focus is on the presenting symptoms of the disorders we most commonly encounter in school-age children and adolescents. Commentary on treatment for these populations will be reviewed from the perspective of the school counselor. Materials include a Course Description, Course Directions, Course Outcomes, Textbook Reference, Study Guide Questions, Vocabulary List, Supplementary Readings, and Related Links to guide the study of the material in the course. A final examination with a satisfactory score is required for successful completion of the course. NBCC Content Area: Appraisal of Individuals. Text: DSM IV Diagnosis In The Schools. Alvin E. House ISBN #1572303468. $33.00 (new) $28.38 (used) in The Bookstore .
Open For Registration. NBCC
Approved [Provider # 5936]
3. REBT: A Primer For School Counselors [10 contact hours] - [$50.00 - NO OTHER FEES APPLY] The course is an overview of the tenets of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy. Inferential applications for school counselors based upon a thorough knowledge of the theory in working with students makes up the main focus of the work in this course. Rationality is that which helps people to achieve their basic goals and purposes. It is logical and empirically consistent with reality. Irrationality, on the other hand, is that which prevents people from achieving their basic goals and purposes. It is illogical, dogmatic, and empirically inconsistent with reality. This course will seek to provide a solid grounding in the theory and allude to some uses in the school setting to give counselors a powerful tool to employ in helping young people to make better decisions about their lives. This course brings together some of the major writings of the past 10 years on REBT. The focus of many of the readings is on therapeutic intervention. Topics include disputing, irrational beliefs, activity and directiveness, force and energy, responsibility, and therapeutic efficiency. Materials include a Course Description, Course Directions, Course Outcomes, Textbook Reference, Study Guide Questions, Vocabulary List, Supplementary Readings, and Related Links to guide the study of the material in the course. A final examination with a satisfactory score is required for successful completion of the course. NBCC Content Area: Counseling Theory. Text: Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy: A Reader [paperback] edited by Windy Dryden ISBN 0803978596 available in The Bookstore for $46.95 (new) $34.95 (used).
Open For Registration. NBCC
Approved [Provider # 5936]
4. Counseling the College Bound Student [Click On Title To Go To Course Page] [10 contact hours] - [$50.00 - NO OTHER FEES APPLY] Decisions that lead up to a student's entering college are an important set of milestones for the young person and the parent alike. This course emphasizes the milestones along the pathway toward college and the college decision-making process itself. School counselors play an integral role in facilitating the transition from high school to college and the attendant anxieties of both the students and the parents. Strategies and procedures for the successful completion of the college entrance journey are outlined as well as a timeline for the student and counselor to follow. Resources for the college bound student are presented to raise the awareness of the school counselor of some of the new and technologically rich methods of accomplishing the college search, admission, and financial aid goals of the high school student of today. Materials include a Course Description, Course Directions, Course Outcomes, Textbook Reference, Study Guide Questions, Vocabulary List, Supplementary Readings, and Related Links to guide the study of the material in the course. A final examination with a satisfactory score is required for successful completion of the course. NBCC Content Area: Lifestyle And Career Development. Text: Charbonneau, Danielle, Ed., Winning The College Admissions Game Without Losing Your Mind: The Guide To Getting In ISBN 0312300441 $11.16 (new) $.45 (used) from the Bookstore.
Open For Registration. NBCC
Approved [Provider # 5936]
5. Career Development In The Schools: Helping Students Make Better Decisions About Their Lives [Click On Title To Go To Course Page] [10 contact hours] - [$50.00 - NO OTHER FEES APPLY] This course is designed to be a blueprint for counselors to build a program in the schools that enables students to make better decisions about their lives, especially with respect to the career pathway they choose. Choices made in this arena can have a profound and long-lasting effect upon the future of each young person who passes through the schools. Decisions made about a career have have ramifications about further training and college choice. However, instilling the career decision-making process in each and every student will serve them well in the future because career choices are affected by so many factors in a rapidly changing and technologically advanced society. The course will espouse a step-by-step approach for building and implementing an effective career development direction for a school. The course will review many of the major career theorists in the light of today's new realities and will focus upon what they say about the development of a career identity during the adolescent years. Strategies for developing a career identity will be discussed. Materials include a Course Description, Course Directions, Course Outcomes, Textbook Reference, Study Guide Questions, Vocabulary List, Supplementary Readings, and Related Links to guide the study of the material in the course. A final examination with a satisfactory score is required for successful completion of the course. NBCC Content Area: Lifestyle And Career Development. Text: Career Counseling In the Schools by Roger D. Herring, ISBN 1-55620-168-0 , $45.95 list price, $28.95 for ACA Members [ACA Order Number 72638] in The Bookstore .
Open For Registration. NBCC
Approved [Provider # 5936]
6. Counselor Approaches With Love And Relationship Issues [Click On Title To Go To Course Page] [10 contact hours] - [$50.00 - NO OTHER FEES APPLY] A cognitive approach to the problems that surround the romantic relationships is the focus of this course. People experiment with affairs of the heart only to be tossed about time and again by feelings they barely understand or can cope with. Their emotional investment into dating, falling in love, and marrying is just as real as any other set of emotions that permeate their lives. These ups and downs in the arena of love can crowd other things out of their lives leading to the development of anger, depression, irritability, anxiety, substance abuse, and even suicide. This course, from a Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy point of view, seeks to outline for the counselor fresh cognitively-based strategies for success in dealing with the romance concerns of clients. These may include the difference between preferences versus demands; the distinction between judging traits and outcomes and judging people; getting rid of the upset rather than just expressing upsetting feelings; learning that relationships do not disturb people [people disturb themselves]; the world is never going to be fair; change in thinking is the effective problem-solving model; emotional self-control strategies for young people; beliefs about others; techniques to argue against irrational love beliefs; rejection is not self rejection; putting yourself first; the differences between health and unhealthy love relationships; love and the core irrational beliefs; and teaching recovery. REBT is a teaching therapy that shows clients ways to change their dysfunctional thinking in this area and realistically examine how they are upsetting themselves. Materials include a Course Description, Course Directions, Course Outcomes, Textbook Reference, Study Guide Questions, Vocabulary List, Supplementary Readings, and Related Links to guide the study of the material in the course. A final examination with a satisfactory score is required for successful completion of the course. NBCC Content Area: The Helping Relationship. Texts: Head Over Heart In Love: 25 Guides To Rational Passion by Bill Borcherdt ISBN 1568870175 $16.95 (new) $2.50 (used) and Men Are From Earth, Women Are From Earth: A Guide To Winning Cooperation From Your Spouse by Kenneth Wenning ISBN 0765701022 $18.95 (new) $7.58 (used) in The Bookstore .
Open For Registration. NBCC
Approved [Provider # 5936]
7. Conflict Resolution Techniques For School Counselors [Click On Title To Go To Course Page] [10 contact hours] - [$50.00 - NO OTHER FEES APPLY] The increasing level of interpersonal confrontation and conflict in the schools has led to many counselors becoming involved in resolving these differences between students and staff in their schools. The elements of conflict resolution are reviewed and discussed, and strategies employed in getting school citizens to "get along" are outlined. The course will show how to go from adversarial approaches to caring and helping without losing control of the situation. The basis of the course rests upon the time-honored methods that counselors have used for a long time. Topics include: Focusing on what is really being said; communication as caring and sharing; developing effective questioning skills; choosing alternatives to violence by employing mediation skills, and application of these skills to any school confrontation. The steps in the process and the role of the counselor in the alleviating the interpersonal conflicts between students and staff are discussed. Materials include a Course Description, Course Directions, Course Outcomes, Textbook Reference, Study Guide Questions, Vocabulary List, Supplementary Readings, and Related Links to guide the study of the material in the course. A final examination with a satisfactory score is required for successful completion of the course. NBCC Content Area: The Helping Relationship. Text: Face To Face: Communication And Conflict Resolution In The Schools. by Philip Morse & Allen Ivey ISBN #0803963084 $16.95 (new) $4.96 (used) in The Bookstore.
Open For Registration. NBCC
Approved [Provider # 5936]
8. Ethical Issues For School Counselors [Click On Title To Go To Course Page] [10 contact hours] - [$50.00 - NO OTHER FEES APPLY] Ethical issues are regularly encountered by counselors in the schools. There are sometimes dilemmas that will defy a solution. This course is a blueprint or principles that will help guide counselors through ethical issues they face. Case studies are employed to set forth a review of the ethical concerns in the school counseling arena. These focus on the relationships among counselors, students, parents, and teachers. Examples of typical ethical concerns faced in the schools are developed. Major areas of ethical and legal involvement are outlined and discussed. The NBCC, ACA, and ASCA Codes of Ethics are reviewed and dissected for increasing counselor understanding. This is sometimes a very confusing area of discussion for the professional counselor. This course is intended as a review of the basics and the implications for current best practices in the field of school counseling, a platform to challenge counselors to process their approaches to various ethical encounters in the day-to-day school routine. It is hoped that the course will make counselors feel more comfortable in an area that causes some consternation. Materials include a Course Description, Course Directions, Course Outcomes, Textbook Reference, Study Guide Questions, Vocabulary List, Supplementary Readings, and Related Links to guide the study of the material in the course. A final examination with a satisfactory score is required for successful completion of the course. NBCC Content Area: Professional Orientation. Text: Ethics In School Counseling. John M. Schulte and Donald Cochrane. ISBN #0807734322 $19.95 (new) $12.00 (used) in The Bookstore .
Open For Registration. NBCC
Approved [Provider # 5936]
9. Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) And The Adolescent: An Overview Of The Facts And The Issues For School Counselors [Click On Title To Go To Course Page] [10 contact hours] - [$50.00 - NO OTHER FEES APPLY] There are twenty sexually transmitted known to modern medicine. This course is an overview of the facts about sexually transmitted diseases, including characteristics of each and the prognosis for each. Sexually active teens need to understand the dangers of unprotected sex just as with any other segment of the population. The information in this study will help to clear up some of the misunderstandings about STDs by providing accurate practical advice. Strategies for getting across the message of abstinence and the prudent need for protection are reviewed. Counseling issues and strategies for students who have already contracted an STD are outlined along with providing an important resource for counselors in working with students who want to know how to avoid becoming infected or infecting others. A major portion of the course is a thorough body of data regarding the symptoms, risk factors, transmission, testing, and treatment. Sources of community assistance are listed and described. Materials include a Course Description, Course Directions, Course Outcomes, Textbook Reference, Study Guide Questions, Vocabulary List, Supplementary Readings, and Related Links to guide the study of the material in the course. A final examination with a satisfactory score is required for successful completion of the course. NBCC Content Area: Human Growth And Development. Text: Sexually Transmitted Diseases: A Physician Tells You What You Need To Know. Dr. Lisa Marr. ISBN #0801860431 $12.89 (new) $2.50 (used) in The Bookstore .
Open For Registration. NBCC
Approved [Provider # 5936]
10. Stress Management For Adolescents [Click On Title To Go To Course Page] [10 contact hours] - [$50.00 - NO OTHER FEES APPLY] Individual and group strategies for managing stress in adolescents in a school setting are the focus of this course. Stress in adolescents is thoroughly discussed through a review of the current literature. Recognizing the signs of stress in adolescents is an important part of helping to alleviate it. Signs of stress in adolescents are clearly described. A wealth of strategies for alleviating stress in young people is outlined. The course reviews small group, large group, and individual counseling approaches that may be employed with students in this area. Materials include a Course Description, Course Directions, Course Outcomes, Textbook Reference, Study Guide Questions, Vocabulary List, Supplementary Readings, and Related Links to guide the study of the material in the course. A final examination with a satisfactory score is required for successful completion of the course. NBCC Content Area: The Helping Relationship. Texts: A Leader's Guide To Fighting Invisible Tigers: A Stress Management Guide For Teens by Earl Hipp and Connie C. Schmitz ISBN# 0915793814 $13.57 (new) $10.59 (used) and Talks With Teens About Self And Stress: 50 Guided Discussions For School And Counseling Groups by Jean Sunde Peterson and Pamela Espeland ISBN# 0915793555 $14.93 (new) $12.50 (used) in The Bookstore .
Open For Registration. NBCC
Approved [Provider #5936
11. Depression and Anxiety In High School Students: What Is To Be Done? [Click On Title To Go To Course Page] [10 contact hours] - [$50.00 - NO OTHER FEES APPLY] Many adolescents today are continually hindered by the twin plagues of depression and anxiety. Clear definitions of these two disorders are reviewed. Both these conditions interrupt what should be otherwise a happy period in the lives of teens. The debilitating aspects and characteristics of each is outlined and strategies, both individual and group, are offered in this course for the school counselor. Treatment strategies are discussed from a variety of perspectives. Counselors are made aware of ways to help teens to manage difficult situations, solve problems effectively, anticipate the likely consequences of their actions, how to thin and act in a goal-oriented fashion, how to balance different aspects of their lives, and employ self-knowledge to avoid hurtful situations. Materials include a Course Description, Course Directions, Course Outcomes, Textbook Reference, Study Guide Questions, Vocabulary List, Supplementary Readings, and Related Links to guide the study of the material in the course. A final examination with a satisfactory score is required for successful completion of the course. NBCC Content Area: Human Growth And Development. Texts: When Nothing Matters Anymore: A Survival Guide For Depressed Teens by Bev Cobain, Elizabeth Verdick and Jeff Tolbert ISBN # 1575420368 at $11.16 (new) $2.77 (used) in The Bookstore .
Open For Registration. NBCC
Approved [Provider # 5936]
12. Exceptional Children In The School: Opportunities For Counselor Advocacy. [Click On Title To Go To Course Page] [10 contact hours] - [$50.00 - NO OTHER FEES APPLY] This course will provide the counselor with an basic understanding of the special education system in our schools. It will enable counselors to use this information to become advocates for students with disabilities in schools and to assist their families in making the system work appropriately for students so that they get a quality education within the context of today's education systems. Counselor awareness is raised concerning avenues for getting quality instruction and assistance that meets the needs of each and every special needs child. Major legislation and legal initiatives are reviewed so the counselor is brought up to speed in clearly understood language. IDEA, ADA, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act are prime vehicles for obtaining services for all special needs students. Categorical information regarding the major groups of exceptionalities will be surveyed. Resources are discussed describing parent groups, state agencies, and organizations that are prominent in delivering services to exceptional children in our schools and communities. The counselor's role as a parent resource in the education of these children is the focus of the work in this course. Materials include a Course Description, Course Directions, Course Outcomes, Textbook Reference, Study Guide Questions, Vocabulary List, Supplementary Readings, and Related Links to guide the study of the material in the course. A final examination with a satisfactory score is required for successful completion of the course. NBCC Content Area: Human Growth and Development. Text: Negotiating The Special Ed Maze: A Guide For Parents And Teachers. Winnifred Anderson, et. al. ISBN #0933149727 $11.53 (new) $5.25 (used) in The Bookstore .
Open For Registration. NBCC
Approved [Provider # 5936]
13. Self-Esteem Versus Self-Acceptance: Raising The Awareness Of School Counselors To The Dangers Of The Former And The Hope Of The Latter [Click On Title To Go To Course Page] [10 contact hours] - [$50.00 - NO OTHER FEES APPLY] The title of this course sounds like heresy in today's education, but there is a point to be made here. Feelings of inferiority are as common as the cold and engender many problems with health and happiness. The information here will help change thinking about what we are doing to kids in the schools. The concept of self-esteem is one of the most damaging things we force upon young people. It holds that people are only worth something when they are doing great and good things thus, supposedly, increasing the self-esteem of the young person. They are taught over and over that they are only worth something when their achievements and accomplishments are high. Being the fallible humans we all are, there are many, many times when we come short of the perfection that self-esteem advocates espouse. Therefore, it is back to the feelings of anger and self-loathing that characterize many of our adolescents' dispositions. If we were to teach students to value themselves when they, indeed, do well and also teach them to be self-accepting when they fall short of the prevailing expectations, then students can retain a more healthy outlook on life and progress toward discharging their self-defeating behaviors. They can be made to see that they are just as valuable when they are doing well and when they are, perhaps, not reaching every goal we set for them. Materials include a Course Description, Course Directions, Course Outcomes, Textbook Reference, Study Guide Questions, Vocabulary List, , Supplementary Readings, and Related Links to guide the study of the material in the course. A final examination with a satisfactory score is required for successful completion of the course. NBCC Content Area: Counseling Theory. Text: Overcoming The Rating Game: Beyond Self-Love, Beyond Self-Esteem. Paul A. Hauck ISBN #0664253105 $13.97 (new) $9.71 (used) in The Bookstore .
Open For Registration. NBCC
Approved [Provider # 5936]
14. Anger: How To Help Students Live With It and Live Without It. [Click On Title To Go To Course Page] [10 contact hours] - [$50.00 - NO OTHER FEES APPLY] The youth of today seem to harbor anger about a myriad of things in their lives. It can be trouble at home where a mother re-marries a man who the kids do not like. It can be the break-up of a teen romantic relationship. It can be anger at the parameters placed on the young person at school leading to their disillusionment with the school setting and eventual separation from that environment. Basic personality differences between students lead to the increase of angry outbursts that punctuate the school day. There also can be serious ingrained rage that centers upon some emotional instability the child may possess. Whatever the reason, anger may be the prime ingredient in many of the outbursts and inappropriate behavior we see in the schools, in the community, and at home, some of which we have seen to end up in violence against the school and students. Curbing the rage of these young people is a very difficult task, but one which counselors should be equipped to deal with. This course presents information on anger in young people and outlines a set of strategies for more appropriately dealing with the rage of this age. Individual and group approaches will be mentioned as well avenues for understanding the type of anger that permeates the children we see in school. Materials include a Course Description, Course Directions, Course Outcomes, Textbook Reference, Study Guide Questions, Vocabulary List, Supplementary Readings, and Related Links to guide the study of the material in the course. A final examination with a satisfactory score is required for successful completion of the course. NBCC Content Area: The Helping Relationship. Text: Cage Your Rage For Teens: A Guide To Anger Control. Murray Cullen and Joan Wright. ISBN# 1569910367 $12.50 (new) $11.95 (used) and The Angry Self : A Comprehensive Approach to Anger Management by Miriam M. Gottlieb ISBN: 189194407X $16.97 (new) $12.95 (used) in The Bookstore .
Open For Registration. NBCC
Approved [Provider # 5936]
15. Group Counseling Approaches In The High School: Strategies For Success With Troubled As Well As Talented Students [Click On Title To Go To Course Page] [10contact hours] - [$50.00 - NO OTHER FEES APPLY] Conducting counseling groups in the secondary school is a valuable tool for counselors to employ to enable students to deal with the stress, trials, and tribulations of attending a modern high school. This course is designed as a primer on getting groups started in a high school and facilitating the development of the members of the group toward more healthy and useful ways of dealing with problems they may encounter. The focus is on the development and enhancement of group leadership skills and the group counseling process in the schools. A step-by-step guide to starting and facilitating groups for various populations will be introduced. Some detailed session outlines will be introduced. Group topics could include anger management, divorce, children of parents harmfully involved in substance abuse, relationships, multicultural concerns, social skills, stress reduction, and many other important themes in working with young people. The flexibility of a group approach to these problems can be unlimited and can benefit the atmosphere of the entire school. The study in this course is intended for new counselors, veteran counselors who want a way to justify a group approach to the problems of the school, counselors who are overwhelmed and need to employ a group approach to meet their needs of their students, and counselors who seek an alternative to all of the quasi-administrative clerical tasks that counselors are asked and expected to perform. Materials include a Course Description, Course Directions, Course Outcomes, Textbook Reference, Study Guide Questions, Vocabulary List, Supplementary Readings, and Related Links to guide the study of the material in the course. A final examination with a satisfactory score is required for successful completion of the course. NBCC Content Area: Group Dynamics, Processing, and Counseling. Text: Group Counseling For School Counselors: A Practical Guide. Greg Brigman and Barbara Earley. ISBN #0825117852. $36.99 (new) $26.81 (used) in The Bookstore .
Open For Registration. NBCC
Approved [Provider # 5936]
16. Counseling At-Risk Youth: Issues and Answers. [Click On Title To Go To Course Page] [10 contact hours] - [$50.00 - NO OTHER FEES APPLY] Dealing with the student who may drop out of school is an increasing focus of the work of school counselors today. This course is an investigation of this population and an overview of many of the approaches that have been attempted over the years. Counselors should be aware of the problems as well as the potential of this population in our schools today. Model programs will be introduced that are in operation throughout the country that strive to address the needs of these young people in the schools. Multicultural considerations will be reviewed and referenced. The role of counselors, teachers, and administrators in educating this population is outlined for a better understanding of the responsibility of this group of professionals to make a difference in helping these students to make better decisions about their education and their lives. There is no magical solution for the dropout problem. The problem is complex and requires an intricate array of solutions. Dropout characteristics are many and varied necessitating differing kinds of programs and approaches. To succeed programs have to provide one-on-one attention to at-risk students who are already convinced of their own failure and need to be reinforced to be successful in school. Children who are at risk for dropping out need to be identified at an early age. Success in the early years dampens the prospects for failure in the later years. Solutions to the at-risk problem require the efforts of a wide spectrum of constituencies including teachers, counselors, administrators, business, community resources, and the various levels of government. Materials include a Course Description, Course Directions, Course Outcomes, Textbook Reference, Study Guide Questions, Vocabulary List, Supplementary Readings, and Related Links to guide the study of the material in the course. A final examination with a satisfactory score is required for successful completion of the course. NBCC Content Area: The Helping Relationship. Text: Dropping Out or Hanging in : What You Should Know Before Dropping Out of School by Duane Brown ISBN #0844245372 $8.95 (new) $3.50 (used) and The Cause and Cure of Dropouts by Arnold B. Skromme, James Van Allen, and M. James Bensen ISBN #0962350818 $13.95 (new) $1.95 (used) in The Bookstore.
Open For Registration. NBCC
Approved [Provider # 5936]
17. Psychopharmacology: What A Counselor Needs To Know. [Click On Title To Go To Course Page] [10 contact hours] - [$50.00 - NO OTHER FEES APPLY] Students are being medicated today like never before. These drugs are prescribed for a number of reasons. Content of the course focuses on the uses, actions, side effects, interactions, and special precautions of employing medication with school-aged children. The study here will teach counselors and other non-medical helping professionals how different drugs work and why they are prescribed. All five classes of drugs commonly employed with youth will be surveyed by describing the side effects, indications for use, drug interactions, and suggested dosages. The information will center upon the the complexities of drug regimens commonly prescribed for: ADHD, Depression, Bipolar and Conduct Disorders, Anxiety, Self-Destructive Behaviors, and Tourette's Syndrome. Counselors should be aware of the nature and effects of the prescription drugs that students are taking. Being aware of these medications may also enable counselors to better serve students who are medicated. The myths and truths about the role of medications in managing behavior will be explored along with what to anticipate when medication is initiated, changed, or discontinued. Counselor approaches to addressing the family's unspoken concerns are surveyed. Factors within the school setting that may either foster or hinder the treatment plan are mentioned. Materials include a Course Description, Course Directions, Course Outcomes, Textbook Reference, Study Guide Questions, Vocabulary List, Supplementary Readings, and Related Links to guide the study of the material in the course. A final examination with a satisfactory score is required for successful completion of the course. NBCC Content Area: Professional Orientation. Text: Instant Pharmacology: A Guide For The Non-Medical Mental Health Professional. Ronald J. Diamond ISBN #0393702693 $18.95 (new) $16.32 (used) in The Bookstore .
Open For Registration NBCC
Approved [Provider # 5936]
18. Standards In The Schools: No Counselor Left Behind. [Click On Title To Go To Course Page] [10 contact hours] - [$50.00 - NO OTHER FEES APPLY] This course is about the future of American education - what it could be - what it had better be - if we intend to meet the demands of the kind of global/technological world in which we seem to be living . This course shows how American public schools can be saved by instituting high standards for academic achievement. The course explains not just what the standards movement is all about, but also what it will take to bring every student up high standards no matter where that student starts. The information here shows this single-minded focus on achievement will change everything - from the kinds of curriculum materials we use to the design of elementary and middle schools. This will also entail the abandonment of the comprehensive high school and the institution of a diploma based upon meeting standards, rather than attendance. At the heart of this revolution are the performance standards themselves, which provide clear expectations for student achievement by showing examples of standard-setting student work. This course advocates the building of a standards-based instructional system, creating a results-oriented culture devoted to continuous improvement, and making the individual in it accountable for reaching the goals set by the standards. The course shows how a standards based education - one based on national industry skill standards - can provide the focus for many of our youth, regardless of whether they are going to be doctors or plumbers (we ALL go to work after our formal education). Convincing examples are given of schools who are successfully implementing a standards-based approach. Many excellent resources for systemic change are included. This is vital information for counselors as we enter into the 21st century. The course also acts as a primer to PL 110-107 The No Child Left Behind Act signed by President Bush in 2001. It will transform American education like no other law since 1965. This course will offer the counselor a beginning introduction to the law and to its implications for teachers and counselors in our schools. Materials include a Course Description, Course Directions, Course Outcomes, Textbook Reference, Study Guide Questions, Vocabulary List, Supplementary Readings, and Related Links to guide the study of the material in the course. A final examination with a satisfactory score is required for successful completion of the course. NBCC Content Area: Professional Orientation. Text: Standards For Our Schools: How To Set Them, Measure Them, And Reach Them. Marc S. Tucker and Judy B. Codding. ISBN #0787938947 $17.01 (new) $1.80 (used) in The Bookstore .
Open For Registration. NBCC
Approved [Provider # 5936]
19. Fostering Resiliency In The School. [Click On The Title To Go To Course Page] [10 contact hours] - [$50.00 - NO OTHER FEES APPLY] Resiliency is the ability to spring back from and successfully adapt to adversity. Research is showing that the majority of children, youth, and adults can bounce back and experience life success especially if their environments create resiliency-building conditions. Schools are crucial resiliency building components of people's lives and counselors can act as facilitators of this strengthening agent in our schools. Resiliency ushers in a foundation for effective education where student discipline improves, achievement soars, and staff morale improves steadily. This course provides an introduction to resiliency and why it is an important ingredient in school improvement. It is the foundation of effective education. Proven strategies will be presented along with resiliency perspective from key school players. Ways to assess and improve school-wide resiliency are outlined along with a blueprint for creating a safe and violence-free school. Materials include a Course Description, Course Directions, Course Outcomes, Textbook Reference, Study Guide Questions, Vocabulary List, Supplementary Readings, and Related Links to guide the study of the material in the course. A final examination with a satisfactory score is required for successful completion of the course. NBCC Content Area: Societal And Cultural Foundations. Text: School-wide Approaches For Fostering Resiliency. by Nan Henderson, Bonnie Bernard, and Nancy Sharp-Light. ISBN: 0966939425 $22.85 (new) in the Bookstore.
Open For Registration. NBCC
Approved [Provider # 5936]
20. Counseling Students With Eating Disorders [Click On The Title To Go To Course Page] [10 contact hours] - - [$50.00 - NO OTHER FEES APPLY] The cultural obsession with slimness has reached a level which is seriously hurting millions of our youth. Messages are conveyed to our youth that they are less than perfect unless they somehow manage to achieve a body size and shape which is biological sustainable for only a handful of people. Other aspects of appearance are ignored except those characteristics that fall within the lowest range of weight for height that is considered normal. The upshot of all of this is that many children see themselves as defective or less than perfect because their weight is at a level that is genetically and biologically appropriate for them. The few children who do meet the slimness standard are generally afraid to eat because of an irrational fear of gaining weight. Fear of gaining weight and desperate desires to lose weight are facts of life for many of our young people which threatens their long-term health. What may be just a serious if the pervasive self-loathing that compromises the healthy development of the next generation of young people. Materials include a Course Description, Course Directions, Course Outcomes, Textbook Reference, Study Guide Questions, Vocabulary List, Supplementary Readings, and Related Links to guide the study of the material in the course. A final examination with a satisfactory score is required for successful completion of the course. NBCC Content Area: Societal And Cultural Foundations. Text: Children And Teens Afraid To Eat - Helping Youth In Today's Weight-Obsessed World by Frances M. Berg and Kendra Rosencrans ISBN 0918532566 $13.57 (new) $5.83 (used) in the Bookstore.
Open For Registration. NBCC
Approved [Provider # 5936]
21. Up In Smoke - The Pushers And Their Victims. [Click On The Title To Go To Course Page] [10 contact hours] - - [$50.00 - NO OTHER FEES APPLY] The Center for Disease Control estimates that about 3000 teenagers in the United States reach adulthood as "hooked" and habitual cigarette smokers. Most of these teen smokers had their first cigarette at age 14 or 15. An estimated one in four of these individuals will eventually dies of a smoking-related illness. Of the 400,000 people who die each year from a smoking-related disease or illness, 80-90% began smoking as teenagers. As the overall number of smokers has declined as adults have quit or died premature deaths, the number of teens who start more than offset this decline. The Surgeon General's report of 1964 and subsequent findings have had little impact on these young people. In the future, the issue of underage smoking is likely to draw continual comment from scientists, politicians , educators, public health advocates, parents and the teens themselves. This course attempts to examine the issues surrounding these devastating conditions, its history, the health facts, perspectives of smokers, ex-smokers, and non-smokers, and a wide range of thought on the causes and effects of teen smoking. The 3000 young people that make the decision each day to start smoking with all of the attendant health and social considerations will affect not only their own lives, but the attendant effects of this health debacle will have health access issues for all of us. This course is designed to help a counselor begin planning for a smoking cessation program in the school by examining many of the major issues surrounding the serious problem. Facts, figures, and statistics are presented that show the terrible cost that smoking inflicts upon people, especially young people. Some programs that have been successful throughout the country are outlined and reviewed. The counselor role in the education of young people in this vital health area is reviewed. Materials include a Course Description, Course Directions, Course Outcomes, Textbook Reference, Study Guide Questions, Vocabulary List, Supplementary Readings, and Related Links to guide the study of the material in the course. A final examination with a satisfactory score is required for successful completion of the course. NBCC Content Area: Societal And Cultural Foundations. Text: Teen Smoking Mary E. Williams $23.70 (new) $3.99 (used) in The Bookstore .
Open For Registration. NBCC
Approved [Provider # 5936]
22. Substance Abuse Facts For The School Counselor: What You Need To Know. [Click On Title To Go To Course Page][10 contact hours] - - [$50.00 - NO OTHER FEES APPLY] The abuse of chemical substances by school aged children is not taking a holiday. A substantial portion of our young people admit to trying alcohol or engaging in the use of drugs at least once before they leave high school. This course will enable the counselor to convey to parents an understanding of the disease model. It will enable the counselor to begin to overcome family confusion, denial, and excuses in order to get the adolescent help. Information will be shown concerning the enlisting of allies in the community to help the adolescent feel the appropriate consequence of his/her actions. Information is introduced on chemical assessment facilities and the kinds of help available for the involved teen and parents. The focus of this course is to enable counselors to empower parents to get the help for their sons or daughters. School performance and many other aspects of their lives are affected by the scourge of chemical involvement. Counseling approaches are outlined and identified within the school setting. Community resources are identified and discussed as a network of possible referral sources available for turning the tide of this devastating behavior and health hazards. Materials include a Course Description, Course Directions, Course Outcomes, Textbook Reference, Study Guide Questions, Vocabulary List, Supplementary Readings, and Related Links to guide the study of the material in the course. A final examination with a satisfactory score is required for successful completion of the course. NBCC Content Area: Social and Cultural Foundations. Text: Adolescent Drug And Alcohol Abuse: How To Spot It, Stop It, and Get Help For Your Family. Nikki Babbit ISBN #1565927559 $12.21 (new) $3.19 (used) and Understanding Drugs Of Abuse: The Processes Of Addiction, Treatment, And Recovery by Mim J. Landry ISBN# 0880485337 for $31.87 (new) $19.00 (used) .in The Bookstore .
Open For Registration. NBCC
Approved [Provider # 5936]
23. Counseling With Students Of Other Cultures: The Basics Of Ethnic Diversity In The Schools. [Click On Title To Go To Course Page] [10 contact hours] - - [$50.00 - NO OTHER FEES APPLY] Understanding that the United States is a pluralistic society and the schools are a reflection of that society, school counselors have been making efforts to improve services for those who are entrapped in stereotypical roles: ethnic groups, such as Blacks, Hispanics, Asians, and American Indians. Sweeping changes have happened in America's schools in the last 30 years. Racial and ethnic origin have never been such a big issue. The United States has the largest number of immigrants in history. Gender diversity has emerged as an issue in the schools and society. Persons with disabilities are also part of the diversity picture. Perhaps most dramatic of all, the structure of the American family has been transformed and is different in ways never dreamed of just a few years ago. All of these changes have greatly complicated our ability provide equitable and high quality counseling services and learning experiences for all students. All of these challenges offer their own unique opportunities. The professional counseling literature has been paying more attention to the ways in which training can be improved so that counselors can work more effectively with clients from these groups. The major emphasis of this course is on helping the school counselor become aware of the the differences in the above ethnic groups, how to become aware of their own potential biases, accepting differing social and cultural beliefs, helping counselors adapt adapt their techniques and skills to the special characteristic of each of the diverse groups, and providing a framework for addressing the multiple challenges of student diversity. The work in this course will help the counselor recognize and eliminate the individual and institutional barriers of prejudice, and discrimination. Specific activities and approaches to broaden awareness, understanding, and communication are provided. Materials include a Course Description, Course Directions, Course Outcomes, Textbook Reference, Study Guide Questions, Vocabulary List, Supplementary Readings, and Related Links to guide the study of the material in the course. A final examination with a satisfactory score is required for successful completion of the course. NBCC Content Area: Social and Cultural Foundations. Text: Multiculturalism And TQE: Addressing Cultural Diversity In the Schools by Timothy G. Reagan, Paula A. Cordeiro, Linda P. Martinez ISBN: 0803961073 $19.95 (new) $13.00 (used) in The Bookstore .
Course Is Under Construction
24. Career Development and College Entrance For Learning Disabled Students: The Potential For Counselor Intervention And Advocacy [Click On Title To Go To Course Page][10 contact hours] - - [$50.00 - NO OTHER FEES APPLY] Preparing a student with learning disabilities for a career and for college entrance is an often neglected aspect of school counseling. The career decision making process for this segment of the school population is discussed with attention to activities and strategies for enabling the students with learning disabilities to choose a career pathway and to plan for post-secondary education. School and community resources are reviewed. Counselor intervention strategies and advocacy are outlined. Materials include a Course Description, Course Directions, Course Outcomes, Textbook Reference, Study Guide Questions, Vocabulary List, Supplementary Readings, and Related Links to guide the study of the material in the course. A final examination with a satisfactory score is required for successful completion of the course. NBCC Content Areas: Lifestyle and Career Development. Text: Transitional Skills For Post Secondary Success. by Teresa A. Citro ISBN #1930877110 $12.91 (new) $7.49 (used) in The Bookstore .
Course Is Under Construction
25. Family Stress And Crisis Intervention: An Introduction For School Counselors [Click On Title To Go To Course Page][10 contact hours] - - [$50.00 - NO OTHER FEES APPLY] This course is designed to help school counselors working with families who have long histories of chronic and severe problems. It focuses on how to help the next generation avoid the terrors of abandonment, violence, or abuse experienced by their parents. It is about opening up hope and healing for families who have often moved from counselor to counselor, program to program, and agency to agency. Strategies for engaging these families are presented in this course that will help school counselors become resources for change, able to care without claiming ownership of problems, and able to confront abusive and neglectful behavior when necessary. Attention is paid to how to work with families of children in placement and the experience of foster and group care for children. There is also included data on "staying alive when the going gets tough." The information could be a valuable resource for frontline practitioners in their work in the schools and a systematic, pragmatic, and sensitive approach to working with crisis-driven, fragile families. The course will present a combination of practical advice and realistic thinking about treating the troubled and troubling families who live with--and cause--so much heartbreak. The course will provide the introductory information that is necessary for delivering good counseling services while maintaining your own well-being. Materials include a Course Description, Course Directions, Course Outcomes, Textbook Reference, Study Guide Questions, Vocabulary List, Supplementary Readings, and Related Links to guide the study of the material in the course. A final examination with a satisfactory score is required for successful completion of the course. NBCC Content Area: Social and Cultural Foundations. Texts: Families In Perpetual Crisis by Richard Kagan and Shirley Schlosberg ISBN# 0393700666 $22.95 (new) $4.46 (used) and Elements Of Crisis Intervention by James L. Greenstone and Sharon C. Leviton ISBN# 0534199089 $39.85 (new) $26.85 (used) in The Bookstore .
Course Is Under Construction
26. Readings In Cognitive Counseling. [Click On Title To Go To Course Page] [10 contact hours] - - [$50.00 - NO OTHER FEES APPLY] A selection of 10 current professional journal articles from the field of cognitive behavioral therapy. Selections are from Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy, Rational Behavior Therapy, and other Cognitive Behavior therapies. Materials include a Course Description, Course Directions, Course Outcomes, Textbook Reference, Study Guide Questions, Vocabulary List, Supplementary Readings, and Related Links to guide the study of the material in the course. A final examination with a satisfactory score is required for successful completion of the course. NBCC Content Area: Counseling Theory. No textbook is required for this course. All materials are located on the course page.
Open For Registration. NBCC
Approved [Provider # 5936]
27. Sexual Issues Of Adolescence: A Counselor's Guide [Click On The Title To Go To Course Page] [10 contact hours] - - [$50.00 - NO OTHER FEES APPLY] If you are a middle of high school counselor, some of your toughest issues are related to student sexuality. This course is an examination of the sexual issues facing middle and high school students. It is intended to help raise your effectiveness and comfort level when dealing with adolescent sexuality. It will help shed light on: [1] understanding where the counseling boundaries are and build trust by not crossing them [2] respond to teen's normal concerns about issues and insecurities [3] give students real information about pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases [4] respond confidently and carefully to reports of sexual violence [5] overcome your anxiety about dealing with sexual matters. It is important to get to know the rules set by your school's policies and procedures. Learn which information on materials your can (and can't) share with your students. Make sure you know the answers to questions students may ask --- before they ask them. The work in this course will suggest strategies for counseling teens on matters that may "go against your grain." It will show u how to keep your point of view and still assist a teen with a problem. Materials include a Course Description, Course Directions, Course Outcomes, Textbook Reference, Study Guide Questions, Vocabulary List, Supplementary Readings, and Related Links to guide the study of the material in the course. A final examination with a satisfactory score is required for successful completion of the course. NBCC Content Area: Societal And Cultural Foundations. Text: All About Sex: The School Counselors Guide To Handling Tough Adolescent Problems. by Loretta J. Bradley, Elaine Jarcow, and Beth Robinson. ISBN: ISBN: 0803966938 $19.95 (new) in the Bookstore.
Course Is Under Construction
28. Readings In School Counseling. [Click On Title To Go To Course Page] [10 contact hours] - - [$50.00 - NO OTHER FEES APPLY]This course centers upon thorough study of current position statements of the American School Counseling Association. Emphasis in this study is on the appropriate role of the professional school counselor in each of the topic areas. Topics include: working with students with HIV virus, working with ADHD students, dealing with censorship in the schools, promotion of character education in the schools, reporting child abuse and neglect, promoting skills in students necessary for college test preparation programs, developing a comprehensive school counseling program, developing a comprehensive conflict resolution approach in the schools, role in confidentiality, position on corporal punishment, role in selecting counseling support staff, credentialing and licensing, role in critical incidence crisis response, approaches to cross cultural and diversity counseling, role in the discipline process, role in dropout prevention, role in educational planning, role in family education, role in gender equity, role in gifted student programs, approaches to group counseling in the schools, role in home schooling, role in military recruitment, parent consent for counseling services, role in peer helper programs, role in promoting safe schools, role in working with students with differing sexual orientation, role in working with special needs students, role in the student assistance programs, working with students at risk, working with students involved with substance abuse, improving academic achievement, enhancing motivation, promoting cooperative learning, promoting mentoring, developing high standards in schools, role in school to work programs in the schools, credentialing of counselors, implementation of the national career development guidelines, role in conflict resolution, working with street gangs, and bullying. Materials include a Course Description, Course Directions, Course Outcomes, Study Guide Questions, Vocabulary List, Supplementary Readings, and Related Links to guide the study of the material in the course. A final examination with a satisfactory score is required for successful completion of the course. NBCC Content Area: Professional Orientation. No textbook is required for this course. All course materials and reading references are located on this site.
Open for registration !! NBCC
Approved [Provider # 5936]
29. Counseling Abused Adolescents [Click On Title To Go To Course Page] [10 contact hours] - - [$50.00 - NO OTHER FEES APPLY] Adolescents who have been abused, either recently or earlier in their lives possess some very unique set of needs from a counseling relationship. Making the problem even worse is the fact that these young people evoke fear and trepidation in adults and professionals. Information in this study is focused on demonstrating how to communicate more effectively with these young people who are suffering and have suffered from traumatic abuse at some pont in their lives. Case studies are employed to illustrate some of the tangential behaviors of abused youth and points out avenues that my be pursued in overcoming blocks to counseling progress with these young people. Materials include a Course Description, Course Directions, Course Outcomes, Textbook Reference, Study Guide Questions, Vocabulary List, Supplementary Readings, and Related Links to guide the study of the material in the course. A final examination with a satisfactory score is required for successful completion of the course. NBCC Content Area: The Helping Relationship. Text: Treating Abused Adolescents by Eliana Gil ISBN# 1572301155 $26.00 (new) $19.99 (used) in The Bookstore .
Open for registration !! NBCC
Approved [Provider # 5936]
30. Grief And Loss: A Primer For School Counselors [Click On Title To Go To Course Page][10 contact hours] - - [$50.00 - NO OTHER FEES APPLY] Today more than ever before, our young people have had to deal with death in their lives. death is becoming a frequent companion of young people and grief frequently visits our schools. Counselor need to know how to successfully respond to crisis situations without creating additional crises. The readings in this course make up a step by step guide for school personnel [especially school counselors] to follow when a school community must deal with grief in its midst. Numerous examples are included in the course readings. Crisis situations can include dealing with death and other losses. Illustrations and case studies are included that pertain to murders, suicide, accidents, terminal illness, and emergency situations such as hostage situations or natural disasters. Every one of these situations impacts the school's ability to achieve its major goal, education. Suggestions are given for selecting a crisis team, developing an effective plan, dealing with the media, organizing effective meetings under pressure, helping students and staff, and appropriate follow-up. Materials include a Course Description, Course Directions, Course Outcomes, Textbook Reference, Study Guide Questions, Vocabulary List, Supplementary Readings, and Related Links to guide the study of the material in the course. A final examination with a satisfactory score is required for successful completion of the course. When Children Grieve: For Adults To Help Children deal With Death, Divorce, Pet Loss, Moving, and Other Losses by John W. James and Russell Friedman ISBN #0060084294 $11.16 (new) $4.19 (used) and The Grief Recovery Handbook: The Action Program For Moving Beyond Death, Divorce, And Other Losses by John W. James and Russell Friedman ISBN #0060952733 $10.40 (new) $3.92 (used) When Grief Visits School : Organizing a Successful Response by John Dudley. $14.95 (new) $8.05 (used) . ISBN # 0932796710. on The Bookstore page. NBCC Content Area: The Helping Relationship.
Open for registration !! NBCC
Approved [Provider # 5936]
31. Enhancing School Achievement Through Counseling [Click On Title To Go To Course Page][10 contact hours] - - [$50.00 - NO OTHER FEES APPLY] School counselors have long needed effective strategies that will improve their role in enhancing student achievement at all costs. This course gives the counselor a working definition of student achievement within the context of Professional Learning Communities in the schools today and strategies to employ when students do not learn. With the current emphasis on getting students to achieve to their potential, the counselor must develop a role to assist the other segments of the school community to achieve goals of setting high expectations and attaining them. The counselor is a pivotal player in the student achievement effort in the school. This study emphasizes the Professional Learning Community [PLC] as a blueprint for school-wide and system-wide interventions to insure that all students who can learn, will learn. The work here answers the three burning questions about our schools: [1] What is it we want our students to learn? [2] How will we know when students have learned these skills? [3] Most importantly, how will we as professionals, respond when students experience initial difficulty so that counselors and teachers can build approaches to improving current levels of learning? Collaboration is the life blood of effective strategies to insure student learning and the counselor plays an integral role. All educators, including school counselors, need to lay down the debilitating effects of past priorities and share in the common efforts to insure learning for all in today's schools. The goal is to keep firmly in mind the dreams and aspirations of the children who come to school. The parents who send them there, and the teachers, counselors, and administrators who entered the profession to make a difference in the lives of students. Materials include a Course Description, Course Directions, Course Outcomes, Textbook Reference, Study Guide Questions, Vocabulary List, Supplementary Readings, and Related Links to guide the study of the material in the course. A final examination with a satisfactory score is required for successful completion of the course. NBCC Content Area: The Helping Relationship. Whatever It Takes: How Professional Learning Communities Respond When Kids Don't Learn by Richard DuFour, Rebecca DuFour, Robert Eaker, and Gayle Karhanek ISBN 1932127283 $16.47 (new) $16.46 (used) in The Bookstore .
Open for registration !! NBCC
Approved [Provider # 5936]
32. Character Development In The Schools [Click On Title To Go To Course Page][10 contact hours] - - [$50.00 - NO OTHER FEES APPLY] The word character comes from the Greek word chassein which means to engrave such as on a wax tablet, a gemstone, or a metal surface. From there it developed into a distinctive sign or mark and then into an individual's pattern of behavior. Good character is knowing the good, loving the good, and doing the good. This involves the head, heart, and hand in a integrated way. It is the sum of our intellectual and moral habits, a mixture of virtues and vices. There is much for students to learn in school , but nothing is more important for our personal happiness and the health of society than the dispositions and habits that make up good character. Students are academically, socially, and morally "wprks in progress" and need to be the crafters of their own characters. The essence of character education is "What you are to be you are now becoming." This course helps counselors take their students seriously as persons and help them become informed and responsible moral agents in society. This course outlines the steps to creating and implementing a successful character education program along with all of the attendant activities. The readings in this course will generate many ideas from how to introduce conflict resolution through readings in values education. Some exemplary programs are reviewed as examples and sources of new ideas and ways to develop character in today's students. Materials include a Course Description, Course Directions, Course Outcomes, Textbook Reference, Study Guide Questions, Vocabulary List, Supplementary Readings, and Related Links to guide the study of the material in the course. A final examination with a satisfactory score is required for successful completion of the course. NBCC Content Area: Social and Cultural Foundations. Building Character In The Schools by Ryan, Kevin and Bohlin, Karen E. Josey-Bass 1999 ISBN #0-7879-6244-9 $13.57 (new) $10.99 (used) in The Bookstore .
Open for registration !! NBCC
Approved [Provider # 5936]
33. Transforming Your School Counseling Program [Click On Title To Go To Course Page][10 contact hours] - - [$50.00 - NO OTHER FEES APPLY] The reading in this course serves as an extension to the now-famous model developed by Norman Gysbers and Patricia Henderson in transforming any school guidance programs while you are living with them. The model is here combined with descriptive accounts of professional counselors that are in the field and making the model work. This course provides extensive, useful, and practical information for developing a comprehensive and exemplary program, perhaps in preparation for putting the National Standards For School Counseling Programs in place. Tools are described for designing, implementing, and evaluating your school counseling program. Materials include a Course Description, Course Directions, Course Outcomes, Textbook Reference, Study Guide Questions, Vocabulary List, Supplementary Readings, and Related Links to guide the study of the material in the course. A final examination with a satisfactory score is required for successful completion of the course. NBCC Content Area: Professional Orientation. Maximizing School Guidance Program Effectiveness: A Guide for School Administrators and Program Directors. by Cass Dykeman ISBN 1561090832 $17.95 (new) in The Bookstore .
Course Is Under Construction
34. Counseling Students For Employment [Click On Title To Go To Course Page][10 contact hours] - [$30 + $6 postage and handling] CCEUS34 - Counseling Students For Employment. [10 contact hours] - - [$50.00 - NO OTHER FEES APPLY] The focus of this course is on the ways we counsel youth to enter the job market. We have neglected this segment of our school population too long. Counselors today must be in a position to address the needs of this group of young people who will take their places in society. The characteristic of this population and the barriers they find in fining and keeping jobs may be daunting. The course offers counselors some compelling solutions and suggestions that may be useful in responding to this challenge. The major parts of the course include diversity in employment-bound youth, opportunities for this group of youth, emerging economic investment for employment-bound youth, career development in the schools for students entering employment, school-to-work transition, career counseling for students entering the job market, the counselor and related career interventions, and the challenges to and the future of career counseling and guidance. The school counseling approach to the development of this major segment of our school population is the major concentration of the work in this course. The readings and study in this course centers upon an often forgotten segment of the school population, those students who choose not to go to college and instead go to work. A significantly large segment of our population fall into this category. The literature in counseling sometimes has not addressed the needs of this population as it has other segments of the population. Options for these students must be as thoroughly explored as with the college-bound population. Implications for school counselors are discussed as well as strategies for success in facilitating the life career development of these students. Materials include a Course Description, Course Directions, Course Outcomes, Textbook Reference, Study Guide Questions, Vocabulary List, Supplementary Readings, and Related Links to guide the study of the material in the course. A final examination with a satisfactory score is required for successful completion of the course. NBCC Content Area: The Helping Relationship. Counseling Employment Bound Youth by Edwin L. Herr ISBN: 1561090611 $19.95 (new) $17.50 (used) in The Bookstore .
Open for registration !! NBCC
Approved [Provider # 5936]
35. School Approaches To Family Counseling [Click On Title To Go To Course Page][10 contact hours] - - [$50.00 - NO OTHER FEES APPLY] The focus of this course is on a sound theoretical foundation with very practical approaches and techniques for offering family counseling in the school setting. The nature of school counseling has changed drastically in recent years. In the past we tended to concentrate on the kinds of services that we knew best. Today's school counselor is called upon to tailor our interventions to the widely varying needs of a heterogeneous student population. Today's students and their problems are non-traditional so today's counselors must be flexible, innovative, and prepared to learn new skills. Focusing on families, rather than solely on individuals, requires that school counselors make some difficult and sometime uncomfortable adaptations. In dealing with families, assessment and intervention strategies are complex and require an understanding both of human beings, of the systems that affect them, and how the school may play a role in this work. Family counseling is rapidly becoming the treatment of choice for dealing with a variety of issues and problems. School counselors have learned that every student has a family that significantly impacts their performance in the school, whether that be positive or negative. Counselors are also aware that they must work with families if they hope to have a significant impact on their students' lives and enable them to make better decisions about their lives. This course investigates how the school counselor can provide family counseling in the schools employing a family systems perspective. The basis of the course rests upon the idea that family counseling can be provided by school counselors with a proper orientation to a systems viewpoint rather than relying on referrals to outside agencies. The course pays particular attention to helping counselors to become more knowledgeable about and effective in using family counseling techniques and interventions. Systems theory and therapy in a school counseling setting are thoroughly explored. Family counseling techniques that might yield success in the school setting are explored. Special issues are also discussed including: abuse, anorexia, substance abuse, ADHD, and anti-social behavior. Approaches are covered for dealing with crisis situations in the schools and managing them with attention to a family systems strategy. Materials include a Course Description, Course Directions, Course Outcomes, Textbook Reference, Study Guide Questions, Vocabulary List, Supplementary Readings, and Related Links to guide the study of the material in the course. A final examination with a satisfactory score is required for successful completion of the course. NBCC Content Area: The Helping Relationship. Family Counseling in the Schools : Effective Strategies & Interventions for Counselors, Psychologists & Therapists. by J. Scott Hinkle and Michael E. Wells. $19.95 (new) $6.29 (used) . ISBN: 1561090646 in The Bookstore .
Open for registration !! NBCC
Approved [Provider # 5936]
36. Employing The Internet To Enhance School Counseling Programs [Click On Title To Go To Course Page][10 contact hours] - - [$50.00 - NO OTHER FEES APPLY] The study and reading in this course opens the door to the Internet for school counselors and their students. It identifies the role of the school counselor as a content provider and describes more than 700 counseling-related Web sites. Major Internet resources will be described along with ways to employ this wide-ranging tool to enrich the lives of the students in our schools. Major search engines, browsers, research engines, and directories are described along with ways to use them. Resources for the college-bound students and the student interested in pursuing employment after graduation will be outlined with much attention to how they can be practically employed in a school counseling program. Materials include a Course Description, Course Directions, Course Outcomes, Textbook Reference, Study Guide Questions, Vocabulary List, Supplementary Readings, and Related Links to guide the study of the material in the course. A final examination with a satisfactory score is required for successful completion of the course. NBCC Content Area: The Helping Relationship. SchoolCounselor.com: A Friendly and Practical Guide to the World Wide Web by Russell A. Sabella. $32.95 (new) $29.95 (used) . ISBN: 093279694X in The Bookstore .
Open for registration !! NBCC
Approved [Provider # 5936]
37. Asperger's Syndrome [Click On Title To Go To Course Page][10 contact hours] - - [$50.00 - NO OTHER FEES APPLY] Asperger Syndrome or (Asperger's Disorder) is a neurobiological disorder named for a Viennese physician, Hans Asperger, who in 1944 published a paper which described a pattern of behaviors in several young boys who had normal intelligence and language development, but who also exhibited autistic-like behaviors and marked deficiencies in social and communication skills. In spite of the publication of his paper in the 1940's, it wasn't until 1994 that Asperger Syndrome was added to the DSM IV and only in the past few years has AS been recognized by professionals and parents. At this time there is a great deal of debate as to exactly where AS fits. It is presently described as an autism spectrum disorder and Uta Frith, in her book AUTISM AND ASPERGER'S SYNDROME, described AS individuals as "having a dash of Autism". Some professionals feel that AS is the same as High Functioning Autism, while others feel that it is better described as a Nonverbal Learning Disability. AS shares many of the characteristics of PDD-NOS (Pervasive Developmental Disorder; Not otherwise specified), HFA, and NLD and because it was virtually unknown until a few years ago, many individuals either received an incorrect diagnosis or remained undiagnosed. For example, it is not at all uncommon for a child who was initially diagnosed with ADD or ADHD be re-diagnosed with AS. In addition, some individuals who were originally diagnosed with HFA or PDD-NOS are now being given the AS diagnosis and many individuals have a dual diagnosis of Asperger Syndrome and High Functioning Autism. This course is intended as an introductory overview for counselors to better work with these students and parents. Materials include a Course Description, Course Directions, Course Outcomes, Textbook Reference, Study Guide Questions, Vocabulary List, Supplementary Readings, and Related Links to guide the study of the material in the course. A final examination with a satisfactory score is required for successful completion of the course. Textbook: Attwood, Tony (1997) Asperger's Syndrome: A Guide For Parents And Professionals Jessica Kingsley, Publishers ISBN #9781853025778 $18.95 (new) or $14.99 (used) in The Bookstore .
Course Is Under Construction
38. Cognitive Counseling Techniques And Tenets. [Click On Title To Go To Course Page][10 contact hours] - - [$50.00 - NO OTHER FEES APPLY] This course gives an overview of cognitive counseling. It examines Beck's model of depression, anxiety, anger, and relationship conflict in a cognitive context. The information will demonstrate how a cognitive counselor would approach many of these problems. The information will enlighten the counselor on uncovering resistance to change and employing the therapeutic relationship to promote recovery and more rapid change. All of the basic cognitive techniques are represented: activity scheduling, graded task assignments, exposure hierarchies, response prevention, challenging underlying schemas, and thought monitoring. Drawing from cognitive tenets and techniques, this course is for today's counselor who seeks are committed to helping their clients through brief and successful counseling outcomes. Materials include a Course Description, Course Directions, Course Outcomes, Textbook Reference, Study Guide Questions, Vocabulary List, Supplementary Readings, and Related Links to guide the study of the material in the course. A final examination with a satisfactory score is required for successful completion of the course. NBCC Content Area: Counseling Theory. Cognitive Therapy : Basic Principles and Applications by Robert L. Leahy ISBN: 1568218508 $39.00 (new) $35.29 (used) in The Bookstore .
Open For Registration. NBCC
Approved [Provider # 5936]
39. Brief Counseling In The Schools: Discovering And Constructing Solutions. [Click On Title To Go To Course Page][10 contact hours] - - [$50.00 - NO OTHER FEES APPLY] This course offers school counselors an effective and efficient approach to helping students through the use of solution focused brief counseling. With caseloads often exceeding 500 students per counselor, a practitioner cannot afford the luxury of spending hours on the traditional methods employed to address school problems. The reading in this course provides an incremental approach to counseling in schools that leads to rapid, effective, and observable change in students. This approach defines solutions rather than problems. Setting goals, re-discovering resources, and repeating past successes are part of student learning. The course will prepare students for solution-focused counseling and help them define their goals. It enables students to recognize successes and failures and will help counselors intervene to solve student problems. Materials include a Course Description, Course Directions, Course Outcomes, Textbook Reference, Study Guide Questions, Vocabulary List, , Supplementary Readings, and Related Links to guide the study of the material in the course. A final examination with a satisfactory score is required for successful completion of the course. Brief Counseling That Works: A Solution-Focused Approach For School Counselors. by Gerald B. Sklare $27.95 (new) $26.95 (used) . ISBN 080396467I in The Bookstore . NBCC Content Area: Counseling Theory .
Course Is Under Construction
40. The Enigma Of Suicide In Young People: What A Counselor Needs To Know. [Click On Title To Go To Course Page][10 contact hours] - - [$50.00 - NO OTHER FEES APPLY] Materials include a Course Description, Course Directions, Course Outcomes, Textbook Reference, Study Guide Questions, Vocabulary List, Supplementary Readings, and Related Links to guide the study of the material in the course. A final examination with a satisfactory score is required for successful completion of the course. Night Falls Fast: Understanding Suicide by Kay Redfield Jamison. ISBN: 0375401458 $10.17 (new) $8.00 (used) . in The Bookstore . NBCC Content Area: Social and Cultural Foundations.
Course Is Under Construction
41. Ethical and Legal Standards In Counseling [Click On Title To Go To Course Page] [10 contact hours] - - [$50.00 - NO OTHER FEES APPLY] The focus of the work in this course is to give a comprehensive overview or the ethical and legal standards and issues in the field of counseling. This is accomplished through a combination of textbook readings, actual professional codes of ethics, legal guidelines and opinions, case studies, and counseling vignettes. Textbook reading and internet sources are necessary to complete the work in the course. Topics include understanding the foundations of ethical and legal considerations in counseling, The ACA Code Of Ethics and Standards Of Practice (including ethical use of the internet), client rights and informed consent, ethical considerations in multicultural counseling, confidentiality, competence, working with multiple clients, counseling minor clients, dual relationships, counseling suicidal clients, ethical issues in training and supervision, and the relationship between law and ethics. Materials include a Course Description, Course Directions, Course Outcomes, Textbook Reference, Study Guide Questions, Vocabulary List, Supplementary Readings, and Related Links to guide the study of the material in the course. A final examination with a satisfactory score is required for successful completion of the course. NBCC Content Area: Professional Orientation. Text: Anderson, Barbara S. (1996) The Counselor And The Law. 4th edition. Alexandria, VA: The American Counseling Association. (Paperback - March 1996), ISBN #1556201524 , $40.95(new) $27.75 (used) in The Bookstore NBCC Content Area: Professional Orientation
Open For Registration. NBCC
Approved [Provider # 5936]
42. Talking To Young People About Divorce [Click On Title To Go To Course Page][10 contact hours] - - [$50.00 - NO OTHER FEES APPLY] Materials include a Course Description, Course Directions, Course Outcomes, Textbook Reference, Study Guide Questions, Vocabulary List, Supplementary Readings, and Related Links to guide the study of the material in the course. A final examination with a satisfactory score is required for successful completion of the course. NBCC Content Area: Helping Relationship. Textbook: Helping Kids Divorce The Sandcastles Way by M. Gary Neuman and Patricia Romanowski, ISBN: 0679778012 $11.87 (new) $7.89 (used) in The Bookstore
Course Is Under Construction
43. One Client and Six Therapists [Click On Title To Go To Course Page][10 contact hours] - - [$50.00 - NO OTHER FEES APPLY] The focus of this course is a comparative study in counseling. The reading shows clearly how various schools of psychotherapy might be applied to one client and the differing approaches of each. This will be useful for the student to evaluate the pros and cons of various therapeutic treatment modalities. Information concerning the theories behind each approach is presented as well as a biographical sketch of the counselors. It shows how six different therapies would approach one client. The approaches are Eriksonian Hypnotherapy (Stephen Lankton), Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (Albert Ellis), Mutimodal Therapy (Arnold Lazarus), Individual Psychotherapy (Raymond Corsini), Person-Centered Therapy (Fred Zimring), and Cognitive Behavior Therapy (Barbara McGrady). Materials include a Course Description, Course Directions, Course Outcomes, Textbook Reference, Study Guide Questions, Vocabulary List, Supplementary Readings, and Related Links to guide the study of the material in the course. A final examination with a satisfactory score is required for successful completion of the course. Six Therapists And One Client 2nd ed. by Frank Dumont and Raymond J. Corsini, Eds. ISBN 0826113192 $39.95 (new) $39.52 (used) in The Bookstore . NBCC Content Area: Counseling Theory.
Course Is Under Construction
44.
Becoming The Perfect Non-Perfectionist - The Guide To Being Imperfectly Perfect
[Click On Title To Go To Course Page][10 contact hours] -
- [$50.00 - NO OTHER FEES APPLY]
Materials include a Course Description, Course
Directions, Course Outcomes, Textbook Reference, Study Guide Questions,
Vocabulary List, Supplementary Readings, and Related Links to guide the
study of the material in the course. A final examination with a
satisfactory score is required for
successful completion of the course.
When Perfect Isn't Good Enough: Strategies for
Coping With Perfectionism
by Martin M. Antony, Richard P.
Swinson $10.17 (new) $7.98 (used) NBCC Content
Area: Counseling Theory.
Course Is Under Construction
45. Foundations Of Learning Disabilities: A Primer For Counselors [Click On Title To Go To Course Page][10 contact hours] - - [$50.00 - NO OTHER FEES APPLY] This course provides the following: Overview of Learning Disabilities provides background on the LD field and answers the questions of "What is it?" "What causes it?" "What is the prognosis of the person who has the condition?" and "What resources are available to help deal with the condition?" Tools for Diagnosis and Assessment includes guidelines for identifying le