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COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY [HSJ] COURSESThese courses are offered by the School of Holistic Studies on theCampbell campus.HSJ 5000 INTRODUCTION TO HOLISTIC STUDIES PROGRAM 0This course will introduce students to the School of HolisticStudies and detail program requirements and student responsibilities.All students entering the Holistic Studies program arerequired to take this no-cost, no-credit course during theirfirst quarter.HSJ 5010 PARADIGMS OF CONSCIOUSNESS 3An introduction to the philosophical concepts of holism.By exploring consciousness, the nature and structure ofparadigms and paradigm shifts in psychological thinking,students will gain the theoretical foundation necessaryto integrate transpersonal and somatic theories. Studentswill consider implications of living systems theory and thephilosophy of holism as they relate to the field of counselingpsychology.HSJ 5100 SEMINAR IN HOLISTIC STUDIES A 1This course gives students in-depth exposure to variousmodalities of somatic and transpersonal counselingand provides practice in the application of clinical andeducational skills to the psychotherapy of individuals,groups and families. Seminars will be offered on a variety ofmodalities, including, but not limited to, Hakomi, Feldenkrais,and meditation. Students will take two courses during theirfirst year of study. This course may be retaken for additionalcreditHSJ 5101–03 GROUP PROCESS A–C 2/2/2Using traditional, transpersonal, and somatic counselingtechniques, students examine and work with their ownand others’ feelings, motivations, and patterns of behavior.Through class participation, students learn group theory andgroup facilitation skills. Must be taken in three consecutivequarters during the first year of graduate study.HSJ 5105 EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION A 3An introduction to some basic principles and practicesof effective communication. Students explore the use ofcommunication in day-to-day life, relationships, counseling,teaching, employment settings, and other forms of workingwith people. Topics include presence, centering, listeningskills, and discriminating between content and process.HSJ 5106 EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION B 3This course will allow students to continue to practice skillsand principles learned in the first quarter. The major defensemechanisms will be examined and strategies explored todeepen therapeutic process and classroom participation.Training in recognizing transference and countertransferenceissues and making effective therapeutic interventions.Assessment of communication patterns in dysfunctional,functional, and optimal individual and couple, family, andeducational systems are explored. Prerequisite: HSJ 5105.HSJ 5115 FUNDAMENTALS OF TRANSPERSONAL COUNSELING 3Covers basic postulates of transpersonal psychology.Surveys Jungian psychology, transpersonal approaches topsychoanalytic and existential therapy, psychosynthesis,imagery/movement psychology, and myth, art, and ritual incounseling.HSJ 5120 INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT ANDFAMILY LIFE CYCLE A 3A review of the stages of individual development and theworks of traditional theorists including Freud, Mahler, andErickson as well as those of contemporary somatic theorists.Introduction to the concept of family life cycle. Prerequisite:PYJ 3200.HSJ 5121 INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT ANDFAMILY LIFE CYCLE B 3Focuses on family life cycle and the ways in which it isinfluenced by, and is independent of, the developmentalexperiences of family members in their families of origin.Major theories of healthy and dysfunctional familydevelopment are covered including the somatic theories,relating events in the family life cycle to each member’shealth. Prerequisite: HSJ 5120.HSJ 5126 CROSS-CULTURAL ISSUES IN COUNSELING 3Provides an overview of the field of cross-cultural issuesrelated to counseling. Special emphasis is placed on fosteringan understanding of cross-cultural dynamics in counselingthrough an examination of the historical, political, andsociocultural issues that impact the lives of ethnic minorityclients.HSJ 5130 MOVEMENT SEMINAR 1–3A holistic approach to working with movement in educationaland therapeutic settings. Students explore movement developmentand articulation, re-patterning, and expression andintegration. At the end of the course, students will have anunderstanding of movement in relation to themselves as wellas experience in exploring movement with others.HSJ 5150 SUPPLEMENTAL FIELDWORKEXPERIENCE MONITORING 1Individual evaluative consultations which review students’progress in supplemental external fieldwork placement.Student and faculty meet a minimum of once per quarter toreview placement, evaluations, and fulfill BBS requirementsfor hours of experience toward licensure. Prerequisite: SPC5324 and SPC 5631.HSJ 5200 SEMINAR IN HOLISTIC STUDIES B 1This course gives advanced practice in the application ofvarious counseling modalities of somatic and transpersonalpsychology and provides clinical and educational skillsto the psychotherapy of individuals, groups, and families.Students take two courses during their second year of study.Prerequisite: HSJ 5100. This course may be retaken foradditional credit.HSJ 5201–02 DIAGNOSIS, ASSESSMENTAND THERAPEUTIC STRATEGY A–B 3/3An examination of traditional and somatic diagnostic systemsincluding the DSM-IV-TR and somatic typologies. Assessmentmethods and therapeutic strategies appropriate to differentdiagnostic categories are covered.SCHOOL OF HOLISTIC STUDIES 149