Business Administration - John F. Kennedy University

College of
Professional Studies
College of Professional Studies
HSJ 5210 Child Therapy 3 HSJ 5121
HSJ 5215 Marriage and Family Counseling A 3 HSJ 5121
HSJ 5216 Marriage and Family Counseling B 3 HSJ 5215
HSJ 5225 Basic Addiction Studies 3
HSJ 5230 Sexuality 2
HSJ 5235 Ethics and the Law 3
HSJ 5313 Advanced Clinical Skills: Being the Psychotherapist 2
HSJ 5315 Counseling Case Seminar 3
HSJ 5330 Clinical Skills: Partner & Spousal Abuse, Elder Care 2
HSJ 9005 Personal Psychotherapy 0
Field Placement
HSJ 5301 Supervised Field Practicum A 3
HSJ 5302 Supervised Field Practicum B 3 HSJ 5301
HSJ 5303 Supervised Field Practicum C 3 HSJ 5302
HSJ 5304 Supervised Field Practicum d 3 HSJ 5303
Professional Integrative Project Sequence
HSJ 5350 Final Integrative Project A 1
HSJ 5351 Final Integrative Project B 2 HSJ 5350
Total units required 91–104
1 This requirement must be completed prior to year-end review.
2 These undergraduate courses or their approved equivalents are prerequisite to the graduate program. Students who have not completed them prior to
admission are required to do so during the first year of graduate study.
3 This is a one-unit course and must be elected four times.
Center for holistic Counseling
The Center for Holistic Counseling in Oakland provides supervised
training for advanced students in the coun seling psychology
program and offers high-quality, affordable psychotherapy to the
community. The Center has provided comprehensive and
confidential counseling services to the diverse ethnic and
socioeconomic communities of the East Bay for over 25 years.
The Center offers a safe setting where adults, children, adoles cents,
and seniors have the opportunity to find inner strength and
direction through personal counseling. Clients are actively
supported as they grow personally and spiritually from the
education
Note: Education programs will not be offered after Spring 2010.
Students currently enrolled in the Credential program will be
allowed to complete this program; no new students may begin this
program. Students enrolled in the MAT program should consult the
department to ensure completion of degree requirements by the end
of Summer 2010.
The Education program was established in 1989 for talented,
mature adults from diverse academic and cultural backgrounds. Its
mission is to train outstanding teachers who will bring humanistic
methods and challenging, relevant content to teaching. Many
courses are taught by master teachers—profes sionals who have
significant experience in the classrooms of San Francisco, Alameda,
and Contra Costa counties. The program is dedicated to:
• Interdisciplinary teaching—relating the study of mathematics
and science to the humanities and social sciences and
empha sizing communication skills in all subjects.
• Multicultural teaching—examining bias, equity issues, and
strategies to bring multicultural perspectives and appreciation
for all cultures into the classroom.
challenges and joy found in their everyday experiences and
relationships. A wide variety of issues are addressed, including
family conflicts and parenting, relationship problems, anxiety and
depression, sexual ity, grief, and spiritual crises.
The Counseling Center provides a one-year traineeship for students
preparing for the Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT) license.
Advanced students are offered a supportive atmosphere to work
with clients in a therapeutic setting. The center also helps stu dents
ground their spiritual aspirations in practical service to others.
Students receive extensive training in clinical skills, while working
with individuals, children, couples, families, and groups under the
supervision and guidance of experienced, licensed therapists.
• Community-based teaching—creating a community of learn ers
and teachers that includes graduate students and faculty, local
teachers, parents, community members, young people, district
administrators, and school boards.
• visionary teaching—giving youngsters a vision of a more
peaceful world in which their lives have meaning and
human kind respects the natural world.
The Education program works closely with communityinvolvement
programs in the training of teachers. Credential
candidates benefit from current research on parent/community
involvement in education and receive guidance on how to build
partnerships with families and the community.
In addition to the credential and MAT programs, the program
offers courses for other professional development workshops for
teachers already working in the field. details are available through
the Education program.
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