Course Outline

Unit I

Setting the Stage

A.

Defining Terms

B.

How Counseling Has Been Used in Speech Pathology and Audiology

C.

What the Clinician Brings to The Helping Process

D.

The Helping Process

Readings

Luterman Ch. 1
Brammer & Mac Donald Ch. 2 "Characteristics of Helpers"
"Broken body/Whole person"
Remen, "Wholeness" from supplemental reading handout, p. 150

Unit II

Listening

Weeks 3-4

A.

Defining Listening

B.

Three Models of Listening

C.

Listening to the Story

D.

What Listening Requires of Us

Readings

Remen: Forward and Introduction;   "Just Listen," p. 143;    "Live and Help Live," p. 217-220
Shipley Ch. 2 "Prerequisites for Effective Interviewing and Counseling" pp. 22-30

Unit III

Theories of Counseling

A.

On Seeking Help: Establishing the Need for Counseling

B.

Boundaries

C.

Four Counseling Theories that We Can Use

Readings

Luterman Ch. 2
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy entry on Behavioral Therapy
Argosy University Introduction to Person-Centered Counseling
The Essence of Rational Emotive Therapy by Albert Ellis
Argosy University Introduction to Existential Counseling
Remen, "Professionals Don't Cry" p. 51

Unit IV

Cultural Influences on the Counseling Relationship

A.

Cultural Variables that Influence Beliefs about Disabilities

B.

Variables that can Influence Families' Participation in Services

C.

Influence of Immigrant and Refugee Status

D.

Values and Assumptions that can Influence the Clinical Relationship

E.

Communicating Effectively with Members of Other Cultures

Readings

Shipley Ch. 8 "Working with Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Clients"

Unit V

Emotions of Communication Disorders

A.

Introduction to Emotional Responses

B.

The Fundamentals of Grieving (Ken Moses)

C.

Some Feelings that Accompany Communication Disorders

D.

Grieving From an Existential Framework

Readings

Luterman Ch. 4
Remen "The Container" p. 114;   "Professionals Don't Cry" p. 51
Existentialism and Grieving article

Skills and Techniques of Counseling

A.

Putting Techniques into Perspective

B.

Luterman's Six Responses

C.

Brammer and MacDonald's Helping Skills for Understanding

D.

Silence as a Clinical Tool

E.

How Professionals Respond to Suffering

Readings

Luterman Ch. 6
Brammer & MacDonald Ch. 4 "Helping Skills for Understanding"
Remen, "Silence" p.23
Remen, "The meeting place," supplemental reading handout, p. 137; "From the heart," supplemental reading handout p. 146

Counseling and the Diagnostic Process

A.

Institution Centered and Client Centered Diagnostics

B.

Interviews to Obtain Information

C.

Interviews to Give Information

Readings

Luterman Ch. 5
Remen, "On Naming and Awe" p. 66

Video

"Sharing Sensitive Information with Families"