Program Requirements
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Required Internship (24 credits)
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EDPC 677 Internship Research Seminar: Quantitative Studies (3 credits)
Overview
Ed Psych & Couns (Counselling) : Students become acquainted with research design and analysis for quantitative investigations including applications of current methods to clinical practice. Emphasis is given to the skills for evaluating published research and applying research findings to field settings.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Note 1: Lecture, discussion, workshops, and student research presentations are used.
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EDPC 678 Internship Research Seminar: Qualitative Studies (3 credits)
Overview
Ed Psych & Couns (Counselling) : Students become acquainted with qualitative research design and analysis including applications of current methods to clinical practice. Emphasis is given to the skills for evaluating published research, applying research findings to field settings, and conducting an independent qualitative investigation.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Note 1: Lecture, discussion, workshops, and student research presentations are used.
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EDPC 679D1 Internship: General 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Ed Psych & Couns (Counselling) : General internship in a hosted institution or organization.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Students must register for both EDPC 679D1 and EDPC 679D2
No credit will be given for this course unless both EDPC 679D1 and EDPC 679D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
EDPC 679D1 and EDPC 679D2 together are equivalent to EDPC 679
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EDPC 679D2 Internship: General 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Ed Psych & Couns (Counselling) : See EDPC 679D1 for course description.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Prerequisite: EDPC 679D1
No credit will be given for this course unless both EDPC 679D1 and EDPC 679D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
EDPC 679D1 and EDPC 679D2 together are equivalent to EDPC 679
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EDPC 683 Practicum in Psychological Testing: Personality Assessment (3 credits)
Overview
Ed Psych & Couns (Counselling) : Seminar and field practice in the administration and interpretation of tests that assess individual characteristic ways of perceiving, relating to, and thinking about the environment and oneself . The course covers the selection and evaluation of personality and vocational instruments, ethical test use, test administration, report writing, and communication of results.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Prerequisite: EDPC 609.
The fee is dependent on the number of consumables/protocols used in each class and is refundable during the withdrawal with full refund period. The fee is $205.
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EDPC 684 Practicum in Psychological Testing: Cognitive Assessment (3 credits)
Overview
Ed Psych & Couns (Counselling) : Seminar and field practice in the administration and interpretation of instruments that assess cognitive functioning and psychosocial functioning as it relates to cognitive abilities and academic achievements. The course covers the selection and evaluation of instruments, ethical test use, test administration, report writing, and communication of test results.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Prerequisite: EDPC 609.
Students taking courses which access the ECP Assessment Materials Resource Centre are required to pay an access fee as well as the cost of all consumables required per course. The fee is dependent on the number of consumables/protocols used in each class and is refundable during the withdrawal with full refund period. The fee is $117.
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EDPC 685D1 Internship: Vocational and Rehabilitation Counselling (3 credits)
Overview
Ed Psych & Couns (Counselling) : Study, observation, and practice of specialized aspects of counselling through Faculty supervision and direction by personnel in the internship setting.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Students must register for both EDPC 685D1 and EDPC 685D2
No credit will be given for this course unless both EDPC 685D1 and EDPC 685D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
EDPC 685D1 and EDPC 685D2 together are equivalent to EDPC 685
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EDPC 685D2 Internship: Vocational and Rehabilitation Counselling (3 credits)
Overview
Ed Psych & Couns (Counselling) : See EDPC 685D1 for course description.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Prerequisite: EDPC 685D1
No credit will be given for this course unless both EDPC 685D1 and EDPC 685D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
EDPC 685D1 and EDPC 685D2 together are equivalent to EDPC 685
Required Courses (33 credits)
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EDPC 606 Theories of Intervention 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Ed Psych & Couns (Counselling) : Phenomenological, cognitive, behavioural and developmental theories that bear on the interventions of counsellors, psychologists, and other practitioners.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
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EDPC 607 Theories of Counselling 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Ed Psych & Couns (Counselling) : A detailed study of phenomenological, developmental and behavioural theories of counselling among others.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Prerequisite: EDPC 606
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EDPC 608 Group Counselling: Theory (3 credits)
Overview
Ed Psych & Couns (Counselling) : Examines the theory and process of group counselling with an emphasis on skills and techniques. Particular attention will be given to the procedural aspects of organizing a group, the theory underlying certain approaches, the process, and evaluation of outcomes.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
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EDPC 609 Psychological Testing 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Ed Psych & Couns (Counselling) : History of psychological testing, theoretical aspects of individual and group testing, validity, reliability, and test construction, basic theories of intelligence, and ethical and legal issues in testing. An introduction to tests of cognitive abilities, aptitude, personality, and interests, including the acquisition of basic skills needed to administer and interpret individual tests of cognitive abilities. Students taking courses which access the ECP Assessment Materials Resource Centre are required to pay an access fee as well as the cost of all consumables required per course. The fee is dependent on the number of consumables/protocols used in each class and is refundable during the withdrawal with full refund period.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Prerequisite: Undergraduate-level course in psychological measurement and assessment
Students taking courses which access the ECP Assessment Materials Resource Centre are required to pay an access fee as well as the cost of all consumables required per course. The fee is dependent on the number of consumables/protocols used in each class and is refundable during the withdrawal with full refund period. The fee is $53.50.
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EDPC 615 Assessment and Diagnosis 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Ed Psych & Couns (Counselling) : An introduction to differential assessment and diagnosis for counsellors in educational and mental health settings. The clinical interview, the assessment process, the DSM-IV, relevant test instruments, diagnostic procedures, and development of treatment plans will be subjects of study. Models of record keeping and referral procedures will be reviewed.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
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EDPC 618 Professional Ethics and the Law (3 credits)
Overview
Ed Psych & Couns (Counselling) : Ethics in the helping professions and some of the philosophical bases for making ethical decisions. Quebec and Canadian law relative to human rights of clients; responsibilities of counsellors to clients and society.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Restriction: For M.A. (Non-Thesis) Counselling Psychology - Professional/Internship Concentration students only.
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EDPC 624 Group Counselling: Practice (3 credits)
Overview
Ed Psych & Couns (Counselling) : The practical dimension of planning and designing a group. Setting up and conducting a group in a professional setting over a period of sessions and evaluating a group in terms of models studied in EDPC 608.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Prerequisite: EDPC 608
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EDPC 662 Career Psychology (3 credits)
Overview
Ed Psych & Couns (Counselling) : Contemporary career theories, and their relationship to career development, career assessment, career transition and workplace concerns are reviewed. Current issues related to career development across the life span with specific attention given to topics such as values, aptitudes, family, culture and societal contexts will be explored. Students taking courses which access the ECP Assessment Materials Resource Centre are required to pay an access fee as well as the cost of all consumables required per course. The fee is dependent on the number of consumables/protocols used in each class and is refundable during the withdrawal with full refund period.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
The fee is dependent on the number of consumables/protocols used in each class and is refundable during the withdrawal with full refund period. The fee is $62.00
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EDPC 665D1 Practicum (3 credits)
Overview
Ed Psych & Couns (Counselling) : Practice in counselling interactions in preparation for internship. Developing expertise and confidence in a full range of skills to help clients make and implement self-directed choices. Emphasis on the counsellor as an educational and therapeutic agent dealing with vocational, educational, and personal counselling using various intervention modes.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Students must register for both EDPC 665D1 and EDPC 665D2
No credit will be given for this course unless both EDPC 665D1 and EDPC 665D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
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EDPC 665D2 Practicum (3 credits)
Overview
Ed Psych & Couns (Counselling) : See EDPC 665D1 for course description.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Prerequisite: EDPC 665D1
No credit will be given for this course unless both EDPC 665D1 and EDPC 665D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
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EDPE 622 Multiculturalism and Gender (3 credits)
Overview
Ed Psych & Couns (Psychology) : Multicultural, multilingual and gender issues as they relate to the practising school and counselling psychologist. Implications and their impact in assessment, research, training, and intervention.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Restriction: Open to School/ Applied Child and Counselling Psychology students only
Elective Courses (3 credits)
The following courses may be offered periodically and taken to complete or exceed the academic requirements. Electives may also be chosen from other courses offered by the Department or other departments of the University. Choice of electives not listed below requires the approval of the Program Director.
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EDPC 616 Individual Reading Course (3 credits)
Overview
Ed Psych & Couns (Counselling) : Candidates may, with the consent of the Department, elect this individual reading and conference course in lieu of one of the above courses.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
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EDPC 670 Current Trends in Counselling (3 credits)
Overview
Ed Psych & Couns (Counselling) : Advanced studies in current trends in the counselling profession. Recent developments in areas such as behavioural counselling, interpersonal process recall, and consultation models will be treated. The content of the course will change periodically to reflect developing trends.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
