This course will introduce students to the fundamentals of prevention, advocacy, and outreach work, components of a community counseling model. The course will integrate theory, practice, and evaluation research in its methods and will involve designing and implementing an actual community-based intervention program. A critical component of this course will be learning about the nuances of developing relationships with community systems.
Outcomes: Students will be able to think critically about the conceptual and theoretical philosophies that underlie prevention practice and will be able to develop preventative interventions for use in school and community contexts.
Outcomes: Students will be able to think critically about the conceptual and theoretical philosophies that underlie prevention practice and will be able to develop preventative interventions for use in school and community contexts.