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Counseling Psychology and Special Education Department Courses

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CPSE 688 R - Internship: School Psychology

Concluding supervised practical experience in assessment, counseling, and interventions in a school setting. Testing, consultation, and other activities of the school psychologist.
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CPSE 688 R - Internship: Special Education

Practical experience in assessment, teaching, and mentoring in a school setting.
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CPSE 688 R - Academic Internship

Practical experience in a public school setting.
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CPSE 679 R - Counseling Psych Practicum

Clinical experience in individual counseling, group counseling, consultation, testing, in-service, career and education guidance, and/or therapeutic interventions in an educational setting under supervision.
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CPSE 678 R - School Psychology Practicum

Supervised experiences in observing, planning, and implementing effective assessment, intervention, and monitoring strategies in school settings.
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CPSE 677 - Clinic Prac in School Psych.

Hands-on interdisciplinary clinical experiences to complete a psychoeducational assessment case under licensed supervision. Cases shared with Communications Disorders graduate students and supervisors in the BYU Speech and Language Clinic.
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CPSE 673 - Single Case Research Design

The purpose of this course is to help professionals and researchers acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to conduct single-case experimental research in the behavioral sciences and in education. Concepts and practices integral to data based decision-making and action research will be addressed.
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CPSE 656 - Spir Valu Psychoth

Spiritual values and perspectives, issues, and approaches in counseling and psychotherapy.
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CPSE 655 - Crisis Interventn

Human crises; preventive, developmental, and remedial interventions within school and family systems.
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CPSE 653 - Qualitative Research 1

Provides an introduction to qualitative inquiry in education, emphasizing major assumptions of qualitative research, a survey of prominent qualitative approaches, differences between various qualitative approaches and more traditional qualitative strategies, and practice with basic qualitative research skills such as interviewing, transcription, data analysis, and report writing.
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CPSE 651 - Statistics 1: Foundations

Emphasis on conceptual understanding and practical application of descriptive and basic inferential statistics to decision making.
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CPSE 650 - Social Psychology

Current theories and research on social interactions and their implications for understanding human thoughts, feelings, and behavior.
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CPSE 649 - Human Grwth & Dvlp

Psychoeducational aspects of developmental theory across the life span, including psychosocial, moral, ego, cognitive, faith, and identity. Developmental implications in the counseling process.
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CPSE 648 - Grp Coun & Interv

Primarily group approaches to personal and social counseling and guidance, including skill-streaming groups, divorce and loss groups, parent education groups, grief therapy interventions, and problem-focused interventions.
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CPSE 647 - Psychomet & Intell

Professional course for psychologists in training, covering theory, administration, scoring, and interpretation of standardized measures of intelligence, academic achievement and cognitive function.?? Additional credit includes integration of these skills in assessment of autism and other neurological conditions, including ADHD.
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CPSE 646 - Coun Theory Interv

Various theories of counseling, current research, processes, and micro-skills training for interviewing and relationship building.
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CPSE 644 - Career Dev/Assess

Theories of career development in lifespan and career counseling. Assessing interests, values, and other characteristics related to career decision making.
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CPSE 629 - Introduction to Research

Introduction to the design options available for conducting basic and applied educational research and how to read and write research reports. Quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods along with ideas for protecting human subjects are discussed.
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CPSE 628 - Supervision in ABA

Practice in providing high-quality behavior-analytic supervision using basic principles of applied behavior analysis and recommendations from the field of organizational behavior management, establishing a foundation for effective supervisory/consultation relationships in schools, clinics, other relevant contexts.
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CPSE 622 - Prin & Theor Learning

Learning and cognitive development theories and their application to attitudinal and behavioral change.
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CPSE 620 - Academic Intrv RTI

Prepares learners to work collaboratively within a school-wide multi-tiered system of support to assess individual student academic needs, to use data to plan instruction, to monitor student progress and make changes as needed.
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CPSE 618 - Ethics and Prof. Conduct

Development of both the knowledge and skills to act ethically and professionally within the established norms of the profession.
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CPSE 615 - Acad & Beh Problem Solving

Training future Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs) in the skills necessary to shape, develop, and strengthen behavior in a school or clinic. Emphasis on problem solving skills within an MTSS framework such as (1) collaborating with colleagues, (2) consulting with other service providers, and (3) coaching individuals in need of additional professional support.
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CPSE 614 - Behavioral Assessment&Intrvntn

Functional assessment of behaviors using formal and informal behavioral observations. Utilizing collected data to develop and monitor behavioral interventions.
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CPSE 613 - Autism Spectrum Disorders

Overview of characteristics, etiology, and prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD); teaches strategies and skills supporting children's learning and daily functioning; review of instruction strategies, classroom organization, and teaming with families and professionals.
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CPSE 611 - Special Education Law

Overview of laws, regulations, and policies related to special and general education and professional practice in school psychology.
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CPSE 610 - Consult W/Sch &Fam

Models and methods of consultation with teachers, parents, and professionals.
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CPSE 609 - Acadmc Assessment & Intrvntn

Curriculum-based evaluation integrated with standardized academic assessment of reading, writing, and math. Identifying academic needs; developing research-based interventions; setting goals; monitoring progress; and adapting interventions as needed.
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CPSE 608 - Biological Basis of Behavior

Biological basis of human behavior: relationship between neurological processes and behavior; medications used in treating various disorders.
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CPSE 607 - Bilingual Assessment

Assessment and educational intervention for children from non-English-language and other diverse backgrounds. Utilizing nonverbal and alternative forms of assessment.
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