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Community Counseling
Western Illinois University Quad Cities

Community Counseling Program

The community counseling track prepares students for careers as professional counselors. Professional counselors provide counseling services at colleges, hospitals, mental health agencies, rehabilitation facilities, corporations, correctional institutions, and private practice to empower people to make positive decisions about their lives, negotiate life transitions, solve problems, and adapt to change. The community counseling track offers a solid foundation in lifespan development; career development; social and cultural diversity; individual, group, couple, and family relationships; psychopathology; diagnosis and treatment planning; addictions; ethical/legal concerns; as well as practicum and internship experiences.

EIS 500 Methods of Research
CN 500 Introduction to Counseling Skills and Practice
CN 540 Marriage, Family, and Relationship Counseling
CN 541 Life Styles and Career Development
CN 542  Assessment Techniques in Counseling  
CN 545 Theories of Counseling and Development
CN 547 Techniques of Counseling
CN 552 Counseling/Helping in a Multicultural Society
CN 554 Counseling Across the Lifespan
CN 581 Group Counseling: Theories and Procedures
CN 593 Practicum: Counseling
CN 597 Internship: Counseling

Courses Specific to the Community Counseling Track

CN 543 Counseling Issues in Sexuality
CN 549 Legal/Ethical Issues in Community Counseling 
CN 551 Counseling for Addictions  
CN 600 Introduction to Diagnosis and Community Counseling