COUN 755 - Contemporary Issues in Counseling

Credits 1
This course covers a variety of contemporary issues in counseling such as chronic illness, wellness and recovery, case management, stigma, poverty, trauma, LGBT communities, as well as contemporary social and political issues. The course content includes methods of assessment and treatment of people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). The portion of the course addressing human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) requires a minimum of seven hours, meeting the California Board of Behavioral Sciences requirement for continuing education in that area.