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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

EDUCATION 4254

COUNSELLING FOR THE CLASSROOM TEACHER

Spring Semester, 1991

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Instructor: Dr. J. Martin

(January 7 - April 5)

Monday, 4:30 - 8:20

Location: MPX 7600

PREREQUISITES:

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60 hours of credit. EDUC 220 or PSYC 100 and 102 or equivalent.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course is intended for senior students or practicing teachers who wish to

understand a variety of counselling and psychoeducational interventions in schools.

The first part of the course will examine a basic repertoire of counselling and problem

solving responses that can be used in (a) regular classroom interactions; (b)

discussions with students, parents, and colleagues; and (c) classroom meetings. The

second part of the course will examine the teacher's role in psychoeducational

interventions in areas such as study skills/strategies, substance abuse, crisis

intervention, classroom management, student-to-student interactions, interactions

with school and community counselling services, and interaction between the school

and students' parents/guardians.

COURSE REQUIREMENT'S

1.

'Interaction Analysis' Project. (A critical self-analysis of your own problem

solving skills/strategies in a school or

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school-related context.) (40%).

2.

Research task and class presentation. (Study of a specific counselling issue in a

school setting, and presentation in class of your findings.) (40%).

3.

A final examination. (20%).

REQUIRED TEXTS

(Paperback editions)

Mahrer, C.A., & Zins, J.E. (1987). Ps

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choeducational interventions in the schools:

Methods and procedures for enhancing student competence. New York:

Pergamon.

Martin, J., & Hiebert, B.A. (1985). Instructional counseling: A method for

counselors. Pittsburgh: The University of Pittsburgh Press.