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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

EDUCATION 425-4 (E1.00)

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SCHOOL COUNSELING FOR THE CLASSROOM TEACHER

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(Cat. #49488)

Summer Intersession, 1994 ?

Instructor: Jo-Ann Majcher

(May 2 - June 10)

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Office: ?

MPX 8676

Tuesday & Thursday, 17:30-21:20 ?

Phone: ?

291-3641

Location: MPX 8651/2

PREREQUISITE:

EDUC 401/402, EDUC 220 or PSYC 100 and 102

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course is intended for senior students or practising teachers who wish to explore the

contributions counseling can make in the classroom setting. Educ 425 is designed to

develop some counseling skills that can be applied within the classroom setting. A

combination of lectures, discussions, practise exercises and seminars will be used to explore

such topics as: different models of counseling, effective helping skills, the use of group

discussion to promote affective development, the application of counseling techniques in

the classroom and the role of the counselor in the school.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS

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Self-Change Project..............................................................................35%

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Group Project and Presentation........................................................35%

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Communication Skills tape and transcript....................................20%

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Theory Synthesis..................................................................................10%

REQUIRED TEXTS:

Thompson, CL, & Rudolph, L.B. (1992). Counseling Children (3rd ed.). Monterey:

Brooks/Cole. ISBN 0-534-17196-6

RECOMMENDED TEXTS: (Do not purchase recommended texts before the first class).

Allan, J

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, & Nairne, J

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(1992). Empowering students: classroom discussion themes for

elementary school teachers and counsellors. Toronto: Ontario Institute for Studies in

Education. ISBN 0-7744-0375-6

Barber, J

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, & Allan, J

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(1986). Managing common classroom problems. Toronto:

University of Toronto. ISBN 0-7713-0244-4

Allan, J

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, & Nairne, J

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(1993). Class discussions for teachers and counsellors in elementary

school (2nd ed.). Toronto: Ontario Institute for Studies in Education. ISBN 0-771-301-

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