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EDCD 609: Counseling Skills and Strategies for Adults

Important: For the most up-to-date information, refer to the official George Mason Course Catalog

General Information

Credits: 3

Description:

Covers counseling skills, process and strategies for adults that are associated with major counseling theories. Provides intensive practice in both technical and conceptual skills with adults, emphasizing self-awareness, case conceptualization, racial-cultural considerations, and supervised practice in a community setting. Offered by School of Education. May not be repeated for credit.
Registration Restrictions:

Required Prerequisites: EDCD 611B or 654B.
B Requires minimum grade of B.

Enrollment is limited to students with a major, minor, or concentration in Clinical Mntl Hlth Counseling or Counseling.

Enrollment limited to students in a Graduate Certificate or Master of Education degrees.

Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

Semesters taught: Fall, Spr

Current Sections

  • Spring 2025, Section: 002, CRN 18785, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Joanne Frederick
Prior Sections (partial list)
  • Summer 2024, Section: D01, CRN 43323, Format: Online, Instructor: Startasha Dillard
  • Spring 2024, Section: 001, CRN 14869, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Startasha Dillard
  • Spring 2024, Section: 002, CRN 21223, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Startasha Dillard
  • Spring 2024, Section: 003, CRN 24025, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Startasha Dillard
  • Summer 2023, Section: D01, CRN 43223, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Startasha Dillard
  • Summer 2023, Section: D02, CRN 43454, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Startasha Dillard
  • Spring 2023, Section: 001, CRN 16349, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Startasha Dillard
  • Fall 2022, Section: 003, CRN 75386, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Startasha Dillard
  • Summer 2022, Section: B01, CRN 43994, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Shekila Melchior
  • Summer 2022, Section: D01, CRN 42974, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Startasha Dillard
  • Spring 2022, Section: 002, CRN 19638, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Startasha Dillard
  • Fall 2021, Section: 001, CRN 77954, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Jennifer Carney
  • Fall 2021, Section: 003, CRN 79032, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Startasha Dillard
  • Spring 2021, Section: DL2, CRN 22201, Format: Online, Instructor: Startasha Dillard
  • Spring 2021, Section: DL3, CRN 23481, Format: Online, Instructor: Jami Murray
  • Fall 2020, Section: 002, CRN 80815, Format: Online, Instructor: Startasha Dillard
  • Fall 2020, Section: 003, CRN 81968, Format: Online, Instructor: Jami Murray
  • Fall 2019, Section: 002, CRN 81826, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Jennifer Carney
  • Fall 2019, Section: 003, CRN 82492, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Ramya Avadhanam
  • Spring 2019, Section: 001, CRN 20221, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Regine Talleyrand Abrams
  • Fall 2018, Section: 001, CRN 78613, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Karen Kaiser
  • Spring 2018, Section: 001, CRN 18986, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Regine Talleyrand Abrams
  • Fall 2017, Section: 002, CRN 81768, Instructor: Regine Talleyrand Abrams
  • Spring 2017, Section: 001, CRN 17720, Instructor: Regine Talleyrand Abrams
  • Fall 2016, Section: 001, CRN 78284, Instructor: Regine Talleyrand Abrams
  • Spring 2016, Section: 001, CRN 17395, Instructor: Regine Talleyrand Abrams
  • Fall 2015, Section: 001, CRN 74127, Instructor: Regine Talleyrand Abrams
  • Spring 2015, Section: 001, CRN 17037, Instructor: Regine Talleyrand Abrams
  • Fall 2014, Section: 001, CRN 75378, Instructor: Regine Talleyrand Abrams
  • Spring 2014, Section: 001, CRN 17375, Instructor: Regine Talleyrand Abrams
  • Fall 2013, Section: 001, CRN 80156, Instructor: Regine Talleyrand Abrams
  • Spring 2013, Section: 001, CRN 12917, Instructor: Regine Talleyrand Abrams
  • Spring 2012, Section: 001, CRN 13565, Instructor: Octavia Madison
  • Fall 2011, Section: 002, CRN 79564, Instructor: Octavia Madison
  • Spring 2011, Section: 001, CRN 15232, Instructor: Octavia Madison
  • Fall 2010, Section: 001, CRN 79838, Instructor: Octavia Madison
  • Spring 2010, Section: 002, CRN 21203, Instructor: Karen Kaiser
  • Fall 2009, Section: 002, CRN 77864, Instructor: Priscilla Dass Brailsford