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Counseling Psychology

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GPA and percentages are weighted by recorded letter grades. UW comparisons use the same terms. Cross-listed courses count once within this department and once across UW; department totals should not be added together. Grade counts are not unique students. Offering counts reflect captured records, not a complete historical schedule.

Spring 2027

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38 courses

Explores human flourishing through science and humanities, focusing on resilience, compassion, and community to build self-awareness and meaningful engagement in life and career.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Past student reviews · Tony Chambers

The workload included weekly journals and quizzes, which students found super easy and interesting.

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Fall 2022–Spring 2026

Explores inter- and intrapersonal relations through didactic and experiential learning from a counseling and guidance perspective.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Past student reviews · Kathryn Mazack

The workload consisted of weekly practice logs and reflections that were easy to complete, culminating in a final reflection.

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Spring 2023–Spring 2026 · limited sample

Human Resources Development: Career Strategies explores vocational development through didactic and experiential learning, focusing on self-assessment, the world of work, and career planning.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

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Spring 2023–Spring 2026 · limited sample

Explores personal, institutional, and community resources optimizing academic success and persistence using didactic and experiential methods.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

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Fall 2022–Spring 2026

The Wisconsin Experience Seminar examines the transition to UW-Madison by exploring the research university and the Wisconsin Experience using texts for discussion, writing, and experiential assignments.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Past student reviews · Brianna Kuhn

Assignments were personal expository writings, and the reviewer noted that attending class was enough to do well.

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Fall 2022–Spring 2026

Introduction to the intersectionality framework in the U.S. focused on culturally responsive awareness, critical perspective-taking, and service learning preparation.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Past student reviews · Alberta Gloria

Students reported a significant reading load and noted that Dr. Gloria was nit-picky about assignments, deducting points for minor organizational issues. The workload was generally manageable if students provided detailed responses.

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Fall 2022–Spring 2026

Explores children's psychological experience of racial, ethnic, and cultural status, their understanding development, and implications for working with REC diversity in educational contexts.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

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Fall 2022–Fall 2025 · limited sample

Mental Health, Self-Awareness, and Social Justice: Working in Diverse Communities increases knowledge and skills for addressing mental health within diverse identity groups and communities.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Past student reviews · Larissa Niec

The class required three to four readings weekly, some spanning hundreds of pages, plus an in-person graded takeaway at the start of each lecture.

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Fall 2022–Spring 2026

Special topics course examining various subjects within the fields of Counseling and Counseling Psychology.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

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Fall 2022–Spring 2026

Theoretical and research framework for understanding suicide, covering myths, assessment, intervention, prevention, bereavement, ethical/legal issues, and affected populations.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

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Fall 2024–Spring 2026 · limited sample

An academic and experiential introduction to mindfulness meditation in psychology, covering MBSR, lovingkindness, and neuroscientific/clinical effects.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

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Spring 2023–Spring 2026 · limited sample

Introduction to mental health concerns, protective/risk factors, and evidence-based intervention/prevention programs for wellbeing across the lifespan.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

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Spring 2023–Spring 2026

Instruction and/or practice in specialized counseling approaches, strategies, and techniques; working with various populations of clients served by counselors.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

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Fall 2022–Spring 2026

Clinical Communication Skills provides didactic and experiential training in clinical communication and listening, covering research, theory, and the impact of personal and cultural characteristics in various settings.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Past student reviews · Corissa Lotta

The course required a lot of work, though the material itself was considered simple enough for most students.

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Fall 2022–Spring 2026

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Spring 2023–Spring 2026 · limited sample

Practicum activities developing conceptual and administrative skills for counseling psychology, focusing on conducting individual counseling-like interviews with volunteers and fulfilling practicum hours.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

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Fall 2022–Spring 2026 · limited sample

Research and theory of abnormal psychology, covering etiology, manifestation, and diagnosis of mental health disorders, with emphasis on developmental psychopathology and cultural issues in assessment.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

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Spring 2023–Spring 2026

Advanced course examining mental health diagnosis using DSM-5 and ICD-10, treatment planning, and culturally responsive counseling strategies for diverse clients.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

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Spring 2023–Spring 2026 · limited sample

Crisis and Trauma Counseling covers approaches for addressing crises and trauma, including neurobiological responses, suicide assessment, and culturally relevant interventions.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

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Spring 2024–Spring 2026 · limited sample

Supervised practicum in counseling where students see volunteer clients and receive individual and group supervision.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

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Spring 2023–Spring 2026 · limited sample

Supervised internship in counseling providing oversight of Master's internship experiences.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

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Fall 2022–Spring 2026 · limited sample

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CLINICAL PRACTICE involves full-time participation with various assignments and requires a concurrent seminar.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

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Fall 2022–Spring 2026 · limited sample

Covers theoretical and practical foundations of lifestyle and career counseling, career guidance, and career development.

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Spring 2023–Spring 2026 · limited sample

Advanced assessment techniques in counseling psychology covering diagnostic, career, personality, and behavioral assessment for normal adults, culminating in written reports.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

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Spring 2023–Spring 2025 · limited sample

A counseling psychology practicum focused on supervising counselor trainees in laboratory and field settings, covering ethical, legal, and theoretical foundations of clinical supervision.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

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