A seminar for first-year students exploring the transition to UW-Madison and the Wisconsin Experience through texts and assignments.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Historical reviews of Brianna Kuhn: The course is considered low difficulty, with students noting that attendance is sufficient to succeed in the class.
An introduction to the intersectionality framework in the United States to enhance culturally responsive awareness and critical thinking about multiple perspectives.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Historical reviews of Alberta Gloria: The workload centers on weekly Zoom discussions with strict note templates and significant reading, with some students finding assignments tedious or poorly timed near finals.
COUNPSY 371: Psychology of Suicide provides a theoretical and research framework for understanding suicide, covering prevention, assessment, and treatment.
COUNPSY 395 explores school-based supports for young homeless children, focusing on mentoring and emotionally responsive teaching to foster resilience.
COUNPSY 531 introduces mental health concerns, risk/protective factors, and the design and evaluation of evidence-based prevention and intervention programs across the lifespan.
COUNPSY 650 covers theoretical bases and types of interviewing, introducing counseling and interviewing techniques with limited practice opportunities.
COUNPSY 655 teaches clinical communication and listening skills through didactic and experiential training in various clinical settings.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Historical reviews of Corissa Lotta: The course required a lot of work, though the content itself was simple enough, with loads of extra credit opportunities and an online lab available.
COUNPSY 700 is a practicum course that develops conceptual, administrative, and developmental skills for conducting individual counseling-like interviews.
COUNPSY 791 introduces the foundations of clinical mental health counseling, covering professional history, ethics, credentialing, theories, and key roles in promoting mental health.
COUNPSY 800 covers the historical and philosophical foundations of counseling, examining individual theories, research, and professional roles and practices.
COUNPSY 810 covers professional development and clinical practice through full-time involvement, various assignments, and concurrent seminar participation.
COUNPSY 850 teaches mental health consultation processes, role differentiation, program development, and supervision models for health service psychology.
COUNPSY 901 provides supervised practice in group counseling, consultation, and college teaching, focusing on psychosocial development and human relations.
This seminar strengthens counseling psychology identities by examining historical, contemporary, and legal issues, including APA ethics and decision-making.