1. Apply and analyze basic legal and ethical issues related to advocacy, service delivery, and report writing. (BHS101, BHS105, BHS263, BHS290)

2. Describe, form, develop, and facilitate a group for counseling purposes. (BHS115, BHS215)

3. Describe the counseling process, the stages of progression, and the wrap around principle in counseling. (BHS105, BHS151, BHS,152, BHS290)

4. Demonstrate necessary skills for establishing and maintaining a helping relationship. (BHS105, BHS151)

5. Identify and facilitate the various stages of the group process, and demonstrate appropriate helping techniques to achieve identified goals. (BHS115, BHS215)

6. Evaluate and respond appropriately to crisis situations and special circumstances. (BHS290)

7. Write and review professional case reports and list the necessary documentation for client files. (BHS260, BHS263, BHS290)

8. Apply principles of case report writing to actual cases from a variety of clinical settings. (BHS263)

9. Describe the family culture, and ethnicity, and the importance of behavioral health, parental rights, family and relevant dynamics for advocacy and the helping process. (BHS204, BHS290)

10. Explain the procedures involved in due process, grievance, and appeals in children-related systems. (BHS290)

11. Demonstrate skills necessary for helping children in a therapeutic setting. (BHS290)

12. Describe physical, cognitive, emotional, and social capacities in human growth and development. (PSY240)

13. Define basic principles, methods, and psychological theories related to emotion, perception, social and abnormal behavior. (PSY101)

14. Identify various aspects of body chemistry and control mechanisms, chemical abuse and dependency, and treatment programs offered in the community. (BHS/SWU130)

15. Apply communication and paraprofessional counseling skills in behavioral health settings. (BHS156)

16. Identify at least five models of therapeutic intervention used in behavioral health settings. (BHS205)

17. Demonstrate effective communication, planning, and intervention skills for initial, middle, and termination phases of the counseling process. (BHS151, BHS152, BHS178)

18. Describe workplace responsibilities, ethics, boundaries, intervention, rehabilitation, and coordination of care for clients with psychiatric disorders. (BHS178)

19. Describe the recovery processes, treatment planning, and behavior management training for clients preparing to re-enter the workplace. (BHS278)

20. Identify issues, thoughts, emotions, and behaviors that negatively affect quality of life, and discuss skills and strategies necessary for changing self-defeatism. (CPD102AD)