APSY 3243 Counseling Theories
The purpose of this course is to learn about the major counseling theories including basic concepts, advantages and limitations, techniques, and the counseling process. There is also a focus on personal exploration aimed at helping students adopt their own personal theory of counseling. Issues of multiculturalism and client diversity will be integrated into all course content.
Course overview
- Department
- Counseling, Developmental, and Educational Psychology
- School
- Lynch
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Offered
- Every Fall, Every Spring
Requirements fulfilled
- Applied Psychology and Human Development: Human Services and Health Sciences focus area (three courses) (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- Applied Psychology and Human Development: Major electives — any Applied Psychology (APSY) course (three electives required in total) (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 4.01 / 5 · Very Good
- Instructor rating
- 4.17 / 5 · Very Good
- Terms evaluated
- 10
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | Oh Myo Kim | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4–6 hrs/week | 23 of 30 |
| Fall 2025 | Oh Myo Kim | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 1–3 hrs/week | 23 of 30 |
| Fall 2025 | Pratyusha Tummala-Narra | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 1–3 hrs/week | 23 of 29 |
| Spring 2025 | Michael O'brien | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 1–3 hrs/week | 28 of 35 |
| Fall 2024 | Pratyusha Tummala-Narra | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 1–3 hrs/week | 29 of 34 |
| Spring 2024 | Patricia Birch | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 1–3 hrs/week | 32 of 34 |
| Fall 2023 | Patricia Birch | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 1–3 hrs/week | 29 of 34 |
| Spring 2023 | Alexandria Sheppard | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 1–3 hrs/week | 31 of 35 |
| Fall 2022 | Alexandria Sheppard | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 1–3 hrs/week | 31 of 35 |
| Spring 2022 | Michael Di Bianca | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 1–3 hrs/week | 24 of 40 |
| Fall 2021 | Michael Di Bianca | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 1–3 hrs/week | 28 of 35 |
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Sections
- Section 01
- Section 01
- Section 02