APSY 7638 Issues in Short Term Counseling
This course is designed to introduce students to the techniques and issues related to the practice of short-term therapy. Special attention is given to current trends in health care delivery, including the managed care environment and how to adapt various models to this environment. Students will learn a number of coherent strategies to treat a variety of presentations and populations in a short-term model. They will also gain an understanding of the complexities of providing quality mental health care in today's clinical settings.
Course overview
- Department
- Counseling, Developmental, and Educational Psychology
- School
- Lynch
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Graduate
- Offered
- Every Spring, Every Summer
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 4.42 / 5 · Very Good
- Instructor rating
- 4.73 / 5 · Excellent
- Terms evaluated
- 9
| 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 | Vanessa Prosper | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 1–3 hrs/week | 10 of 18 |
| Summer 2025 | Lynn Walsh-Blair | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 7–9 hrs/week | 4 of 10 |
| Spring 2025 | Vanessa Prosper | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 1–3 hrs/week | 22 of 32 |
| Summer 2024 | Lynn Walsh-Blair | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 1–3 hrs/week | 12 of 20 |
| Spring 2024 | Vanessa Prosper | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 1–3 hrs/week | 15 of 24 |
| Summer 2023 | Lynn Walsh-Blair | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 of 18 |
| Spring 2023 | Vanessa Prosper | 4.4 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4–6 hrs/week | 23 of 31 |
| Summer 2022 | Michael Di Bianca | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 1–3 hrs/week | 7 of 7 |
| Spring 2022 | Vanessa Prosper | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 1–3 hrs/week | 18 of 35 |