APSY 7748 Foundations of Counseling II

Continuation of APSY7648; Open only to Counseling Psychology students. Pre-internship, supervised curricular experience focuses on progressive issues and the treatment of special populations. Lab training consists of peer role-plays and experiences with individual and group supervision.

Course overview

Department
Counseling, Developmental, and Educational Psychology
School
Lynch
Credits
3
Level
Graduate
Offered
Every Spring

Course evaluations

Response-weighted averages from Boston College’s official course evaluations (Avalanche/Blue).

Course rating
4.04 / 5 · Very Good
742 responses
Instructor rating
4.11 / 5 · Very Good
742 responses
Terms evaluated
5
Most recent: Spring 2026

Scales: overall ratings run from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent); agreement questions from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree); weekly effort from 1 (up to 1 hour) to 5 (10 or more hours).

Evaluations by term and instructor
TermInstructorCourse overallInstructor overallWell organizedClear learning objectivesIntellectually challengingHelpful assignmentsApplicable beyond courseAttendance necessaryWeekly effortResponses
Spring 2026Allison Slocum3.04.64.03.83.44.04.23.24–6 hrs/week5 of 6
Spring 2026Amanda Reyome4.54.84.54.54.54.54.84.5—5 of 8
Spring 2026Beth Waterman4.55.04.34.84.54.84.84.5—6 of 8
Spring 2026Cayley Bliss4.84.84.84.85.05.05.04.8—5 of 6
Spring 2026Elisa Liang4.64.64.64.64.64.84.84.87–9 hrs/week5 of 6
Spring 2026Hui Wang3.82.84.04.24.25.05.04.04–6 hrs/week5 of 9
Spring 2026Karley Guterres4.24.64.64.63.84.64.64.0—5 of 5
Spring 2026Lucy Xie4.04.74.74.74.34.74.73.74–6 hrs/week3 of 6
Spring 2026Mauricio Montes4.24.34.54.54.34.54.54.54–6 hrs/week7 of 9
Spring 2026Nasya Smith3.22.83.63.63.44.04.22.81–3 hrs/week5 of 9
Spring 2026Sidney Trantham3.83.84.34.34.04.54.43.94–6 hrs/week102 of 144
Spring 2025Amanda Reyome3.63.03.84.43.83.64.43.84–6 hrs/week6 of 9
Spring 2025Beth Waterman4.95.04.74.94.75.05.04.94–6 hrs/week7 of 8
Spring 2025Catherine Z Xie4.03.54.53.03.54.54.03.0—2 of 4
Spring 2025Damon Pryor5.05.05.05.04.05.05.05.07–9 hrs/week1 of 9
Spring 2025Emily Zhang4.44.64.04.44.14.84.74.8—7 of 9
Spring 2025Emma Highsmith Rich4.85.04.84.84.85.05.05.0—5 of 9
Spring 2025Jonathan Wolff4.84.84.84.84.54.84.84.81–3 hrs/week5 of 9
Spring 2025Kurt Loiseau4.24.24.24.34.64.34.34.37–9 hrs/week6 of 6
Spring 2025Lawrence Stevenson5.05.04.75.05.05.05.05.0—3 of 6
Spring 2025Madelyn G Harris4.54.55.05.04.55.05.05.0—3 of 5
Spring 2025Mauricio Montes5.04.04.04.04.05.05.04.07–9 hrs/week1 of 6
Spring 2025Ryan Rivard4.04.34.54.54.54.84.84.81–3 hrs/week4 of 9
Spring 2025Sidney Trantham4.24.34.44.54.34.64.64.41–3 hrs/week99 of 178
Spring 2024Alexa Riobueno-Naylor4.55.04.64.84.54.95.04.04–6 hrs/week8 of 9
Spring 2024Brenna Lincoln4.55.04.64.64.64.84.64.14–6 hrs/week8 of 9
Spring 2024Damon Pryor3.03.63.13.33.13.83.53.34–6 hrs/week7 of 9
Spring 2024Elizabeth Louis2.72.93.63.93.63.94.33.34–6 hrs/week7 of 8
Spring 2024Emma Highsmith Rich5.05.05.05.05.05.05.05.0—3 of 6
Spring 2024Eun Jeong Yang4.75.04.94.94.14.74.64.6—7 of 9
Spring 2024Michael Gordon4.74.74.74.74.34.34.74.54–6 hrs/week6 of 7
Spring 2024Rebecca L Schmidtberger4.75.04.54.34.75.05.04.54–6 hrs/week6 of 9
Spring 2024Ryan Rivard4.54.54.64.64.24.84.54.5—6 of 9
Spring 2024Shari Gordon5.05.04.84.84.74.84.84.74–6 hrs/week6 of 9
Spring 2024Sidney Trantham4.04.14.24.34.14.54.63.94–6 hrs/week127 of 168
Spring 2023Amie Kang4.04.84.54.54.34.34.34.2≤ 1 hr/week6 of 8
Spring 2023Camille Smith4.35.04.74.34.34.74.74.7—5 of 6
Spring 2023Elizabeth Louis2.83.03.23.23.53.83.53.07–9 hrs/week6 of 7
Spring 2023Emily Zhang4.65.04.44.64.64.64.94.64–6 hrs/week7 of 9
Spring 2023Emma Highsmith Rich4.75.04.64.74.74.64.74.74–6 hrs/week7 of 9

Showing the 40 most recent of 48 term and instructor rows.

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-10-09. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

Sections

  • Section 01
    Spring 2027 · Sidney Trantham · Mcguinn Hall 121 Tu 04:30PM-05:50PM · Offered
  • Section 02
    Spring 2027 · Samantha Pauline Martin, Sidney Trantham · Stokes Hall 201N Tu 06:00PM-06:50PM · Offered
  • Section 03
    Spring 2027 · Danielle Janet Reeves, Sidney Trantham · Stokes Hall 286S Tu 06:00PM-06:50PM · Offered
  • Section 04
    Spring 2027 · Sidney Trantham, Angela Ming Yang · Stokes Hall 101N Tu 06:00PM-06:50PM · Offered
  • Section 05
    Spring 2027 · Sidney Trantham, Cathy Zhu · Stokes Hall 131S Tu 06:00PM-06:50PM · Offered
  • Section 06
    Spring 2027 · Robert Dyer, Sidney Trantham · Stokes Hall 401N Tu 06:00PM-06:50PM · Offered
  • Section 07
    Spring 2027 · Akyla Joseph, Sidney Trantham · Stokes Hall 121N Tu 06:00PM-06:50PM · Offered
  • Section 08
    Spring 2027 · Elizabeth A Guerrant, Sidney Trantham · Stokes Hall 117N Tu 06:00PM-06:50PM · Offered
  • Section 09
    Spring 2027 · Stephanie Chalk, Katie L Goodman · Stokes Hall 141N Tu 06:00PM-06:50PM · Offered
  • Section 10
    Spring 2027 · Stephanie Chalk, Katherine Mathi · Stokes Hall 115N Tu 06:00PM-06:50PM · Offered
  • Section 11
    Spring 2027 · Stephanie Chalk, Angela DeSilva Mousseau · Stokes Hall 261S Tu 06:00PM-06:50PM · Offered
  • Section 12
    Spring 2027 · Stephanie Chalk, Amanda Reyome · Higgins Hall 225 Tu 06:00PM-06:50PM · Offered
  • Section 13
    Spring 2027 · Stephanie Chalk · Hayden Hall Room 230 Tu 04:30PM-05:50PM · Offered
  • Section 14
    Spring 2027 · Stephanie Chalk, Mauricio Montes · Higgins Hall 263 Tu 06:00PM-06:50PM · Offered