ELHE 7403 Counseling Techniques in Higher Education
Provides an introduction to theoretically-based counseling skills for professionals in higher education and other education and community settings. The areas of communications skills involving the use of role-playing, observation, and practice components are emphasized. Postsecondary case studies cover a range of counseling issues and are applicable to a wide range of settings involving late adolescents and adults. *Please be aware if you have consulted with the instructor at University Counseling Services. If so, please contact the instructor or ELHE Department Chair to address any concerns about your confidentiality as a UCS client or your ability to register for this course.
Course overview
- Department
- Educational Leadership and Higher Education
- School
- Lynch
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Graduate
- Offered
- Every Fall, Every Summer
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 4.08 / 5 · Very Good
- Instructor rating
- 4.40 / 5 · Very Good
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2025 | Lynn Walsh-Blair | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 1–3 hrs/week | 8 of 9 |
| Summer 2025 | Lynn Walsh-Blair | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 1–3 hrs/week | 5 of 8 |
| Fall 2024 | Lynn Walsh-Blair | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 1–3 hrs/week | 3 of 4 |
| Summer 2024 | Lynn Walsh-Blair | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4–6 hrs/week | 13 of 16 |
| Fall 2023 | Lynn Walsh-Blair | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 3.8 | — | 10 of 12 |
| Summer 2023 | Lynn Walsh-Blair | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 of 21 |
| Fall 2022 | Lynn Walsh-Blair | 3.5 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 1–3 hrs/week | 14 of 14 |
| Summer 2022 | Lynn Walsh-Blair | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.3 | — | 8 of 13 |
| Fall 2021 | Lynn Walsh-Blair | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 1–3 hrs/week | 10 of 15 |