Department of Human Development
and Psychological Counseling (HPC)


Lee Baruth, Chair


Alfred S. Alschuler
Sally S. Atkins
Gregory S. Blimling
Karen L. Caldwell
Catherine R. Clark
Keith M. Davis
Willie C. Fleming
Glenda T. Hubbard
Glenn W. Lambie
James M. Lancaster
Geri A. Miller
John P. Mulgrew
Diana Quealy-Berge
Laurie Williamson
Jon L. Winek




The Department of Human Development and Psychological Counseling is responsible
for organizing and providing instructional programs in counseling and other
human development functions for public schools, colleges/universities, and
various agencies.


The department offers courses of instruction leading to a Master of Arts degree
with the following options:


1. The Community Counseling program is designed to prepare counselors and other
   "helping" professionals to work in a wide variety of human service agencies
   (including mental health centers, social service agencies, business and 
   industry employee assistance programs, etc.) Degree concentrations include
   Addictions Counseling, Marriage and Family Counseling, Expressive Arts
   Therapy, and Community Counseling, General.


2. The School Counseling program (K-12) is designed to meet North Carolina 
   licensure requirements and to prepare counselors for elementary, middle, 
   and secondary schools.
   
3. The College Student Development program is designed to prepare counselors 
   or other student development specialists (e.g., directors/coordinators of
   career planning placement, co-curricular activities, financial aid, 
   residence life, etc.) in a college or other post-secondary educational 
   setting. Degree concentrations are College Counseling and Student Affairs
   Practice.


4. The Marriage and Family Therapy program is designed to prepare counselors 
   to work specifically with families in a wide variety of work settings. The
   program meets the educational requirements for clinical membership in the
   American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT), and North 
   Carolina licensure.




All master's degree programs in Community Counseling, School Counseling, and
College Student Development (College Counseling concentration) are accredited
by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs
(CACREP), a specialized accrediting body. Graduates are immediately eligible to
take the examination of the National Board for Certified Counselors, Inc., to
become National Certified Counselors. The program in College Student
Development (Student Affairs Practice concentration) is designed to meet the
curriculum guidelines of the Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher
Education (CAS). The School Counseling program is also accredited/approved by
the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) and the
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. The Marriage and Family
Therapy Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for
Marriage and Family Education of the American Association for Marriage and
Family Therapy, 1133 Fifteenth Street, N.W., Suite 300, Washington, DC
20005-2710, (202) 452-0109.


All courses are taught from a multicultural perspective which emphasizes the
differing experiences, cultures, histories, and perspectives of people from a
variety of ethnic, gender, racial, and social class backgrounds.


The department also provides group methods, human relations, and other human
development courses at the graduate and undergraduate levels for the College of
Education and the University. These courses are valuable for majors in other
departments. A course in life and career planning and courses in leadership
development are offered for undergraduate students. The department offers a
variety of summer institutes to enhance the learning of both graduate students
and practitioners seeking continuing education opportunities in human service
fields.


A student proposing to major in any of the degree programs or to seek licensure
through the department must be fully admitted as degree seeking. Students must
also complete a departmental questionnaire as part of the application process.
See the Graduate Bulletin for the requirements of each degree program.




COURSES OF INSTRUCTION IN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND 
PSYCHOLOGICAL COUNSELING (HPC)
This catalog reflects only the fall and spring semester courses. Courses
offered in summer terms can be found in the Summer Sessions Bulletin.
(For a description of the course abbreviations used in the following list of
courses, see the index for abbreviations.)