Len Foster, Chair

Rita Sommers-Flanagan, Director, Counselor Education

The Educational Leadership knowledge base emphasizes the realities of the workplace, blending practical tasks with the conceptual models of effective leadership. The model uses leadership assessment and problem-based learning throughout nine curricular strands: change/future, leadership, research community, communication, assessment/program evaluation, management, diversity, curriculum, and professionalism/socialization. Students at both degree levels experience integrated coursework, performance-based assessment, and exit interviews on completion of the degree programs.

The Counselor Education program educates students for employment in school (K-12 and higher education) and community mental health and human service settings. Counselors are systems, family and individual consultants, practitioners and coordinators who assist in problem solving, decision-making skills, personal growth and development, and individual, family school, and/or career issues. Counselors receive training in the eight core areas identified by the American Counseling Association Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs: human growth and development, social and cultural foundations, the helping relationship, group theories and methods, career and lifestyle development, client assessment and evaluation, research and program evaluation, and professional orientation. Student may focus on School Counseling (M.Ed.) or Agency (Mental Health) Counseling (M.A.). Each track requires additional specialty courses and comprehensive written and oral examinations focused on the student's career track. The more advanced graduate degrees (Ed.S. and Ed.D.) develop depth, supervisory, and leadership skills in these areas.

Graduate Programs: The M.A. is offered in Counselor Education as an interdisciplinary degree; the M.Ed., Ed.S., and Ed.D. are offered in education administration and supervision as well as in guidance and counseling. Information regarding specific requirements and program options is available from the School of Education. For more information, please refer to The University of Montana Graduate Programs and Admissions Catalog.

Admission to Counseling: Applicants for this program should contact the Department for more specific admissions information. Requirements include GRE verbal and quantitative less than 5 years old; official transcripts from all undergraduate and graduate institutions attended; three current letters of recommendation; and a letter of application stating academic and professional background, purpose in obtaining the degree, and thoughts about eventual employment and career direction. Deadline is February 15. Admission is competitive. Meeting graduate school minimum grade average and GRE requirements will not necessarily insure acceptance.

Admission to Educational Leadership: The Program Admissions Committee has established policies and standards for admission which include the GRE (verbal and quantitative; special test for doctoral students); three letters of recommendation (one from an immediate supervisor); official transcripts for all undergraduate and graduate coursework; qualifying examination; and interviews (doctoral). Contact the Department for details.

Certification Requirements: Degree programs lead to certification at the Class II, Class III, and Class IV levels.

Courses

U = for undergraduate credit only, UG = for undergraduate or graduate credit, G = for graduate credit. R after the credit indicates the course may be repeated for credit to the maximum indicated after the R.

Counselor Education

UG 455 Workshop Variable cr. (R-6) Offered intermittently. Special courses experimental in nature dealing with a relatively narrow, specialized topic of particular current interest. Credit not allowed toward a graduate degree.

UG 475 Forgiveness and Reconciliation 3 cr. Offered spring. Survey of the theory and practice of healing fractured relationships at the individual and community levels, treating historical and personal issues from philosophical, psychological and religious perspectives drawn from several diverse cultures.

UG 495 Special Topics 1-9 cr. (R-9) Offered intermittently. Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of new courses, or one-time offerings of current topics.

G 500 Group Laboratory 1 cr. (R-2) Offered every term. Prereq., COUN 520 or consent of instr. A laboratory experience as a group member to learn about self, group process, group design, group development and group leadership.

G 510 Counseling Fundamentals 3 cr. Offered autumn. Prereq., graduate status or consent of instr. Overview of counseling's history. Concepts forming the basis of counseling profession including introduction to ethics. Representative counseling theories (cognitive, behavioral, relational) are included.

G 511 Theories and Techniques of Counseling 3 cr. Offered spring. Prereq., COUN 510. Examination of a set of currently used counseling theories and techniques. A supervised laboratory component explores counselor behavior, techniques, and dynamics of counselor-client relationships.

G 520 Group Counseling and Guidance 3 cr. Offered autumn. Prereq., COUN 510. Theories, approaches, and methods for group counseling and guidance.

G 525 Applied Group Counseling Methods 2 cr. Offered autumn and spring. Prereq., COUN 520. Theoretical and applied experience in a supervised group counseling setting. Research, development and establishment of a thematic counseling group.

G 530 Applied Counseling Skills 2 cr. Offered autumn and spring. Prereq., COUN 510, 511 and consent of instr. Review and application of counseling theories and techniques to client issues. Intensive supervision including ethics, professional practice and diagnostic considerations. Lecture and class presentation with a focus on professional counseling development.

G 540 Individual Appraisal 3 cr. Offered spring. Prereq., C&I 517 or consent of instr. Overview of appraisal techniques utilized in counseling, including interviewing, observation, and psychological/educational testing. The processes of selection, administration, scoring, interpretation, and reporting information from appraisal techniques are examined in relation to practical, legal, and ethical considerations.

G 550 Introduction to Family Counseling 3 cr. Offered spring. Prereq., COUN 510 or consent of instr. An introduction to the major theories, techniques, and diagnostic tools of family counseling. Course includes a family systems emphasis.

G 555 Workshop Variable cr. Offered intermittently. Special courses experimental in nature dealing with a relatively narrow, specialized topic of particular current interest. Credit not allowed toward a graduate degree.

G 560 Developmental Counseling: Childhood, Adolescence and Aging 3 cr. Offered spring. Overview of counseling children and adolescents from the framework of child and adolescent development theory. Normal and abnormal development in the environmental context of family, school, society and culture emphasized.

G 565 School Counseling, Program Development and Supervision 3 cr. Offered spring. Prereq., graduate standing or consent of instr. Examination of counseling techniques and approaches relevant to prevention and remediation of behavioral, social, emotional and academic problems for students P-12. Overview of school counseling program development and administration.

G 570 Career Counseling Theory and Techniques 3 cr. Offered spring. Examination of theories of career choice and development; information sources for career counseling; techniques and approaches of career counseling with clients at different stages of career and life development and from diverse populations.

G 575 Multicultural Counseling 3 cr. Offered autumn. Prereq., graduate standing or consent of instr. An introduction to the field of multicultural counseling. Issues and practical considerations in counseling five population groups; definition of terms and concepts.

G 580 Chemical Dependency Counseling 3 cr. Offered autumn. Prereq., COUN 510. Understanding chemical dependency and its treatment. Development of school/community programs for prevention and remediation. Counseling techniques and methods. Understanding the addictive process.

G 585 Counseling Methods: School and Agency 1-9 cr. Offered every term. Prereq., COUN 510, 511, and 530. Supervised counseling methods and theories as applied in mental health agencies and schools. Review of the principles of counseling as these apply to various settings and client issues.

G 589 Student Colloquium and Academic Writing Skills 2-3 cr. (R-6) Offered autumn and spring. Prereq. or coreq., COUN 510. Introduction to academic writing at the graduate level. Current topics, literature and research in counseling. Culminates in student professional paper presentation.

G 594 Seminar Variable cr. (R-9) Offered intermittently. Prereq., consent of instr. Group analysis of problems in specific areas of education.

G 595 Special Topics Variable cr. (R-9) Offered intermittently. Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of new courses, or one-time offerings of current topics.

G 596 Independent Study Variable cr. (R-6) Offered intermittently. Prereq., consent of instr.

G 597 Research Variable cr. (R-9) Offered autumn and spring. Prereq., consent of instr.

G 598 Internship Variable cr. (R-12) Offered every term. Prereq., consent of instr. and COUN 510, 511, 530. Supervised counseling internship in a field setting.

G 610 Professional Ethics and Orientation 3 cr. Offered autumn. Prereq., COUN 530 or consent of instr. The public and institutional roles and responsibilities of counseling professionals including ethical and legal responsibilities.

G 615 Diagnosis and Treatment Planning in Counseling 3 cr. Offered autumn. Prereq., COUN 630. Overview of diagnosis, treatment planning and case documentation in counseling.

G 630 Applied Counseling Skills: Advanced Variable cr. (R-12) Offered autumn and spring. Prereq., COUN 530 and consent of instr. Review and application of counseling theories and techniques at an advanced level. Intensive supervision including ethics, professional practice and diagnostic considerations. Lecture and class presentations focus on professional counseling development.

G 633 Supervision of Counseling 1-3 cr. (R-4) Offered spring. Prereq., COUN 630. Theories and techniques for the supervision of counseling. Intensive supervised clinical supervision with beginning counseling student skills.

G 640 Advanced Senior Practicum 1-3 cr. (R-6) Prereq., COUN 630. Advanced faculty supervised peer consultation group for Counselor Education students who have completed at least four credits of advanced clinical skills.

G 699 Thesis/Professional Paper Variable cr. (R-10) Offered intermittently. Prereq., C&I 618, 620.

Educational Leadership

G 502 Philosophy of Education 3 cr. Offered autumn. Same as C&I 502. Major philosophical schools of thought and leading proponents of each. Concepts of society, the educative process, and the role of education.

G 504 History of American Education 3 cr. Offered summer odd-numbered years. Same as C&I 504. Antecedents to, and the history of, American education; cyclical behavior and the extent to which past practices and thinking have influenced or in some cases led to today's curriculum, instruction, organization, administration, and supervision.

G 506 Comparative Education 3 cr. Offered intermittently. Same as C&I 506. How the American educational system compares with those in selected other countries.

G 508 Sociology of Education 3 cr. Offered intermittently. Same as C&I 508. Modern public education as it affects and is affected by religious, economic, and political systems and other social institutions.

G 512 Educational Futures 3 cr. Offered spring. Predicting and projecting the near and more distant future of education. The changing place and nature of education and leadership in tomorrow's society.

G 520 Educational Research 3 cr. Offered every term. Same as C&I and HHP 520. An understanding of basic quantitative and qualitative research methodology and terminology, particularly as they are used in studies presented in the professional literature.

G 540 Higher Education Finance 3 cr. Offered intermittently. Prereq., EDLD 550 and consent of department. Overview of how colleges and universities make financial and budgetary decisions; current trends in state and federal policy related to finance; contemporary problems in finance of education.

G 542 The College Student 3 cr. Offered autumn. Prereq., EDLD 550 and consent of department. Survey of today's college student including discussion of demographics, student development theories, learning theories, and contemporary issues on college campuses related to college students.

G 544 The College Curriculum 3 cr. Offered spring. Prereq., EDLD 550 and consent of department. Historical and contemporary development of college and university curriculum. Includes overview of pedagogical strategies, assessment, evaluation, and curricular change.

G 546 Federal and State Higher Education Policy 3 cr. Offered intermittently. Prereq., EDLD 550 and consent of department. Overview of policies at the local, state, and national levels that affect the conduct of higher education; current trends in higher education policy; changes in educational policy; how policies affect different institutional types.

G 550 Foundations of Educational Leadership 3 cr. Offered autumn and summer. Prereq., C&I 551 or consent of instr. Basic functions of K-12 administration and supervision and how contemporary views have evolved; models of leadership style and practice compared; responsibilities and relationships of school boards and chief school officers.

G 551 Foundations of Curriculum Leadership 3 cr. Offered autumn and summer. Prereq., elementary or secondary teaching experience or consent of instr. Same as C&I 551. The history and theoretical bases of current K-12 curriculum and instructional leadership.

G 552 The Supervision and Evaluation of Public School Educators 3 cr. Offered spring and summer. Prereq., EDLD 550. Conflicting views and models of supervision; supervision in relation to administration and evaluation. Development of instruments for the formative and summative evaluation of teaching and their use in simulated cases.

G 554 School Law 3 cr. Offered autumn and summer. Prereq., EDLD 550. Key Montana and national legislation regarding public education. Landmark cases of the U.S. Supreme Court and other federal, regional, and state courts as they affect the operation of public schools and the rights of school board members, administrators, teachers, students, and parents.

G 555 Workshop Variable cr. (R-6) Offered intermittently. Special courses experimental in nature dealing with a relatively narrow, specialized topic of particular current interest. Credit not allowed toward a graduate degree.

G 556 The Finance of Public Education 3 cr. Offered spring and summer. Prereq., EDLD 550. Revenue sources for K-12 public schools; proper expenditures; Montana's foundation program and related legislation; major court cases and how they have affected ways of funding schools; developing effective school and district budgets.

G 558 School Public Relations 3 cr. Offered intermittently. Enhancing site- and district-level internal and external relations; conducting needs assessments, inservice workshops, and funding campaigns; improving administrators' writing, listening, and speaking skills; composing press releases and newsletters; working with the media.

G 560 Elementary-Level Leadership 3 cr. Offered autumn and summer. Prereq., EDLD 550. Leadership and management roles of the modern elementary principal; working in traditional self-contained and alternatively organized schools.

G 561 Elementary Curriculum and Instruction 3 cr. Offered spring and summer. Prereq., C&I 551. Same as C&I 561. Current elementary curriculum design and instructional approaches and their origin in theories of learning and child development; student grouping and evaluation; reform reports, systemic change, and leadership.

G 562 The Middle School 3 cr. Offered autumn and summer. Prereq., C&I 551. Same as C&I 562. Creation and implementation of the Middle School concept and curriculum; special needs of early adolescents; interdisciplinary planning; instruction approaches; reform literature.

G 563 Middle-Level Leadership 3 cr. Offered spring. Prereq., EDLD 550 and 551. Creation, administration, and implementation of intermediate school curriculum models; concentrating on the special student faculty and administrative needs inherent at this level.

G 565 Secondary-Level Leadership 3 cr. Offered spring and summer. Prereq., EDLD 550. The role of the secondary principal in large, medium-sized, and small secondary schools. Supporting and decision-making responsibilities of assistant principals and department chairs. Effective leadership for departmentalized and alternatively organized secondary models.

G 566 Secondary School Curriculum and Instruction 3 cr. Offered autumn and summer. Prereq., C&I 551. Same as C&I 566. Creation and implementation of the secondary curriculum; appropriate instructional techniques; interdisciplinary cooperation; reform; systemic change and leadership.

G 570 Instructional Technology Foundations 3 cr. Offered intermittently. Same as C&I 570. Introduction to the field, theory, and profession of instructional technology. Definition of instructional technology; history of the field.

G 571 Planning, Preparing, and Assessing Educational Technology Media 3 cr. Offered intermittently. Same as C&I 571. Principles and practices of instructional design for integration of educational technology. Emphasis on role of technology in contemporary teaching/learning/assessing theory and practice, including learning styles and multiple intelligences.

G 580 Distance Learning Theory and Implementation 3 cr. Offered intermittently. Same as C&I 580. Introduction to distance learning models and exploration of satellite and computer-mediated course development, implementation, and evaluation.

G 581 Planning and Management for Technology in Education 3 cr. Offered intermittently. Same as C&I 581. Creating, implementing, maintaining, and evaluating technology plans for educational institutions, including budgets, facilities, and hardware planning.

G 582 Educational Technology: Trends and Issues 3 cr. Offered intermittently. Same as C&I 582. Exploration of trends and issues in the use of educational technology in a variety of settings.

G 583 Strategic Planning for Technology 3 cr. Offered intermittently. Same as C&I 583. Leadership and strategic planning processes for technology integration within schools.

G 584 Authentic Application in Instructional Design for Technology 3 cr. Offered intermittently. Same as C&I 584. Development of practical competencies in such components of instructional technology as development, production, materials evaluation, and project management and implementation.

G 585 Fieldwork in Educational Administration and Supervision 2-3 cr. Offered intermittently. Prereq., EDLD 560 or 565. Fieldwork at the school level (when the student is not completing an internship), with the cooperation of the principal and under the guidance of a University of Montana professor.

G 594 Seminar Variable cr. (R-9) Offered intermittently. Prereq., consent of instr. Group analysis of problems in specific areas of education.

G595 Special Topics Variable cr. (R-9) Offered intermittently. Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of new courses, or one-time offerings of current topics.

G 596 Independent Study Variable cr. (R-9) Offered intermittently. Prereq., consent of instr.

G 597 Research Variable cr. (R-10) Offered autumn and spring. Prereq., consent of instr.

G 598 Internship in Educational Administration and Supervision Variable cr. (R-10) Offered autumn and spring. Prereq., consent of instr.

G 599 Professional Paper Variable cr. (R-9) Offered intermittently.

G 618 Educational Statistics 3 cr. Offered spring. Prereq., C&I or HHP 486 or equiv. or consent of instr. Same as C&I 618. Advanced statistical methods and use of the mainframe computer and microcomputer for data analysis. Use of a recognized statistical package (e.g., SPPS-X) for research applications.

G 620 Qualitative and Quantitative Research 3 cr. Offered autumn. Prereq., EDLD 520 or 618 or equiv. Same as C&I 620. In-depth review of descriptive, experimental historiographic, ethonographic, and other quantitative and qualitative research methods, designs, and approaches. The development of a research proposal.

G 625 Advanced Educational Research and Practicum 3 cr. Offered spring. Prereq., EDLD 620 or equiv. Same as C&I 625. Advanced design and writing in educational research. Participation in a research apprenticeship with an interested faculty member toward the development and completion of a publishable study or a pilot study for the doctoral dissertation.

G 653 School Personnel Administration 3 cr. Offered intermittently. Prereq., EDLD 550. Administration of classified and certificated school employees; personnel-related laws, functions, and decisions; unions, bargaining contracts, grievances, etc.

G 656 The Economics of Public Education 3 cr. Offered intermittently. Prereq., EDLD 556. School finance from a national perspective; alternative budgeting and school-revenue models; equity considerations.

G 657 Facilities Planning and Other School Business Functions 3 cr. Offered intermittently. Prereq., EDLD 550. Working with architects, school personnel, and others on educationally and financially sound plans for new and remodeled faclities; the school business official's responsibilities regarding buildings and grounds, maintenance and custodial services, transportation, food services, and the administration of classified personnel.

G 659 Advanced School Administration: The School Superintendency and Administrative Theory 3 cr. Offered intermittently. Prereq., EDLD 550. Appropriate leadership and management roles of the modern school superintendent; how current related theories inform the practice of the effective district-level educational administrator in both supervisory and business functions.

G 660 Adult and Continuing Education 3 cr. Offered intermittently. Adult learning theory and the special needs and motivations of adult learners in postsecondary institutions; principles and practices of administering postsecondary continuing education programs.

G 662 History of Higher Education 3 cr. Offered intermittently. Survey of the historical roots of higher education from world and comparative perspectives; examination of the historic and contemporary missions, organizational structures, governance, and administration of various types of postsecondary and higher education institutions in America and abroad.

G 664 The Community College 3 cr. Offered intermittently. The organization and administration of American postsecondary education in two-year collegiate institutions; current trends in governance, finance, curriculum, faculty and students.

G 667 The American College Professor 3 cr. Offered intermittently. Investigation of the prevailing curriculum and instruction in American undergraduate and graduate education and consideration of reform reports.

G 668 College and University Administration 3 cr. Offered intermittently. Prereq., EDLD 667 or consent of instr. Administration of college and university programs, departments, and schools; the roles of program director or coordinator, department chairperson, dean, vice president, provost, president, chancellor, and commissioner.

G 670 Higher Education Law 3 cr. Offered intermittently. General survey of legal cases, issues, and problems affecting higher education institutions and systems; free speech and church/state first amendment issues; campus collective bargaining and employment relations; all aspects of civil rights and anti-discrimination laws; tort liability; students/employee privacy and confidentiality; intellectual property; athletics; student/employee due process; and governance.

G 672 Student Services in Higher Education 3 cr. Offered intermittently. Contemporary problems, issues, principles and practices in the administration of student support services and student development programs in higher education; examination of student development programs and support services from conceptual and operational perspectives.

G 674 Internship in College Teaching 1 cr. Offered intermittently. Prereq. or coreq., EDLD 667 and consent of instr. Provides an opportunity for guided and supervised teaching at the college level and assistance to the aspiring college teacher in meeting the needs of a diverse student population; assistance provided in methods of teaching at the college level, theories of learning, use of technology, and evaluation and assessment techniques.

G 676 Internship in Higher Education Administration 1 cr. (R-6) Offered intermittently. Prereq., EDLD 668 and consent of instr. Supervised and guided work in an administrative unit/department at the college/university level.

G 694 Advanced Seminar: Educational Administration and Supervision Variable cr.(R-9) Offered intermittently.

G 697 Advanced Research in Educational Administration and Supervision Variable cr. (R-9) Offered autumn and spring.

G 699 Thesis/Dissertation Variable cr. (R-10) Offered intermittently.

Faculty

Professors

Roberta D. Evans, Ed..D., The University of Nevada, Reno, 1988

William H. Fisher, Ed.D., Columbia Univesity, 1949 (Emeritus)

John C. Lundt, Ed.D., The University of Montana, 1988

Donald L. Robson, Ph.D., Michigan State University, 1976 (Dean)

Associate Professors

Catherine Jenni, Ph.D., Saybrook Institute, 1990 (Director, Counselor Education)

Rita Sommers-Flanagan, Ph.D., The University of Montana, 1989

L. Dean Sorenson, Ed.D., Washington State University, 1988

Fred A. Weldon, Ed.D., The University of Montana, 1971 (Counseling and Psychological Services)

Assistant Professors

Len Foster, Ed.D., The University of Nevada, Reno, 1988 (Chair)

Ernest Jean, Ed.D., The University of Montana 1988

Kelly Ward, Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University, 1995