COU650

Diagnosis of Emotional and Mental Disorders

Course DirectorySNHU COU650 has 1 direct prerequisite, with 5 courses in its complete prerequisite tree, and is required by 4 other courses.

Graduate · 3 credits

Understand the value of and controversies involved in using medically based systems of diagnosis in the counseling profession. Learn to make diagnoses using the DSM and relevant standardized assessment methods and to consider client issues from alternative perspectives. Consider the legal, ethical, and multicultural issues inherent in diagnosing clients.

Prerequisite Tree

COU610 — Assessment and Evaluation in Counseling
- COU540 — Helping Skills and Techniques: Residency I
  - COU500 — The Counseling Profession: Orientation, Identity, and Ethics
  - COU510 — Human Development
- COU600 — Research Methods and Program Evaluation
  - COU540 — Helping Skills and Techniques: Residency I
    - COU500 — The Counseling Profession: Orientation, Identity, and Ethics
    - COU510 — Human Development

Interactive Prerequisite Graph

COU650

Diagnosis of Emotional and Mental Disorders

COU610

Assessment and Evaluation in Counseling

COU540

Helping Skills and Techniques: Residency I

COU500

The Counseling Profession: Orientation, Identity, and Ethics

COU510

Human Development

COU600

Research Methods and Program Evaluation

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