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School of Holistic StudiesSchool ofHolistic StudiesTPC _____________________________________________________________________5705 Counseling Case Seminar: Individuals 3Students present internship cases from the field to be used assources of discussion and analysis. Open only to students in thecounseling degree program. Prerequisite: TPC 5751 or TPC 5756.TPC _____________________________________________________________________5715 Counseling Case Seminar: Families 2Students in field placement develop formal case presentationson clients and receive feedback from the course instructor andpeers. This course enables students to compare ways of workingwith families and family problems. Open only to students in thecounseling degree program. Prerequisites: TPC 5751–52.TPC 5749 Supplemental FieldworkExperience _____________________________________________________________________Monitoring 1Individual evaluative consultations which review students’progress in supplemental external fieldwork placement. Studentand faculty meet a minimum of once per quarter to reviewplacement, evaluations, and fulfill BBS requirements for hoursof experience toward licensure. Prerequisites: TPC 5214 andTPC 5325.TPC _____________________________________________________________________5751–54 Field Placement A–D 3/3/3/3In this four-quarter sequence, the focus is clinical fieldworkunder supervision. Students train at community mental healthsites, schools, hospitals, hospice centers, therapeutic nurseries,the JFKU Center for Holistic Counseling, or other sites. Studentsgain firsthand knowledge and experience working with individuals,couples, and families. Supervision is provided by qualified,licensed therapists. Permission of program director is required.TPC _____________________________________________________________________5755 Field Placement 1–3A fifth quarter of field placement may be arranged by specialpermission.TPC _____________________________________________________________________5792 Practice of Group Psychotherapy 2Students receive comprehensive training and supervision in thepractice of group psychotherapy. As an MFT trainee, the studentco-facilitates a weekly therapy group and participates in groupsupervision for two hours each week. Students learn how to planand publicize a group as well as how to establish and maintain atherapeutic group culture.TPC 5793 Child and AdolescentTherapy _____________________________________________________________________in the School 2Students receive comprehensive training and supervision in thepractice and treatment of children and adolescents in the schoolsetting. As an MFT trainee, the student will work with childrenand adolescents and participate in group supervision for twohours each week.TPC _____________________________________________________________________5900 Topics in Transpersonal Psychology 1–3Topics vary and may be repeated for credit with a change intopic.TPC 5995 Independent Study inTranspersonal _____________________________________________________________________Counseling Psychology 1–6To be arranged with consent of instructor and approval of thedepartment chair and dean. May be repeated for credit with achange of topic.Non-Credit Workshopsand Special CoursesTPC _____________________________________________________________________9000 Group Process—New Cohort 0This course is reserved for students who have returned to theprogram after an absence or who have transferred into thisprogram from another department. This course offers noacademic credit, but allows students to enter into the groupprocess sequence with a new cohort. Students enrolling in thiscourse will attend the same sessions as students enrolling inTPC 5004. Permission of the department is required to take thiscourse. Offered as needed; credit/no credit only.TPC _____________________________________________________________________9005 Personal Psychotherapy 0Students must register for this course when they have completedtheir personal psychotherapy requirement.TPC _____________________________________________________________________9010 Effective Communication—New Cohort 0This course is reserved for students who have returned to theprogram after an absence or who have transferred into thisprogram from another department. This course offers noacademic credit, but allows students to enter into the effectivecommunication sequence with a new cohort. Students enrollingin this course will attend the same sessions as students enrollingin TPC 5213. Permission of the department is required to takethis course. Offered as needed; credit/no credit only.TPC _____________________________________________________________________9015 Child Abuse Assessment and Reporting 0This course covers topics including recognizing child abuse,sexual abuse, neglect, and physical and emotional abuse; legaldefinitions of child abuse; legal reporting requirements; crisisintervention for victims, families, and abusers; cross-culturalconcerns; countertransference issues; and community resources.154 School of Holistic Studies John F. Kennedy University