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Classroom Instruction Courses: Counseling |
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| Please see computer prerequisite B in the registration information for minimum computer requirements. Surveys the motivations behind the use of violence and specific strategies to minimize its occurrence in schools and communities. Addresses the correlation and impact of the media, community and family upon violent student choices, and features national resources available for parents and teachers to combat youth violence. |
| 6949 |
Sedler, Michael |
(3 credits) |
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Arranged Course completion time: up to one year. |
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Tuition: $240 flat fee |
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Register: To register for this course, use the enclosed registration form, print and send the form found online at www.spu.edu/spiral, or call 800/482-3848. |
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Fees:
includes all materials.
Course media: print/CD-ROM.
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Notes: This course replaces the two-credit version of EDCA 5742 and may not be taken if the two-credit version has been successfully completed. |
| 7312 |
Sedler, Michael |
(3 credits) |
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Arranged Course completion time: up to one year. |
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Tuition: $240 flat fee |
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Register: To register for this course, use the enclosed registration form, print and send the form found online at www.spu.edu/spiral, or call 800/482-3848. |
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Fees:
includes all materials.
Course media: print/CD-ROM.
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Notes: This course replaces the two-credit version of EDCA 5742 and may not be taken if the two-credit version has been successfully completed. |
| Please see computer prerequisite B in the registration information for minimum computer requirements. Presents comprehensive understanding of the influence of alcohol and drugs on today's classroom, and provides a contextual framework for understanding what students may be experiencing through their own substance use or the impact of substance use around them. Gain a historical perspective of substance use along with biological, psychological and social factors that comprise the disease of addiction, and evaluate the complex dynamics that contribute to this biological and social phenomenon. |
| 6952 |
Rapp, Margaret |
(3 credits) |
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Arranged Course completion time: up to one year. |
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Tuition: $240 flat fee |
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Register: To register for this course, use the enclosed registration form, print and send the form found online at www.spu.edu/spiral, or call 800/482-3848. |
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Fees:
includes all materials.
Course media: print/CD-ROM.
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| Please see computer prerequisite B in the registration information for minimum computer requirements. Includes topics on violence, aggression in the classroom, youth gangs, aggression in sports and on television, drugs and alcohol's role in aggression, and violence and "hot spots" that tend to breed aggression and violence. Helps school personnel become more aware of the causes and ways to evaluate aggression and intervene before it turns to violence in the schools. Speaks about aggression in the community through driving, dating, sports, television and music, while addressing how these issues are dealt with in modern society. |
| 6955 |
Sedler, Michael |
(4 credits) |
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Arranged Course completion time: up to one year. |
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Tuition: $320 flat fee |
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Register: To register for this course, use the enclosed registration form, print and send the form found online at www.spu.edu/spiral, or call 800/482-3848. |
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Fees:
includes all materials.
Course media: print/CD-ROM.
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| Studies methods of teaching children and adolescents the meaning of anger, ways to express it and tools for managing it. Examines the roots of anger and abuse and what punishment teaches. Explores personal perceptions of anger and ways to teach healthy handling of this emotion. Class not open to: Undergraduate level. |
| 6972 |
Olson, Peggy |
(3 credits) |
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Arranged Course completion time: up to one year. |
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Tuition: $240 flat fee |
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Register: To register for this course, use the enclosed registration form, print and send the form found online at www.spu.edu/spiral, or call 800/482-3848. |
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Fees:
plus cost of materials.
Course medium: print.
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Notes: Access to a classroom and regular discussion with a colleague is required for completion of course activities. |
| Please see computer prerequisite B in the registration information for minimum computer requirements. Helps classroom teachers, school counselors, and other educational personnel gain strategies to reach and teach students who have been affected by stress, trauma, and/or violence. Explains the signs and symptoms of stress and trauma. Explores how stress, violence, and trauma affect a student's learning, cognitive brain development and social-emotional development. Reviews the short-and long-term consequences of being exposed to stress, trauma or violence, as well as the social and family causes. Covers the dynamics of domestic violence and community violence. Also discusses the educator's role in the intervention and prevention of violence. |
| 6973 |
Halverstadt, Joan |
(1-3 credits) |
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Arranged Course completion time: up to one year. |
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Tuition: $240 flat fee |
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Register: To register for this course, use the enclosed registration form, print and send the form found online at www.spu.edu/spiral, or call 800/482-3848. |
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Fees:
includes all materials.
Course media: print/CD-ROM.
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| Offers common-sense counseling techniques to use in the regular classroom, and strategies adapted from the Brief Therapy Model to use with groups or individual students to better meet their needs. Helps teachers learn a range of counseling techniques to enhance student behavior and relationships. |
| 6974 |
Green, Marjorie |
(3 credits) |
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Arranged Course completion time: up to one year. |
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Tuition: $240 flat fee |
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Register: To register for this course, use the enclosed registration form, print and send the form found online at www.spu.edu/spiral, or call 800/482-3848. |
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Fees:
includes all materials.
Course media: print/audio CD.
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| Develops an in-depth understanding of why certain conversations become difficult. Provides three preparatory steps to approaching any conversation that is considered difficult. Explores the skills and strategies needed to enhance general conversations and help prevent difficult ones. |
| 6975 |
Green, Marjorie |
(3 credits) |
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Arranged Course completion time: up to one year. |
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Tuition: $240 flat fee |
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Register: To register for this course, use the enclosed registration form, print and send the form found online at www.spu.edu/spiral, or call 800/482-3848. |
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Fees:
plus cost of materials.
Course media: print/audio CD.
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| Studying the book "Challenging Behavior in Young Children" by Kaiser and Sklar Rasminisky, this course addresses the dynamics of challenging behaviors. Examines the history and environment of the child, and enables the reader/teacher to look inward and evaluate his/her own values and emotions regarding misbehavior. Also covers information and strategies to deal with challenging behavior through classroom vignettes. |
| 7197 |
Kane-Ronning, Susan |
(3 credits) |
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Online |
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Tuition: $40 per credit |
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Register: To register for this course, visit www.armchaired.com. |
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Fees:
plus cost of materials.
Course media: print/Internet.
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| Helps participants achieve a better understanding of infant and toddler mental health, child development, and strategies that can be used to promote positive relationships with children and their families. Provides information that enables participants to understand and identify the teacher's role as a child care provider, educator, and early childhood professional. Also provides research-based information on child development, attachment, temperament, and curriculum. In addition, this course lists resources for both teachers and parents who would like more help or information about infant and toddler mental health. |
| 6976 |
Bandy, Melissa |
(3 credits) |
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Arranged Course completion time: up to one year. |
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Tuition: $240 flat fee |
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Register: To register for this course, use the enclosed registration form, print and send the form found online at www.spu.edu/spiral, or call 800/482-3848. |
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Fees:
includes all materials.
Course media: print/CD-ROM.
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