COUN 524 Research Methods and Program Evaluation

This course is a graduate-level introduction to evaluating and conducting research in counseling. The course has three overarching objectives. First, students learn to locate community resources and evaluate research related to core areas of counseling practice. Second, students learn to conduct program evaluations. Third, students learn about evidence-based practice in counseling, specifically examining common factors research. Methods instruction primarily feature in-class face-to-face learning, with some online asynchronous work.

Credits

4

Prerequisite

Admission to the MAC program.

Outcomes

1. This course will prepare students to:
2. a) Locate and select community resources for clients.
3. b) Critically evaluates research related to counseling practice.
4. c) Evaluate the effectiveness of counseling programs and service delivery.
5. d) Describe and interpret the meaning of statistical results.