STANDARD COMPETENCIES:

 

 I.      Understand the various developmental theories that have evolved and influenced current social work treatment

 II.     Identify life stage related issues when working with clients.

 III.    Utilize knowledge of issues related to multicultural development

 IV.     Identify the various components of the bio/psycho/social model of human development and the impact of micro and mezzo systems on development

 V.      Describe the impact of oppression and spirituality on human growth and development

 VI.     Integrate theory or models of development and assessment of individuals and families

 VII.    Select a life span approach for conceptualizing human growth and development

 VIII.   Identify the impact of personal growth and development as well as influence of the environment upon behavior and functioning

 IX.     Identify expected and unexpected life transitions and events and their impact on human development, adaptation and coping from a strengths perspective.

 TOPICAL OUTLINE:

 

 I.      Our Developmental Nature

         A.      The four main strands of development theory

         B.      Life span development

         C.      A developmental approach to helping

         D.      Integrating theory and practice

 II.     Assessing Developmental Level in Clients

         A.      Defining client problem

         B.      Assessment of client

         C.      Recognizing the four cognitive developmental levels

                 1.      Sensorimotor - focusing on the experience

                 2.      Concrete Operational - situational descriptors

                 3.      Formal Operations - patterns of thought, emotion and action

                 4.      Dialectic Systemic - integration of emotion and thought into a system

         D.      Theorists

                 1.      Piaget

                 2.      Haley

                 3.      Erickson

         E.      The Self as Helper - Assessing counselor¿s own developmental level

 III.    Developmental Strategies

         A.      Horizontal and Vertical development

         B.      Developmentally appropriate questioning

         C.      Facilitating emotional development

                 1.      Affect

                 2.      Cognition

         D.      Exploring Emotions

         E.      Transference/Countertransference

         F.      Developmental Sphere

 IV.     Confrontation and Perturbation

         A.      Primary circular reaction

         B.      Environmental motivators of change

         C.      Creation of the new

         D.      The confrontation impact scale

         E.      Kubler-Ross - stages of dying

                 1.      Denial

                 2.      Anger

                 3.      Bargaining

                 4.      Depression

                 5.      Acceptance

         F.      Seeing change as a loss or an opportunity

 V.      Human Development over the Life Span

         A.      Developmental tasks

         B.      Gender issues in development

                 1.      Interconnectedness vs. Linear development

         C.      Transitions

         D.      The Family Life Cycle

         E.      Family Therapy

                 1.      Joining

                 2.      Engagement

                 3.      Attachment

                 4.      Integrating

                 5.      Consolidating

                 6.      Separation

                 7.      Termination

                 8.      Integrating the life span and family life cycle theories

         F.      Introspective Developmental Counseling

         G.      Theorists

                 1.      Tamase

                 2.      Guidano

                 3.      Gilligan

                 4.      Neugarten

                 5.      Schlossberg

 VI.     Personality Disorders and Developmental Counseling

         A.      Developmental Blocks vs. Pathology

         B.      Practical dimensions of developmental counseling

         C.      Identifying client developmental history

         D.      Diagnostic criteria

         E.      Developmental personality styles

         F.      Integrating the positive and negative of developmental personality styles

         G.      Counselor self awareness

         H.      Generating a treatment plan for the client

         I.      DSM IV Axis disorders

         J.      Multicultural Development

         K.      The culturally skilled counselor - knowledge and skills

         L.      Definition of culture

         M.      Minority Identity Development Theory

         N.      Group Identity Development Theory

         O.      Fostering white awareness - understanding multicultural issues

         P.      Culture specific counseling

         Q.      Feminist theory and culture specific therapy

 VII.    Network Interventions

         A.      The Network Approach

                 1.      Cultural norms

                 2.      Cultural values

                 3.      Past history of counseling

         B.      Conceptualizing a treatment plan

                 1.      Contract

                 2.      Family and peer support

                 3.      Community support

         C.      Style Shift Counseling

 VIII.   Developing and Supervising Helping Professionals

         A.      Supervision and case consultation

         B.      Assessing cognitive developmental level

         C.      Applying life span approach to own work

         D.      The centrality of emotion and affect