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Academic Courses in Peer Counseling and Peer Education |
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The Middle Earth Peer Assistance Program is pleased to announce a series of credit-bearing undergraduate and graduate courses offered through the Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology at the University at Albany.
ECPY 400
Foundations of Peer Counseling and Peer Education:
Theory and Practice I
In this course, students will be introduced to peer counseling and peer education through classroom presentations, experiential exercises, and participation in a weekly "training shift" at the Middle Earth Peer Assistance Program. The classroom portion of the course will consist of lectures on basic listening and communication skills as well as an introduction to peer counseling and peer education. There will also be classroom sessions on specific topics related to campus issues, such as alcohol and substance abuse, sexual assault, eating disorders, and other topics addressed by peer counselors and peer educators.
In addition to participating in the lecture portion of the course, students will be required to complete a weekly three-hour "training shift" in which they will be paired with a peer mentor to practice the skills that are discussed in class. In this way, students will have an opportunity to observe and work with experienced peers in the context of a service agency that is located on campus.
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ECPY 403
Foundations of Peer Counseling and Peer Education:
Theory and Practice II
In this course, which is a companion to ECPY 400 (Foundations of Peer Counseling and Peer Education: Theory and Practice I), students will have the opportunity to practice peer counseling and peer education skills through supervised experiences which will occur on the Middle Earth crisis hotline and/or in the Middle Earth outreach education service. Students will also participate in weekly supervision groups which are facilitated by instructional staff. A primary strength of this course is that learning can take place in the context of a campus service agency, allowing students the opportunity to apply skills which they have learned.
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ECPY 404
Foundations of Peer Counseling and Peer Education:
Theory and Practice II
In this course, which is a companion to ECPY 400 (Foundations of Peer Counseling and Peer Education: Theory and Practice I), students will have the opportunity to practice peer counseling and peer education skills through supervised experiences which will occur on the Middle Earth crisis hotline and/or in the Middle Earth outreach education service. Students will also participate in weekly supervision groups which are facilitated by instructional staff. A primary strength of this course is that learning can take place in the context of a campus service agency, allowing students the opportunity to apply skills which they have learned.
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ECPY 405
Foundations of Peer Counseling and Peer Education:
Theory and Practice II
In this course, which is a companion to ECPY 400 (Foundations of Peer Counseling and Peer Education: Theory and Practice I), students will have the opportunity to practice peer counseling and peer education skills through supervised experiences which will occur on the Middle Earth crisis hotline and/or in the Middle Earth outreach education service. Students will also participate in weekly supervision groups which are facilitated by instructional staff. A primary strength of this course is that learning can take place in the context of a campus service agency, allowing students the opportunity to apply skills which they have learned.
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ECPY 406
Foundations of Peer Counseling and Peer Education:
Theory and Practice II
In this course, which is a companion to ECPY 400 (Foundations of Peer Counseling and Peer Education: Theory and Practice I), students will have the opportunity to practice peer counseling and peer education skills through supervised experiences which will occur on the Middle Earth crisis hotline and/or in the Middle Earth outreach education service. Students will also participate in weekly supervision groups which are facilitated by instructional staff. A primary strength of this course is that learning can take place in the context of a campus service agency, allowing students the opportunity to apply skills which they have learned.
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ECPY 497
Foundations of Peer Counseling and Peer Education:
Theory and Practice II
In this course, which is a companion to ECPY 400 (Foundations of Peer Counseling and Peer Education: Theory and Practice I), students will have the opportunity to practice peer counseling and peer education skills through supervised experiences which will occur on the Middle Earth crisis hotline and/or in the Middle Earth outreach education service. Students will also participate in weekly supervision groups which are facilitated by instructional staff. A primary strength of this course is that learning can take place in the context of a campus service agency, allowing students the opportunity to apply skills which they have learned.
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Graduate Courses
Independent Study In Prevention And Health Promotion Research And Practice (ECPY 697 and ECPY 890)
This is a 3-6-credit course in which students will have the opportunity to learn and practice intervention and research skills in the area of prevention and health promotion through supervised experiences which will occur through the University Counseling Center prevention education services arm and/or in the Middle Earth outreach education service. Students will also participate in weekly supervision sessions facilitated by instructors. A primary strength of this course is that learning takes place in the context of a campus service agency, allowing students the opportunity to apply prevention education, research, and analytical skills they have learned as well as to “test out” their interests in pursuing prevention research and practice as professionals in the counseling psychology field.
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