Teaching

I often provide workshops online and in-person: see below and click to learn more or sign up. I also have taught 7 graduate counseling courses at Texas State University since 2018. Please see syllabi synopses for info on course content/my areas of expertise. I have taught them over multiple semesters. If you have any specific questions about course content, or are interested in a specific syllabus, feel free to message me.

SPSY 5376: Psychological Assessment

This course provides required training in the administration, scoring, and interpretation of psychological assessments. Under direct instruction and supervision, students will learn to competently administer standardized IQ tests and assessment tools used in the evaluation of neurodevelopmental conditions, including autism spectrum disorder. Emphasis is placed on ethical, culturally responsive assessment practices, accurate diagnosis, and the integration of test results with clinical observation and history to produce clear, clinically useful reports that inform treatment and educational planning.

SPSY 5380: Individual and Group Counseling Techniques

The focus will be on the practice of techniques used in counseling interventions with children and adolescents, with particular attention to issues encountered in the school setting. Individual and group counseling techniques will be practiced, as will approaches to goal setting, and consultation with parents and teachers.

COUN 5210: Research Methods in Counseling

This course introduces graduate counseling students to research methods relevant to counseling practice and the behavioral sciences. Students will learn how to critically evaluate research literature, design ethical and methodologically sound studies, and understand qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-methods approaches. Emphasis is placed on research literacy for evidence-based practice, including understanding research design, measurement, data analysis, and the translation of research findings into effective and ethical counseling interventions.

COUN 5305: Assessment in Counseling (Psychometrics)

Problems and principles of administration, scoring, and interpreting group andindividually administered tests; graduate psychometrics; utilization of test data for diagnostic, placement, predictive, and evaluative purposes; elementary statistical procedures; laboratory activities in test administration, scoring, and interpretation. The purpose of this course is to develop an understanding of psychometrics and the problems involved in the measurement and assessment of abilities, achievement, attitudes, interests, behavior, and personality.

SPSY 5382: Program Evaluation

This course introduces graduate counseling students to the principles and practices of program evaluation in mental health and human services settings. Students will learn to design, implement, and interpret evaluations that assess program effectiveness, outcomes, and quality using ethical, culturally responsive, and evidence-based approaches. Emphasis is placed on practical skills—including defining evaluation questions, selecting appropriate methodologies, analyzing data, and communicating findings to stakeholders—so students are prepared to evaluate and improve real-world counseling programs.

COUN 5359: Psychopathology

This course provides an in-depth examination of psychopathology as defined by the DSM-5-TR, with a focus on accurate diagnosis, differential diagnosis, and clinical formulation in counseling practice. Students will explore the etiology, presentation, and course of major mental disorders across the lifespan, integrating biological, psychological, social, and cultural factors. Emphasis is placed on ethical use of diagnostic criteria, recognition of comorbidity, and the application of diagnosis to treatment planning while maintaining a person-centered, strengths-based counseling perspective.

SPSY 5300: Interviewing, Counseling and Consulting

This is an experiential course that focuses on the acquisition of skills for conducting interviews, counseling, and consulting, and collaborating with diverse children, adolescents, and adults. The emphasis is upon the development of basic communication skills that can be applied by the school psychologist in a variety of environments and multicultural contexts. This class will be a face-to-face format. A variety of instructional methods and modes of assessing student learning, including lectures, class discussions, small group discussions and activities, peer-based role-playing and evaluation, written assignments and practice exercises, and field-based video- recorded interviews, aim to develop competencies in the areas described above. Peer and instructor feedback regarding interviews will be provided.

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