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    Aug 27, 2025  
2025-2026 Augusta University Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Augusta University Catalog
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COUN 6870 - Gender and Sexuality Issues in Counseling (3 Credit Hours)

This course is designed to provide students with an opportunity to develop a knowledge base regarding the theories and research about gender and sex-role socialization, and human sexuality. Biological, cognitive, psychological, and emotional differences among genders and sexual identities and orientations are explored. Gender-related problems, situations, and other counseling concerns (i.e., domestic violence, single-parent families, mid-life crises) and sexuality issues (i.e., coming out process, identification, intimacy concerns, biology) are explored. Students apply concepts and constructs to develop the following: gender-appropriate treatment plans, gender-sensitive therapeutic techniques and skills, appropriate treatment plans for sexual issues and concerns, and knowledge of human sexuality issues and resources.

Lecture Hours: 3
Repeatability: May not be repeated for credit.
Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

Major Restrictions: Counselor Education-EDS, Counselor Education Course Level Restrictions: Graduate Semester
Schedule Type (Primary): Lecture, Asynchronous Instruction


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