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Catalog/Bulletin 2012-2013 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Courses
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Rehabilitation Counseling |
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REHAB 5658 - Substance Abuse in Rehabilitation [3 Credits]
This course explores rehabilitation issues of a variety of substance abuse-related disabilities. Emphasis is placed on the 8-core competencies that rehabilitation counselors would practice in a substance abuse treatment setting. Each counseling core competency is highlighted with an examination of various theories and types of substance abuse counseling interventions. Other topics covered include the psychopharmacology of commonly abused drugs and issues accompanying a co-existing substance related disability and other disability. Lastly, policy issues pertaining to the services provided to individuals with substance abuse-related disabilities are examined.
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REHAB 5659 - Professional Communications [3 Credits]
Professional-level oral and written communication skills germane to success as a rehabilitation counselor are further developed in this course. Learning resources, including student assignments, focus upon the organization content, and style of professional writing and professional presentation activities across a spectrum of rehabilitation counseling responsibilities and opportunities.
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REHAB 5660 - Contemporary Issues in Rehabilitation Counseling [3 Credits]
This course examines current issues and research in Rehabilitation Counseling. Emphasis is on interdisciplinary teamwork and facilitating models of service delivery that emphasize integrated, comprehensive services that are mutually planned by the consumer and rehabilitation counselor. Includes topics such as conflict resolution, problem solving, stress management, death and dying, chronic pain, and program evaluation. Topics may vary from semester to semester.
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REHAB 5661 - Introduction to Play Therapy [3 Credits]
This course is intended as an Introduction to Play Therapy in counseling when working with children. Students will be presented with the history of play therapy, its varying models, as well as rationale for play therapy, and basic practice skills.
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REHAB 5662 - Private Sector Rehabilitation Counseling [3 Credits]
This course will provide an in-depth look into the private sector of the vocational rehabilitation field, including aspects of Workers’ Compensation, third party litigation, Social Security hearings, and Life Care Planning with an emphasis on Licensure and Certification. This course will provide detailed information, resources and professional contacts in the industry preparing counselors for future career opportunities through instruction and discussion by professionals in Private Sector community and through the use of a blended learning program. This course will also prepare counselors to serve people with disabilities and assume a full range of responsibilities required in a variety of rehabilitation agencies and organizations, as well as contribute to scholarship and services in the rehabilitation community.
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REHAB 6611 - Counseling Theories and Practices [3 Credits]
An examination of the generic model of the counseling process and a detailed critical review of several major counseling theories relevant to rehabilitation counseling are conducted. Special attention is given to the counseling needs of diverse special populations and cultural groups. An ultimate goal of the course is to enable students to develop a theoretically based personal approach to counseling.
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REHAB 6612 - Counseling Pre-Practicum [3 Credits]
(P/F) Students are instructed in basic counseling and communication skills. This lab-oriented class uses videotaped role plays to help students learn basic communication and counseling skills. Students receive individualized feedback from the faculty instructor as well as their peers. Prerequisite: REHAB 6611 .
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REHAB 6614 - Group Process and Counseling [3 Credits]
The dynamics of group interactions are examined from both theoretical and practical perspectives. Topics addressed include types of groups (including peer, support, and problem/issue groups), marriage and family concerns, leadership styles, counselor roles, and models of problem resolution. The student acquires practical experience as both a member and a leader of groups. Prerequisite: REHAB 6611 , REHAB 6612 .
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REHAB 6630 - Vocational Counseling/Career Development [3 Credits]
Vocational, career, and occupational resources and systems and how to access and utilize them with individuals with disabilities are discussed in detail. This course includes a discussion of state of the art practices in areas such as supported employment, proprietary rehabilitation, and computerized vocational instruments. Students learn career development theories and how to apply them to counseling individuals with disabilities. Students make field site visits to identify community vocational resources and gain exposure to occupational classifications within local businesses and industries.
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REHAB 6632 - Assessment in Rehabilitation [3 Credits]
Basic testing and measurement concepts, the practices of vocational (work) evaluation, and psychological assessment are explored. Students receive instruction in and practice using measurement techniques including psychometric tests (such as intelligence, achievement, aptitude, interest, and personality tests), behavioral assessment, situational assessment, ecological assessment, and work samples. Students learn how to apply assessment data gathered to the formulating service plans for people with disabilities. Issues related to test modification for people with severe disabilities are emphasized. Prerequisite: REHAB 6640 .
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REHAB 6634 - Ethics in Rehabilitation Counseling [3 Credits]
This course is designed to provide the graduate student with an overview of current legal, ethical, and professional issues related to the practice of rehabilitation counseling. The course focuses on providing the students with a point of reference from which to define acceptable professional behavior based upon the Code of Professional Ethics for Rehabilitation Counselors, on helping students understand the problems, issues and concerns confronting rehabilitation practitioners, and on developing an ethical awareness and problem solving mindedness that cuts across job functions and work settings.
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REHAB 6640 - Research Methods and Techniques in Rehabilitation [3 Credits]
This course will provide a learning experience for students so that by the end of the semester they will have attained a basic knowledge of research design, interpretation of research findings, and utilization of results. This course is a review of basic statistics and their application to behavioral
sciences. Research design and methodology are presented, offering students the opportunity to develop individual research projects during the semester. Special attention will be made to facilitate the use of research design in problem solving.
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REHAB 6641 - Practicum in Rehabilitation [3 Credits]
(P/F) Students acquire field counseling experience and firsthand knowledge of the purpose, function, services, and clientele of an agency. Students apply knowledge learned in didactic courses and achieve specific competencies in rehabilitation counseling during the course of their off-site placement in a rehabilitation setting and in the Department’s counseling clinic. Supervision is provided by a professional in the facility or program, and by the departmental faculty. Prerequisite: REHAB 6611 , REHAB 6612 . Permission of Department.
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REHAB 6643 - Rehabilitation Internship [6-12 Credits]
(P/F) A full-time placement in a rehabilitation setting is provided. In addition, students work in the Department’s counseling clinic. Students are placed in a setting that is related to their career goals. The student is expected to take on the full complement of duties expected by a rehabilitation counselor in that setting. These include, but will not be limited to, individual counseling, case management, utilization of community resources, advocacy, and client assessment. Supervision is provided by a professional in the facility or program and by the departmental faculty on both counseling and case management issues. This course includes a weekly group meeting with the faculty supervisor in which case management and counseling process issues are reviewed. Prerequisite: Students must have completed at least 42 of the 48 non-internship hours (including REHAB 6611 , REHAB 6612 , REHAB 6614 , REHAB 6641 ) and have successfully passed the departmental comprehensive exam. Permission of Department.
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REHAB 6650 - Rehabilitation Counseling Research Practicum [1-6 Credits]
(S/U) The research practicum is designed to involve students with ongoing research in Rehabilitation Counseling. Students are involved in a variety of research activities with a designated faculty member that include: conceptualization of a research project, library research concerning a research topic, stimulus material design, data collection, data entry, data analysis, writing tasks relevant to the research, presentation of findings, and publication of research articles. Students are assigned to a faculty member. The specific nature of the student’s activities will be determined in consultation with the faculty member and formalized in a research practicum contract signed by both the student and faculty member. Credits may be taken in increments of 1 to 6 credits in any semester. A one-credit load is the equivalent of three hours per week of student activity. Students must accumulate a minimum of 3 credits of research practicum. Although students may take research practicum hours in addition to the 3 required, any such additional hours cannot be used to take the place of a program elective or special topics course. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor is required.
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Special Topics |
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SPTP 400 - Special Topics [152 Hours]
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SPTP 500 - Special Topics - USMLE Review [152-912 Hours]
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Surgery |
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SURG 300 - Clinical Surgery [342 Hours]
Students rotate through a nine week block, which consists of six weeks on general surgery and three weeks on surgical specialties. An additional three weeks is spent on CPE rotations. On the General Surgical rotation, students will spend six weeks at the Medical Center of Louisiana in New Orleans, Earl K. Long Hospital in Baton Rouge, University Medical Center in Lafayette or Kenner Regional Hospital. Ward rounds supervised by the teaching staff are held on each service. In addition, once-weekly students are assigned with their team to the surgical outpatient clinic where they are supervised by the teaching staff in the management of ambulatory surgical patients. Pre- and post-operative care and diagnosis are stressed. Experience in minor surgery also is provided at this time. During the block, students also have supervised experience with work on the wards, in the operating rooms and in the emergency room, where they are instructed in the managements of minor and major surgical emergencies. Weekly throughout the course, the class attends a conference conducted by the full time staff in which clinical clerks on ward services present selected patients for discussion of diagnosis and management. Other weekly conferences in which students participate are cardio-thoracic, trauma/critical care, peripheral-vascular, tumor and basic science discussions. During the surgical specialty block, the student will spend three weeks on a service selected from Plastics, Vascular, Oncology, Pediatric, Orthopedics, ENT, Urology and Cardiothoracic surgery. The core lecture series will cover all of the above specialties.
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SURG 418 - Surgery Acting Internship [152 Hours]
The fourth year course in clinical surgery has been structured to provide the student with an in-depth clinical experience to general surgery and the surgical subspecialties. Students will be assigned to one of three sites: general surgery and specialty internships at the Medical Center of Louisiana, New Orleans, or internships in general surgery at Earl K. Long Memorial Hospital, Baton Rouge and the University Medical Center, Lafayette. These students will be assigned to a specific preceptor for the entire four week block. Students assigned to an internship position at Medical Center of Louisiana, New Orleans or one of the other state hospitals will be the only Senior students assigned to the service and will function with the house staff as a member of the surgical team. The course will be structured to give each student the maximum responsibility possible, and to simulate the experience obtained in a house staff training position.
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SURG 419 - Surgery Acting Internship [152 Hours]
The fourth year course in clinical surgery has been structured to provide the student with an in-depth clinical experience to general surgery and the surgical subspecialties. Students will be assigned to one of three sites: general surgery and specialty internships at the Medical Center of Louisiana, New Orleans, or internships in general surgery at Earl K. Long Memorial Hospital, Baton Rouge and the University Medical Center, Lafayette. These students will be assigned to a specific preceptor for the entire four week block. Students assigned to an internship position at Medical Center of Louisiana, New Orleans or one of the other state hospitals will be the only Senior students assigned to the service and will function with the house staff as a member of the surgical team. The course will be structured to give each student the maximum responsibility possible, and to simulate the experience obtained in a house staff training position.
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SURG 420 - Surgery Acting Internship [152 Hours]
The fourth year course in clinical surgery has been structured to provide the student with an in-depth clinical experience to general surgery and the surgical subspecialties. Students will be assigned to one of three sites: general surgery and specialty internships at the Medical Center of Louisiana, New Orleans, or internships in general surgery at Earl K. Long Memorial Hospital, Baton Rouge and the University Medical Center, Lafayette. These students will be assigned to a specific preceptor for the entire four week block. Students assigned to an internship position at Medical Center of Louisiana, New Orleans or one of the other state hospitals will be the only Senior students assigned to the service and will function with the house staff as a member of the surgical team. The course will be structured to give each student the maximum responsibility possible, and to simulate the experience obtained in a house staff training position.
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SURG 426 - Cardiothoracic Surgery [152 Hours]
The fourth year course in Cardiothoracic surgery has been structured to provide the student with an in-depth clinical experience to cardiac and non-cardiac thoracic surgery, including out-patient management of these patients. Students will be assigned to a specific preceptor for the entire four week block and will be able to participate in operations at the Medical Center of Louisiana and West Jefferson Medical Center. An intense and rewarding experience can be expected, as there will be only one senior student assigned to the service who will function with the house staff as a member of the surgical team. This includes first-assisting on major operations, including but not limited to coronary artery bypass, cardiac valve replacement, thoracoabdominal aneurysm repair, lung resections and esophageal surgery. The course will be structured to give each student the maximum responsibility possible, and to simulate the experience obtained in a house staff training position.
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SURG 435 - Surgery Critical Care [152 Hours]
The fourth year course in surgical critical care has been structured to provide the student with an intense and comprehensive clinical experience in the management of critically ill patients. Students will be assigned to the Medical Center of Louisiana, New Orleans, where daily teaching and work rounds are made in the Trauma ICU and medical ICU. Students will be assigned to a specific preceptor for the entire four week block and will function with the house staff as a member of the surgical team, including but not limited to: central venous and arterial line insertion with interpretation of results; chest tube insertion; mechanical ventilator management; complex wound care; fluid, nutritional and electrolyte management; infection control and antibiotic therapy; major trauma resuscitation; care of patients with closed head injuries and education about end-of-life issues. In addition, participation is expected in operations such as tracheostomy, gastrostomy, amputations and abdominal exploration with control of major sepsis. Weekly Trauma/Critical Care conferences focus on various aspects of patient care, both from a clinical and a basic science perspective. The course will be structured to give each student the maximum responsibility possible, and to simulate the experience obtained in a house staff training position.
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SURG 437 - Clinical Pediatric Surgery [152 Hours]
The fourth year course in pediatric surgery provides the student an in-depth clinical experience in the work-up and management of infants, children and adolescents. Students will be assigned for four weeks to Children’s Hospital, New Orleans, under the supervision of Dr. Chuck Hill and Dr. Evans Valerie. Expected duties include making daily rounds with residents and faculty, attendance at the out-patient clinic, and participation in operations for inguinal hernia, pyloric stenosis, Hirschprung’s disease, gastroesophageal reflux and pediatric tumors. As the only senior student assigned to the service, you will function with the house staff as an integral member of the surgical team. The course will be structured to give each student the maximum responsibility possible and to simulate the experience obtained in a house staff training position.
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SURG 438 - Plastic Surgery [152 Hours]
This fourth year course provides the student with an in-depth clinical experience in plastic and reconstructive surgery. Students will be assigned to a specific preceptor for the entire four week block and will have the opportunity to work at the Medical Center of Louisiana, New Orleans, West Jefferson Medical Center and Children’s Hospital in New Orleans. As the only senior student assigned to the service, one will function with the house staff as a member of the surgical team and will participate in a range of surgical interventions, including plastic and reconstructive procedures. The patient population ranges from outpatient cosmetic surgery to major reconstructions for trauma and burn patients. The four weeks can be very busy but will also be very rewarding.
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SURG 439 - Vascular Surgery [152 Hours]
This fourth year course provides the student with an in-depth clinical exposure to vascular surgery. Students will be assigned to a well-established group of surgeons for the entire four week block and will have the opportunity to work at the Medical Center of Louisiana, New Orleans, West Jefferson Medical Center and Touro Infirmary. As the only senior student assigned to the service, one will function with the house staff as a member of the surgical team and will participate in daily rounds and evaluation of patients in clinic, including instruction in non-invasive ultrasound evaluation of venous and arterial disorders. Expect to first-assist on range of surgical interventions, including open and endovascular procedures, and to gain experience commensurate with that of a junior surgery resident.
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SURG 498 - Surgery Research [152 Hours]
It is recommended that students contact the Department of Surgery at least two months in advance if this elective is planned, as basic science and clinical research trials open and close throughout the academic year. Our department does have a weekly research meeting and you are welcome to attend to get an idea of what projects are currently being undertaken. Contact Dr. Glen Steeb or Dr. John Hunt for more information.
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SURG 499 - Surgery Away Elective [152 Hours]
Students planning an elective at an outside institution should be aware that different programs may have different academic schedules, so coordination is necessary to ensure that the required time spent for a specific institution fits within the LSU academic calendar. Most of the information regarding away electives is provided by the LSU Office of Student Affairs. There is a request form that is sent to the LSU Department of Surgery and we are happy to sign off for an approved surgical elective.
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Urology |
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UROL 418 - Urology Secondary Acting Internship [152 Hours]
This four week rotation provides senior students with the opportunity to begin functioning as interns with supervision from faculty and upper level residents. Particular emphasis is given to improving skills of clinical judgment and decision making. Students are encouraged to take increasing amounts of patient care responsibility while under close supervision. In addition to improving their patient care skills, students will also enhance their communication skills and develop skills in systems based practice through their involvement with the health care team. Students will continue to develop their medical knowledge and skills of practice based learning through reading, didactic lectures, and conferences.
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UROL 420 - Urology Clinical [152 Hours]
This rotation is similar to UROL 418 with more emphasis on improving clinical skills in judgment and decision making. Three faculty members with fellowship training in female urology, incontinence, and reconstructive surgery will add to improving clinical skills. Urodynamic studies play a large role in decision making and enhancing communication skills. Students will continue to develop their medical knowledge and skills of practice based learning through reading, didactic lectures and conferences.
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UROL 426 - Pediatric Urology [152 Hours]
Interested 4th year students may spend 4 weeks with pediatric urology service at Children’s Hospital. Clinical activity will be conducted in the ambulatory clinic and operating room. Time for research will also be available. A brief clinical or research presentation will be required upon completion of the rotation.
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UROL 498 - Urology Research [152 Hours]
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