Counseling Program Mission and Objectives
Master's Degree in Counseling
The Mission of our MS Counseling Programs is to prepare culturally competent, skilled
and ethical professional counselors for entry into school and community settings.
Preparation focuses on clinical skills with an emphasis placed on the understanding
and integration of theory, knowledge and experiential learning into practical application.
The following program objectives have been established for the masters counseling
programs:
- prepare students who demonstrate academic preparation by completing an approved program
of study that meets the standards set forth by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling
and Related Educational Programs (CACREP).
- prepare students who demonstrate development as culturally competent, skilled & ethical
counselors.
- support students to develop a professional identity as a professional counselor including
the areas of advocacy, leadership, social justice, and promotion of caring communities.
- help students demonstrate a clear vision of their professional and academic goals.
Ph.D. in Counselor Education & Supervision
The Mission of our CACREP-accredited PhD program in Counselor Education & Supervision
is to prepare competent, ethically responsible professionals for positions as faculty
and advanced practitioners in Counselor Education programs through personalized, developmentally
oriented coursework emphasizing the integration of theory and experiential learning.
The following program objectives have been established for the PhD counseling program:
- prepare students who demonstrate a clear vision of their counselor educator identity
regarding their professional goals and academic preparation by developing and completing
an approved program of study that meets the standards set forth by the Council for
Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP).
- support students to demonstrate development as culturally competent, creative, skilled
and ethical counselors, supervisors and educators especially related to the areas
of advocacy, leadership, and social justice.
- help students develop a professional identity as counselor educators and academic
researchers by demonstrating a clear and active research agenda that includes a plan
of action for professional presentations and manuscripts.