Students will typically be notified that they are being invited to interview in the middle of March, with interviews held during late March or early April. For many of the roles in higher education, neither licensure nor certification is required. We encourage our graduates to pursue licensure as a Licensed Professional Counselor (see “Licensure” section below for more information). Professional identity is maintained through association with professional organizations such as American Counselor Association, American College Counseling Association, and the American College Personnel Association. We are committed to counseling excellence through scholarship, self-reflection, collaboration and practical experience. We encourage leadership and advocacy in making system-level changes on campuses to promote success for students in today’s schools. As part of this exclusive credential, we continually assess student learning, ensuring that our graduates are prepared for successful careers.
Performance in the internship experience must be satisfactory following the first semester evaluation process, based upon the assessment of the student’s progress by the field site supervisor, the student’s academic advisor, and the Professional Counseling program faculty. Satisfactory performance in the first half of the student’s coursework is a prerequisite for the oral clinical examination for the M.Phil.Ed. The mission of the Counselor Education Program at The Ohio State University is to prepare highly qualified, ethical and culturally competent, professional counselors and counselor educators who exemplify compassion, social justice, and empathy for the human condition. The UAB Counseling program also offers two graduate counseling certificates in Marriage, Couples, and Family Counseling and in Clinical Mental Health Counseling.
Our goal is to make the WFU Counseling Programs accessible to working professionals who desire to complete a master’s degree in counseling but cannot leave work for two years to complete the program on campus. More specifics about curriculum, admissions, faculty and other matters are outlined in the following sections. Click here to learn more about the part-time Masters in Counseling online program.
Students must complete their practicum and internship in a clinical mental health setting. Students learn through didactic experiences, small-group projects, and applied learning at community- or school-based sites. Toward the end of the program, students sit for the PRAXIS School Counselor Exam (5422). Students can choose from a variety of testing sites both in and out of Pennsylvania.
Preparation is designed to enable students to deliver counseling services to schools and their extended communities. Students are trained to apply principles of learning, human development, counseling, research, and measurement within the schools in order to serve the educational, personal, social, and career development of culturally different students in schools.
Graduate Students
Whether counseling is a good second career option depends on your goals and interests. Many graduate counseling programs accept applicants from a wide variety of educational backgrounds, which can help to enter the field more quickly. If you are interested in pursuing a full-time program, two-year master’s degrees available. If you would like to continue working and need more flexibility, there are part-time as well as online options, which may take between two and three years to complete, depending on your level of commitment. The Oregon State University’s Corvallis Counseling Academic Unit offers two graduate degree programs via Ecampus. This unit has offered graduate courses via Extended Campus since 1944 and full graduate degrees via Extended Campus since 1976.
Graduate students may receive financial assistance through fellowships, assistantships, tuition support, or loans. For more information, see the College of Graduate Studies Funding website, which describes the types of financial assistance available at UCF and provides general guidance in planning your graduate finances. In Clinical Mental Health Counseling program is accredited by the Master’s in Psychology and Counseling Accreditation Council (MPCAC) for the period of June, 2018 through June, 2028.
Expand Your Career Options with a Graduate Certificate
Students admitted for the Fall semester are eligible to be considered for a small number of Graduate School scholarships. For information about paying for your graduate education see the Graduate School website. The programs that have been accredited include the Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision, Clinical Mental Health Counseling, School Counseling, and Marriage, Couple and Family Counseling.
Schools & Colleges
Read more about camp counselor usa here. Students and faculty from the UAB Counseling program have been invited to join the students and faculty from other CE programs in a two-week study away experience sponsored by Our Lady of Holy Cross College at Casa Cares in Tuscany, Italy (May 19-June 4, 2016). The institute provides American counselors with the opportunity to learn about the growing profession of counseling in Italy. Participants may be able to earn college credit or continuing education units through the host institution.
The internship experience provides students with the practical experience of providing hands-on services for a variety of clients and presenting concerns. Such services may include, but are not limited to, individual, couple, family, and group counseling with children, adolescents, and adults. Client concerns range from developmental and relational concerns to more severe pathology. All clinical experiences are performed under the direct supervision of an onsite licensed clinician. Professional counselors address the mental, emotional, and behavioral needs of individuals, families, students, and communities. After their counseling education, professional counselors go on to earn post-graduate hours in working with a variety of people under the supervision of an already licensed counselor.
