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The primary mission of the Counselor Education Program is to prepare counselors
for ethical practice.
Philosophy
The Counselor Education Program prepares its graduates to act as facilitators
of change in the lives of individuals at all developmental levels. By modeling
high standards of professionalism and offering a foundation of knowledge, skills,
self awareness, and practice, the program aspires to prepare counselors of the
highest quality to work in schools, mental health agencies, businesses, hospitals,
rehabilitation organizations, private practice and other settings.
Goals
To provide an integrated and conceptually sound framework of knowledge,
skills and dispositions as a foundation for ethical practice with diverse
populations in the fields of counseling and rehabilitation.
To provide leadership for the counseling profession at the state, regional,
and national levels
Program Objectives
Students in the Counselor Education Program will be able to competently:
1) demonstrate knowledge of the core curriculum.
2) demonstrate an integration and application of their knowledge and skills
in the specialty areas in counseling (school, clinical mental health, and
rehabilitation).
3) demonstrate knowledge and skills in addressing issues of diversity.
4) apply individual and group counseling skills and techniques.
5) reflect on their personal and professional strengths, weaknesses, abilities
and challenges to identify professional development needs.
6) analyze and apply relevant technologies for the growth and practice of counseling
and rehabilitation.
7) apply ethical decision-making in counseling situations.
8) articulate how their professional identity is grounded in their personal
identification with the standards and ethical practices of the counsleing profession.
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Program
Mission, Goals and Objectives