Counselor Education with a concentration in school counseling

Overview

Program Goal

The Counselor Education with a concentration in school counseling program at Virginia Commonwealth University leads to school counseling licensure and preparation for advanced graduate work at the post-master’s level. The program requires a minimum of two years of study to complete.

The faculty makes every effort to assist students in individualizing a graduate program to match their professional needs and interests. However, individualization takes place in an environment of legitimate constraints revolving around institutional, accreditation and licensure requirements. Faculty members view each program as more than simply an aggregate of courses, and students should plan all program work with their faculty advisers.

Student learning outcomes

• Students will obtain theoretical knowledge grounded in research and reflective of current national and state standards in the areas of individual and group counseling, human development, multicultural counseling, wellness, and career counseling.

• Students will develop the skills and knowledge to support and enhance students’ and clients’ resiliency from a multicultural framework.

• Students will demonstrate the knowledge and skills to be critical consumers of research in their roles as counselors.

• Students will develop and demonstrate advocacy, social justice and leadership skills through their professional development and extracurricular learning activities.

• Students will continue their personal and professional development by adhering to the professional ethical codes of professional counseling organizations and the counselor education program dispositions.

• Students will demonstrate competency in counseling, assessment, program evaluation and consultation skills in K-12 school settings.