Training Goals

The courses and practical experiences in the master's degree in counseling programs are designed to help students achieve specific training goals, including:

Mastery of the skills necessary to foster natural human and organizational development in individuals, couples, families, and groups seeking assistance
Knowledge of prevention, consultation, psychoeducation, research design, ethics, traditional psychotherapy, and personal and career counseling in order to develop the basic skills needed to provide services to individuals, couples, families, and different types of organizations
Familiarity with both theoretical and empirical rationales for choosing certain approaches to help people with their problems
Knowledge of how to design and implement intervention programs to decrease the incidence of maladaptive behavior
Skills to work effectively with the community and various community agencies
Preparation for professional certification or licensure in counseling at the master's level
Promotion of a high degree of self-understanding
Promotion of the development of professional ethics and responsibility
Development of a thorough understanding of and sensitivity to multicultural issues and diverse patterns of behavior