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Goals and
Competencies
Slippery Rock University's
Master of Education in School Counseling Program prepares the
student to function as a counselor, consultant, and coordinator. As
a counselor, she/he facilitates self-understanding and
self-acceptance within the context of both individual and group
counseling. As a consultant, she/he interprets the needs and
concerns of children to administrators, faculty, and parents in
both group and individual settings; and finally as a coordinator;
she/he integrates school and community resources.
The program includes
preparation in the following areas:
- counseling and consulting
both in theory and practice
- child
psychology
- career development of
children
- research
- psychological
testing
- the development and
coordination of elementary or secondary guidance
programs.
Program Curriculum -
Effective for students entering as of Fall 2006
SCHOOL
COUNSELING PROGRAM
51 Credit
Hours
Students seeking a Master of
Education Degree (M.Ed.) in School Counseling are required to
complete the program as outlined
below.
CURRICULUM
CORE I - Basic
Knowledge (15 credit hours)
- CDev 613 Introduction to
School Counseling
- CDev 621 Social and
Cultural Diversity
- CDev 610 Life-span
Development Psychology
- CDev 614 Techniques of
Counseling
- CDev 670 Counseling
Theory
Students may not take
Core IV coursework until they have completed Core I
coursework.
CORE II - Professional
Knowledge (15 credit hours)
- CDev 603 Career
Counseling and Development
- CDev 611 Family
Counseling
- CDev 612 Group
Counseling
- CDev 618 Systems of
Adaptive Behavior in Youth
- CDev 685 Youth
Counseling
CORE III
-Related Professional Knowledge (12 Credit
Hours)
- CDev 678 Psychology of
Learning & Instruction ~ Can be taken with School Counseling
Practicum (704) but must be completed prior to School Counseling
Internship (750)
- CDev 680 Principles of
Appraisal ~ Can be taken with School Counseling Practicum (704)
but must be completed prior to School Counseling Internship
(750)
- CDev 699 Research and
Program Assessment ~ Can be taken with or after School
Counseling Internship (750)
- 3 credit elective
(consult with advisor) ~ Can be taken with or after School
Counseling Internship (750). Recommended elective options
include Psychology of Addiction (626), Models of Adaptive Behavior
(607), Introduction to Student Affairs (602) & relevant courses
in the Special Education Department & departmental special
topics courses.
CORE IV
-Fieldwork (9 Credit Hours)
- CDev 704 School
Counseling Practicum (3 Credits) (100 hours total)
- CDev 750 School
Counseling Internship (6 Credits) (600 hours total)
Students must
successfully complete CDev 704 School Counseling Practicum prior to
enrolling in CDev 750 School Counseling Internship.
Students must have a
minimum of a 3.00 QPA prior to taking Oral Comprehensive
Examination and may take CDev 750 or CDev 704 during the semester
in which Oral Comprehensive Examination is taken.
Students may seek the program's endorsement for certification
at both the elementary and secondary levels by either of the
following: 1) 300 hours of internship at elementary school &
300 hours at a high school, 2) 200 hours of internship at the
elementary, middle/junior high, and high school
levels.
The
School Counseling Program Coordinator must approve internship and
practicum settings.
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