School Counseling Faculty Program Coordinator: Dr. Jered Kolbert L to R: Drs. Padma Anand, Jered Kolbert, Julaine Field, and Ann Kemmerer SRU Graduate Studies CDev Admissions

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.