The mission of the master of science (M.S.) in rehabilitation counseling, clinical mental health counseling track is to educate individuals to be socially responsible counseling
professionals who will work competently, creatively, and collaboratively with and within
the community in an environment of diversity so that persons in the community,
including those with psychiatric and other disabilities, are empowered to pursue
personally important goals, including career with success and satisfaction. To accomplish
the mission of the program and to prepare program graduates to work in a variety of
settings including community agencies, government agencies, and other community-based services, we seek to provide students with a broad knowledge of the counseling
field including theory, research, ethical practices and decision-making, a well-developed
set of interpersonal and counseling skills as applied to the helping relationship, and
specialized knowledge of working with the community in an environment of diversity and
of counseling individuals with psychiatric and other disabilities in the community. The
curriculum is designed to educate students in the knowledge base of the field, including
current research combined with supervised clinical experience in counseling to practice
that knowledge base. At the conclusion of degree studies, program graduates are expected
to have the skill set of an entry-level counseling professional.
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