The Counseling Program strives for national excellence in implementing an ecological counseling perspective through service to diverse populations, emphasizing under-served groups. Through this vision and its faculty, the program continues a tradition of national leadership. Related to the ecological perspective, please read the recent press release on the Health Resource Center, Cincinnati, OH, a project founded by Dr. Connie Wilson and long supported by her husband, Dr. Bob Wilson.

Program Characteristics

The Program encompasses considerable diversity, both in terms of demographics and experience, adding substantial richness to the student body. Students are expected to gain their professional license after graduation and become actively involved in producing scholarship and participating in various projects during their study.

The Counseling Program faculty is comprised of six full-time professionals, providing a desirable faculty to student ratio across all our Programs (Masters and Doctorate) of 1:9. Areas of special faculty expertise reside in ecological approaches, group work, assessment, research, consultation, career development, program development and evaluation, multicultural counseling, supervision, gender role issues, chemical dependency, and family counseling. In addition to the expertise of the full-time faculty, our students also benefit from an Associate Adjunct Professor, who has extensive experience in program development and organizational consultation.

Current Research/Scholarships/Creative Directions

The doctoral program is profiting from infusion of the Vision adopted by faculty in 1999 that emphasizes ecological applications of counseling to diverse and under-served populations. In addition, Problem-Based Learning is being utilized among multiple disciplines on the university campus, some with the group facilitation skills of our program's graduate students.

Coursework is creatively shaped to reflect that orientation, coupled with a focus on leadership, consultation, research, and teaching roles for doctoral graduates. Program faculty are engaged in scholarly activity that addresses an ecological orientation, as well as maintains focus on publishing and presenting in their specialty areas listed under "Faculty" above.

Facilities

The Counseling Program is located in Teachers College, a historic campus building. Full computer and counseling laboratory facilities are available for student use. The University Library contains a complete collection of scholarly resources in Counseling and allied fields, including the provision for electronic access of materials.

Admission Standards

Individuals need to submit the following materials in application packets: application data sheet, official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate work, statement of goals for graduate study in counseling, vita, three letters of recommendation, GRE scores and TOFEL scores if applications are non-native English speakers.