Doctoral Program in Counselor Education and Supervision

Mission and Objectives

The CACREP accredited Doctoral Program in Counseling prepares leader-scientists skilled in leading, teaching, supervising, and researching counseling from an ecological perspective. Doctoral graduates are committed to providing service and leadership for diverse populations, emphasizing underserved groups. Candidates selected for inclusion in the program typically possess clinical competence through their Master's program training. Doctoral training is intended to augment clinical skills by emphasizing advanced competence in planning, evaluation, change strategies, leadership, teaching and research.

Placement Objectives for Graduates

Graduates of the Doctoral Program in Counseling will be prepared to assume leadership positions within the field of counseling. Key examples include: (a) Counseling Center Director: providing leadership in ecological counseling within a mental health services center; (b) Consultant in Ecological Counseling providing assistance with program development and evaluation for those wishing to adopt an ecological perspective in counseling service delivery; and (c) Counselor Educator: teaching and supervising counselor trainees in a counselor training program at an institution of higher education. Direct service delivery, either as a private practitioner or as a staff member, remains an additional avenue of employment for doctorally prepared graduates. Therefore, our Doctoral program is geared to preparing students to assume counseling and mental health management, research, program development and evaluation, consultation, or teaching positions.  The market for such roles is exceedingly strong. Annual follow-up studies demonstrate consistently that our Doctoral graduates are successful in securing desired employment in the field within the roles mentioned previously.