Community Counseling - Georgian Court University

Community Counseling from Georgian Court University is a Campus Master Community Health degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. The MA in Community Counseling is designed to develop the knowledge, skills and values that will allow students to enter doctoral programs or to seek professional employment in institutions such as human services, education, business and industry, and government. The program is aligned with the standards and course offerings recommended by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP). Promoting academic excellence in counseling psychology is combined with acquiring skill in applying theory and techniques to professional settings. The training philosophy of the program is predicated on the belief that an effective counselor must be a wholly integrated person. Therefore, self-reflection is a necessary and required part of the professional courses in the training program. Since the personality of the counselor is an important component in the healing of a client, self-reflection helps the counselor understand and empathize with clients? experiences. Thus it is customary that many of the courses will involve assignments that require self-disclosure and personal study. Students are expected to reflect on and to share their past and present personal experiences in course and program related activities. Confidentiality is strictly respected and progress is not based on disclosure of specific information. This philosophy allows for greater richness in the training experience than standard lecture or written materials that do not include the person of the counselor in training. Professional courses are open to students only when formally admitted to the program. The MA in Community Counseling program is intended for students seeking employment in human services, business and industry, and government or eligibility as a licensed professional counselor. The program is aligned with the standards of the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) combining self-awareness, ethical responsibility, theory, and techniques to professional settings. View more details on Georgian Court University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Community Health courses.