Education Risk and Prevention - Harvard University

Education Risk and Prevention from Harvard University is a Campus Master Education Science degree that prepares you for a Education career. The Risk and Prevention (R&P) is dedicated to the practical application of cutting-edge research on risk , resilience, and prevention programming for children and adolescents in both school and community settings. Students choose from a range of interdisciplinary courses that address the prevention of psychological, academic, and social problems and the promotion of healthy human development. The program offers students practical experiences in prevention , intervention, counseling, applied research, program development and policy implementation through partnerships with school- and community-based health and social service agencies. Special emphasis is placed on the roles that relationships play in the processes that foster resilience and recovery. Students explore a wide range of issues, including the influences of early attachment, violence and trauma, gender and sexuality, and resilience and motivating factors as they relate to educational process and prevention practices. Students choose to pursue either a one-year, 32 credit, Prevention Specialist Master's Degree (EdM) or follow a two-year, 64 credit, Preventive and Developmental Counseling Track focusing on Guidance or Adjustment Counseling. Students pursuing the two-year tracks earn an EdM degree at the completion of their first year and a Certificate of Advanced Study (CAS) in Counseling at the completion of the second. Students in the R&P Master’s apply for the CAS year by submitting a second application during their master’s year. Students completing a CAS are eligible for initial licensure in Guidance or Adjustment Counseling from the Massachusetts Department of Education. Students may also become eligible to pursue licensure as Licensed Mental Health Counselors (LMHC) through the Massachusetts Board of Allied Mental Health. View more details on Harvard University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Education Science courses.