Counselor Education - Indiana University-Purdue University - Fort Wayne

Counselor Education from Indiana University-Purdue University - Fort Wayne is a Campus Master Counseling and Personnel Services degree that prepares you for a Education career. Program Information Our curriculum is designed to meet the needs of working professionals, with evening classes and a pacing that ensures your degree completion in a three-year plan of study. You will be admitted into a ?cohort? that takes all of their classes together, and also forms supportive friendships and assists in building strong professional relationships for the future. The Counselor Education Program is comprised of two ?tracks? or specializations, Agency/Marriage and Family Therapy, and School Counseling . Each of these programs meets their respective educational requirements for state licensure. A unique feature of our Agency/Marriage and Family Therapy specialization is that it meets the requirements for both the Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and the Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) licenses. Program Philosophy The Counselor Education Program at IPFW adheres to the scientist-practitioner model of training. Consistent with this approach is our goal of graduating students who have knowledge of counseling, who are competent in providing professional services , and who have the skills necessary to conduct research. Especially important to the program faculty is the commitment to mental health (vs. pathology) and the value attached to understanding the common developmental themes occurring throughout a person's life. The diversity characterizing the faculty's theoretical orientation is an advantage to the program. We provide creative students with a variety of theoretical models as well as different applied settings for gaining training experience. Students are given strong encouragement to participate in professional organizations and create original projects. Each student will declare an area of specialization: marriage & family therapy or school counseling . By focusing research activities and applied practicum experiences in the student's area of greatest interest, the three components--knowledge, practice, and research--become integrated. Not only do faculty work closely with students in conducting projects and presentations at professional meetings, they also arrange direct observation and supervision of practica with clients. In working with clients, students adhere to the ethical standards of the American Counseling Association and the American Association for Marriage & Family Therapy. Mechanisms for student evaluations of practice include progress evaluations by faculty, the students' portfolios of accomplishments, audio/videotapes, and reports from internship supervisors. The comprehensive examination taken at the end of the program prepares students for similar national certification tests and provides feedback regarding progress in the program. Internship supervisors rate the participants' clinical skills, and this feedback is available to students. View more details on Indiana University-Purdue University - Fort Wayne, IN . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Counseling and Personnel Services courses.