Counseling School Counseling - Johns Hopkins University

Counseling School Counseling from Johns Hopkins University is a Campus Master Counseling and Personnel Services degree that prepares you for a Education career. Mission Statement (School Counseling) The mission of the School Counseling Program at The Johns Hopkins University is to serve a diverse population of graduate students representing a variety of cultural dimensions, lifestyles, and capabilities. The top priority of the faculty is to train competent, ethical, data-driven, culturally responsive, and passionate professional school counselors who understand systemic change and school reform. Program Philosophy The philosophical bases of the School Counseling Program reflect a combination of social constructivism, social justice, systems, and empowerment theories. The School Counseling faculty are committed to graduating students who have extensive knowledge of counseling theories and practice that can be used effectively across many diverse ethnic, socioeconomic, geographic, and cultural school communities. The faculty is also committed to graduating counselors who possess a high level of competency in providing professional services to individuals, families, and communities, and have the skills to research and evaluate their practice. These philosophies converge on the basis of the following principles reflected throughout the program curriculum: Valuing human dignity, social justice, and advocacy throughout the lifespan is a foundational premise for assumptions about societal and individual change; In facilitating change, counseling involves working with clients'/students' communities (including parents and families); An integration of perceptual, affective, behavioral, cognitive, and related aspects of human functioning (e.g., culture, ability) shapes an individual's view of life and personal fulfillment; and Consultation and collaboration are effective in promoting social and individual change. Program Objectives Graduates of the JHU School Counseling Program will be able to: facilitate K-12 students' growth and development within the framework of the American School Counselors Association's (ASCA) National Standards (academic development, career development, and personal/social development) serve as advocates and educational leaders in the K-12 setting effectively and appropriately counsel K-12 students demonstrate the knowledge, role and function of the professional school counselor and how it relates to school reform initiatives build collaborative relationships with community stakeholders demonstrate effective and meaningful group work with diverse groups of students develop a data-driven school counseling program that meets the unique needs of schools and diverse school communities serve as a culturally responsive and empowerment-based consultants with parents, families, and other professionals concerning the developmental needs of diverse students develop and implement a plan for researching and evaluating counseling activities and an entire school counseling program work ethically and legally in a school setting demonstrate cultural sensitivity and responsiveness with students and parents View more details on Johns Hopkins University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Counseling and Personnel Services courses.