Professional Counseling - McKendree University

Professional Counseling from McKendree University is a Campus Master Counseling degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. Program Mission The graduate program in professional counseling has a mission of training reflective, ethical practitioners who work in a variety of mental health settings. The program faculty is committed to providing a dynamic education that prepares students to promote health and wellness in an ever-changing world. An emphasis is placed on both professional and personal development, recognizing that well-prepared professionals are those who possess relevant academic training, as well as the self-understanding and awareness needed to facilitate growth, development, and healing among others. The faculty provide an open and stimulating intellectual climate that prepares professional counselors who 1. Respect cultures, values, beliefs, and talents of all people 2. Conceptualize human behavior and the change process by applying theory to understand the meaning of specific issues 3. Develop appropriate knowledge and skills to effectively affect wellness and facilitate change 4. Reflect professional ethics 5. Commit to professional development that is essential for growth in learning, advocacy, and service 6. Commit to professional counselingbased upon lifelong reflection and learning 7. Value the contextual and interactive roles between the profession and the community 8. Believe that professional counselors must be effective oral and written communicators The program offers a practitioner-oriented education to individuals interested in becoming licensed as clinical professional counselors . The program meets the educational requirements for licensure in both Illinois and Missouri. Once licensed, graduates will be fully trained to function as therapists in private practice, community mental health settings, social service agencies, healthcare settings, and university counseling centers. Those who desire to do so could also market their skills to organizations as consultants and trainers. View more details on McKendree University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Counseling courses.