Counseling School Counseling - Messiah College

Counseling School Counseling from Messiah College is a Campus Master Counseling and Personnel Services degree that prepares you for a Education career. Mission The master of arts in counseling program at Messiah College is designed to help prepare students to become competent counselors who are capable of working in multiple settings. As such, they will be prepared to serve others in the counseling process, develop their leadership abilities in the counseling field, and seek to reconcile relationships within the counseling setting. Learning Objectives School Counseling Track The educational goals and objectives for the school counseling track are as follows: 1. to provide programming that is consistent with the standards for accreditation under the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP). 2. to prepare students to meet the educational requirements for certification as an elementary and/or secondary school counselor in the state of Pennsylvania. 3. to prepare students for the professional practice of elementary and/or secondary school counseling. 4. to provide students with the knowledge of the eight core content areas of school counseling as delineated by CACREP, which include the following a. Professional Orientation and Ethical Practice b. Social and Cultural Diversity c. Human Growth and Development d. Career Development e. Helping Relationships f. Group Work g. Individual and Group Approaches to Assessment and Evaluation h. Research and Program Evaluation 5. to provide students with the knowledge and skills in the domains specific to school counseling as delineated by CACREP, which include the following 1. Historical and Professional Foundations of School Counseling 2. Counseling , Prevention, and Intervention 3. Diversity and Advocacy 4. Needs Assessment for Academic, Career, and Personal/Social Development 5. Research and Program Evaluation 6. Academic Curricula, Programs, and Strategies 7. Collaboration and Consultation with Families, Schools , and Communities 8. Leadership and Learning in the Schools 6. to become self aware and self reflective leaders who understand and address issues of racism, discrimination, sexism, power, privilege and oppression which impact the practice and policy levels of school counseling in a multicultural society. 7. to help students examine the tension and compatibility between their Christian faith and the school counseling field. 8. to integrate a Christian worldview that seeks to facilitate forgiveness and reconciliation within relationships in the school counseling field. View more details on Messiah College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Counseling and Personnel Services courses.