Professional Counseling - South University?Richmond

Professional Counseling from South University?Richmond is a Campus Master Counseling and Personnel Services degree that prepares you for a Education career. Program Description The Master of Arts in Professional Counseling degree program at South University?s Richmond campus in Glen Allen, Virginia, is a 92-quarter-hour curriculum intended to meet the local and regional need for qualified professional counselors . The emphasis of this Richmond counseling master?s degree program is on community and agency counseling . Professional Counseling Competencies Graduates are expected to achieve skill competence for professional counseling behaviors that include but are not limited to: individual counseling small group counseling family interventions consultations diagnosis assessment treatment planning counseling program management (including outcomes assessment and program evaluation) client and/or professional advocacy community intervention crisis response and/or counseling application of professional ethical and pertinent legal standards. In addition, graduates of this Richmond counseling master?s degree program are expected to achieve knowledge competence in subject areas that include but are not limited to: professional identity (including professional ethics and legalities) social and cultural diversity (including multiculturalism) human growth and development career development helping relationships assessment (including standardized and non-standardized techniques) research and program evaluation (including basic statistics). At the completion of the didactic portion of the program, you will take comprehensive examinations to gauge your knowledge competencies of the material covered. Skill competencies will be demonstrated throughout the lab portions of this Richmond counseling master?s degree program and through field experiences in the practice and internship. Program Outcomes The Master of Arts (MA) in Professional Counseling degree program is designed to provide students with a solid foundation for the practice of professional counseling . The program is structured to develop the attitudes, knowledge, and skills that are essential for professional counselors. Students will learn how to function effectively and ethically as a skilled professional, to appropriately apply interaction and intervention skills, and work in a variety of settings with a diverse client population. Upon successful completion of the program, graduates will be prepared to become professional counselors , subject to state licensure requirements. View more details on South University?Richmond . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Counseling and Personnel Services courses.