Mission, Goals, and Objectives of Counselor Education
The mission of the Department of Counselor Education is to educate students from diverse geographic, religious/spiritual, academic, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds that behave ethically, are aware of their professional responsiblities, and cognizant of their own personal strengths and resiliency so that they apply their training and self-knowledge with a culturally diverse clientele.
Based on the mission of the Department, the following goals were developed:
- To provide students with the most comprehensive and up-to-date knowledge and skills in the field of counseling.
- To prepare students by exposing them to practical experiences in counseling settings.
- To expose students to a variety of different developmental, ethnic, and cultural groups and to prepare them to work with culturally diverse populations.
- To develop an awareness of ethical, legal and spiritual factors in counseling.
- To provide opportunities which impress students with the needs for continuing personal and professional growth.
The objectives of the department of Counselor Education are accessed through the following experiences:
- An ethically informed professional identity
- program faculty and courses such as CSL 502, 517
- evaluation of practicum and the internship site supervisor
- portfolio presentations
- Awareness of personal strengths and resiliency
- program faculty and courses such as CSL 503, 506, 508, and 517
- evaluation of practicum and internship site supervisor
- portfolio presentations
- Appreciation of diverse cultures
- student journals in CSL 513, 517, 518 and 519
- case study in CSL 503
- evaluation by program faculty in cultural opportunities such as the Native American project and the study abroad programs
- evaluation of practicum and internship site supervisors
- portfolio presentations
- Critical thinking and creative expression
- Program faculty -- class assignments and projects
- evaluation of practicum and internship site supervisors
- portfolio presentations
- Efficacious commitment to professional and community service program faculty and courses such as
- CSL 513, 522, 526, and 527
- portfolio presentations
The CACREP CoreCurricula
The following list identifies the eight CACREP "core curricula" areas and the courses in the department which serve, in the main, to fulfill those respective standards:
Core Curricula Area Course
Human Development CSL 506
Professional Identity
Social and Cultural Diversity
Human Growth and Development
Career Development
Helping Relationships
Groupwork
Assessment
Research and Program Evaluation
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