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School Counseling
The School Counseling concentration is a Pennsylvania Department of Educationapproved certification program in PK-12 school counseling. Students completing this concentration in addition to being eligible for certification as PK-12 school counselors will also have the option to fulfill the educational requirements to sit for the National Counselor Exam. This concentration requires a 600-hour internship and a 100-hour practicum in a school setting.
Required Courses for Specialty Area (27 Credits)
*COUN 510 Group Counseling for School Counselors 3 COUN 511 Computers & Technology in School Counseling Settings 3 *COUN 517 Professional Orientation and Ethics for School Counselors 3 COUN 541 Administration of School Counseling Programs 3 CNDS 560 Internship in Counseling Psychology I–School Counseling 3 CNDS 561 Internship in Counseling Psychology II–School Counseling 3 COUN 562 Professional Seminar: Culminating Experience 3 COUN 575 Counseling Students with Learning, Emotional and Intellectual Disabilities 3 COUN 576 Meet the Needs of English Language Learners for School Counselors 3
Electives (6 credits)
* All courses marked with an asterisk have to be completed prior to internship.
This option allows students earn a Master’s Degree in Counseling after completing 48 credits of coursework. Student wishing to apply for licensure as an LPC may do so with this degree and an additional 12 credits of coursework. This degree allows students to apply to doctoral programs that require a Master’s Degree while maintaining the option of LPC licensure. Students will complete the following coursework.
COUN 502 Career Counseling COUN 503 Counseling Theories COUN 504 Counseling Skills COUN 505 Group Counseling COUN 506 Human Development COUN 507 Multicultural Counseling COUN 515 Professional Orientation and Ethics COUN 520 Research COUN 540 Psychopathology COUN 545 Assessment
3 electives
COUN 513 Practicum* COUN 560 Internship I* COUN 561 Internship II*
*(Practicum and Internships may be in any of the existing MS concentrations: Mental Health, School Counseling, Art Therapy or Corrections Counseling)
CEXAM-MS Comprehensive Exam (not for credit but must be passed prior to degree completion)
This option allows students earn a Master’s Degree in Counseling after completing 36 credits of coursework. Students wishing to apply for licensure as an LPC may not do so with this degree. This degree allows students to apply to doctoral programs that require a Master’s Degree. Students will complete the following coursework.
COUN 503 Counseling Theories COUN 504 Counseling Skills COUN 505 Group Counseling COUN 506 Human Development COUN 507 Multicultural Counseling COUN 515 Professional Orientation and Ethics COUN 520 Research COUN 540 Psychopathology COUN 545 Assessment COUN 513 Practicum* COUN 560 Internship I* COUN 561 Internship II*
*(Practica and Internships may be in any of the existing MS concentrations: Mental Health, School Counseling, Art Therapy or Corrections Counseling)
CEXAM- MS Comprehensive Exam (not for credit but must be passed prior to degree completion)
Other Program Requirements for the Master of Science in Counseling Psychology
Comprehensive Examination
All Masters in Counseling Psychology students are required to pass a comprehensive examination over the core competency areas prior to internship. In order to be eligible to sit for the comprehensive examination, students must have completed all the core courses, have an overall average of B or better, and be a student in good standing (i.e., not on probation or in remediation). Core courses include the following:
Content Area Holy Family Core Course Equivalent
Human Growth and COUN 506 Human Development: Development A Life Span Approach Social and Cultural COUN 507 Counseling Multicultural Populations Foundations Helping Relationships COUN 503 Intro Counseling Theories COUN 504 Intro Counseling Skills Lab I Group Work COUN 505 Group Counseling
or
COUN 510 Group Counseling School Counselors Career and Lifestyle COUN 502 Career Vocational Counseling Development Appraisal COUN 545 Assessment: Principles and Applications in Counseling Research and Program COUN 520 Research Methods Evaluation Professional Orientation COUN 515 Professional Orientation and Ethics and Ethics for Clinical Mental Health
or
COUN 517 Professional Orientation and Ethics for School Counselors
or
COUN 531 Legal and Ethical Issues in Counseling or CART 503 Professional Orientation and Ethics for Art Therapists
The Counselor Preparation Comprehensive Examination (CPCE) is used as the Program’s comprehensive exam. The CPCE is researched, developed, and distributed by both the Research and Assessment Corporation for Counseling (RACC) and the Center for Credentialing and Education (CCE), two affiliate corporations of the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC). It is a highly valid and reliable way to make judgments about a student’s progress toward mastery of the subject matter of professional counseling.
Please see the Graduate Program in Counseling Psychology Master’s Comprehensive Handbook for further information on the examination and the examination process.
Field Experience
The field experience for Counseling Psychology comes at the end of the student’s studies following thorough preparation in the theory and skills necessary to function as a competent counselor. Through mentoring from the site supervisor and the on-campus supervisor, the student will develop his or her professional identity, as well as knowledge and skills.
A student considering field experience is required to apply as outlined in the Graduate Program in Counseling Psychology Student Handbook and must agree to abide by the ethical standards of the American Counseling Association. Each student intending to participate in the field experience must complete a required sequence of coursework with an overall cumulative grade point average of B or better prior to internship. All field experiences must be approved by the Graduate Counseling Psychology Field Experience Committee.
The University reserves the right to postpone or deny a student a field experience if the student shows academic, personal, or ethical issues that would be incongruent with the role of the professional counselor. Please review the Graduate Program in Counseling Psychology Student Handbook for further information.
Postgraduate Programs
The Counseling Psychology program at Holy Family University offers the following two postgraduate programs: Postgraduate Licensure program and Postgraduate Certificate program in School Counseling. All courses in the postgraduate programs are only offered at Holy Family University’s Newtown location. Admissions for these postgraduate programs are rolling and do not require a personal interview with program faculty.
This program is designed to assist practicing master-level counselors gain the additional educational requirements for licensure eligibility. To be eligible for this program the applicant must have: • Obtained a 48 credit master’s degree in counseling or a field closely related to the practice of professional counseling from an accredited institution of higher education. The master’s program must have included a practicum or internship and should have included coursework in five of the following areas: human growth and development, social and cultural foundations, helping relationships, group work, career and lifestyle development, appraisal, research and program evaluation, professional orientation, and clinical instruction • Submitted an application form with a non-refundable application fee of $25 • Submitted official transcripts of all graduate work • Completed a personal interview with Program Director. • After acceptance into the program the applicant must meet with the Program Director or designee. The purpose of this meeting is to review the applicant’s educational and career history, review course requirements, and create an educational plan with him or her.
Postgraduate Certificate Program in Art Therapy
This program is designed for the Master’s level counselor who desires to become certified as an Art Therapist (ATR). To be eligible for this program, the applicant must have: • Completed all of the studio art pre-requisites outlined in the Art Therapy concentration description • Obtained a 36-48 credit master’s degree in counseling or a field closely related to the practice of professional counseling from an accredited institution of higher education. The master’s program must have included a practicum or internship and should have included coursework in five of the following areas: human growth and development, social and cultural foundations, helping relationships, group work, career and lifestyle development, appraisal, research and program evaluation, professional orientation, and clinical instruction • Submitted an application form with a non-refundable application fee of $25 • Submitted official transcripts of all graduate work • Completed a personal interview with Program Director • After acceptance into the program the applicant must meet with the Program Director or designee. The purpose of this meeting is to review the applicant’s educational and career history, review course requirements, and create an educational plan with him or her.
This program is designed for the prospective student with a master’s degree in counseling who wishes to obtain the additional coursework required to become certified as PK-12 school counselor. To be eligible for this program, the applicant must have: • Obtained a master’s degree in counseling from an accredited institution of higher education • Submitted an application form with a non-refundable application fee of $25 • Submitted official transcripts of all graduate work • Completed a personal interview with Program Director.
After acceptance into the program the applicant must meet with the Program Director or designee. The purpose of this meeting is to review the applicant’s educational and career history, review course requirements, and create an educational plan with him or her.
