Department of Applied Psychology

Counseling and Guidance: School and Bilingual School Counseling, M.A.

Overview Certification Graduates Internships Admissions Faculty

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Concentrations

  • School Counseling, K-12 (CNGU-CGS)
  • Bilingual School Counseling, K-12 (CNGU-CGB)

Mission Statement

The counseling programs in the Department of Applied Psychology are committed to generating, advancing, and disseminating knowledge related to all aspects of research and practice in counseling and counseling psychology. The principles informing our work include understanding people across the lifespan in cultural contexts, promotion of equity and social justice in our work, and helping all people craft lives of wellness, health, and meaning.

Program Overview

The M.A. programs in Counseling and Guidance are designed to provide education and clinical training that prepares students to become professional counselors working in either schools or colleges and community agencies. The program aims to develop professionals committed to the growth and development of the persons with whom they work. Students learn to understand clients in socio-historical contexts, including but not limited to gender, race/ethnicity, class, and sexual orientation. They examine issues of power and authority, and analyze their own role in counselor-client relationships.

School Counseling focuses on procedures and techniques for fostering healthy development in school-age children and their families. Bilingual School Counseling has a similar focus but with special attention paid to issues relevant to a bilingual student population.

To see the required coursework go to this page: http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/appsych/ma/counseling_guidance/coursework

Certification

Each of the M.A. Counseling & Guidance Programs prepares the student to sit for the National Certified Counselor (NCC) exam. Students may contact the National Board of Certified Counselors (http://www.nbcc.org/) for additional information. Students in the School Counseling and Bilingual School Counseling program obtain provisional certification by the State of New York upon graduation. After completing two-years of post-masters employment, graduates of the School Counseling Programs can attain permanent certification from the State of New York.

Graduates of the Program

Graduates of the School Counseling Program have been successful in obtaining positions as School Guidance Counselors through the New York City Department of Education and within school systems on Long Island and throughout the tri state area. In addition, many have obtained positions in agencies that provide services to youngsters. Program requirements meet most state standards.

Internship Opportunities

Field learning is considered by many to be the center point of any counselor education program. It is strongly believed that counselors-in-training need the opportunity to combine their didactic learning with actual experience in a fieldwork setting where they can observe, develop clinical skills and practice the tasks typically associated with a professional counselor.

This clinical component of the program helps the counselor-in-training acquire an understanding of the role of the professional counselor. The student also develops a sense of professional identity and gains proficiency and confidence by applying his or her overall learning and emerging skills under the supervision of experienced, qualified and approved supervisors. Typically students will spend both semesters in the same internship site. In addition to the required hours in the field students are enrolled in an Internship seminar class. The internship experience is a preparation requirement for certification and /or licensure in all states.

Students in the School Counseling K-12 Program and the Bilingual School Counseling Program are required to complete a minimum of 2 full days or 14 hours per week, in each of two consecutive semesters in a school setting under the direct supervision of a licensed or certified school counselor (this is a state requirement). Bilingual School Counseling students must complete their internship under the supervision of a NY State Certified Bilingual School Counselor. Internship opportunities are available in schools K-12 throughout the city, Long Island, Westchester and New Jersey.

Admission Requirements

The deadline for Admissions applications is February 1st (there is no Spring admission).

Applicants for the Masters Program or the Certificate of Advanced Study* in Counseling & Guidance need to complete a School of Education Application for Graduate Study, which includes:

  • 1. a personal statement
  • 2. a current resume/CV
  • 3. one (1) official transcript requested from all colleges attended
  • 4. two (2) letters of recommendation

*Students applying for the Certificate of Advanced Study must have a prior M.A. in Counseling to be eligible.

To obtain an application for admission through the mail, please contact:

Office of Graduate Admissions
NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development
82 Washington Square East
Pless Hall, 3rd Floor
New York, New York 10003-6644
(212) 998-5030

You may also download an application directly from the website at: http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/application

Faculty

Alisha Ali Director

alisha.ali@nyu.edu

Arnold H. Grossman

arnold.grossman@nyu.edu

Samuel Juni

sam.juni@nyu.edu

Robert Landy

rjl1@nyu.edu

Jaqueline Mattis

jsm2015@nyu.edu

Mary McRae

mm13@nyu.edu

Randolph Mowry

rm5@nyu.edu

Mary Sue Richardson

msr1@nyu.edu

Lisa Suzuki

las1@nyu.edu

Contact Information

212 998 5555