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.