Welcome to the Counselor Education Program

 

使命宣言

The primary purpose of the UTC Counselor Education Program is to train knowledgeable, 主管, and skillful professional counselors to provide services in both clinical mental health and school settings.

This program is based on a developmental process of personal and professional wellness, emphasizing skill acquisition at early stages, progressing toward a strong theoretical and ethical foundation, and increasing cultural competence in order to work both independently and collaboratively with a variety of individuals and groups. (Revised October 12, 2020)

Program Description

The UTC Counselor Education programs are designed to prepare beginning counselors to work in either clinical mental health and/or school settings. Successful completion of these programs result in a master’s degree.

Upon completion of the sixty hour master’s degree, students in the Clinical Mental Health Counseling program have obtained the educational requirements needed to pursue a License as a Professional Counselor in Tennessee.

毕业后, students enrolled in the 学校心理咨询 program have fulfilled the education requirements for Tennessee 许可 as a school counselor.

目标

The objectives listed below represent the major program objectives for all students in the 咨询 program. The more specific objectives related to each one of these provide the skeletal framework for the coursework offered to students and thus will be found in each course syllabus.

• 学生 will demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to understand the 咨询 profession and apply ethical standards (CACREP 2.F.1).

• 学生 will demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to work with diverse populations in accordance with the Multicultural and Social Justice Counseling Competencies (CACREP 2.F.2).

• 学生 will demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to support client/student development across the lifespan (CACREP 2.F.3).

• 学生 with demonstrate knowledge and skills of career development, 咨询, and decision making (CACREP 2.F.4).

• Student will demonstrate knowledge and skills of 咨询 theories, 技术, and models of intervention/prevention (CACREP 2.F.5).

• 学生 will demonstrate knowledge and skills for designing and facilitating ethically and culturally relevant groups (CACREP 2.F.6).

• 学生 will demonstrate knowledge and skills for selecting, 管理, and interpreting assessment and test results in an ethical and culturally relevant manner (CACREP 2.F.6).

• Student will demonstrate knowledge and skills in evaluating and implementing research and evidence-based practice (CACREP 2.F.8).

• 学生 will demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to prevent and treat a broad range of mental health issues across the lifespan in variety of settings (CACREP 5.C).

• 学生 will demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to becoming leaders, systemic change agents, and advocates in P-12 schools (CACREP 5.G).

Our MEd in Clinical Mental recently received the voted Most Affordable Health in the state of Tennessee by 人类服务教育 2019 - 2020年.

排名

Master's of Education in Clinical Mental Health Counseling program received this ranking by Intelligent as the #3 Counselor Ed. program in the country: Best Master's in Counseling Degree Programs of 2022 - Intelligent

 

If you are a UTC student interested in receiving 咨询 services, click here for the UTC Counseling Center.