Counseling

The Counseling Program prepares you to assist people going through difficult times and help them regain their promise. The program prepares you for a career in the delivery of human services to adults, children and adolescents in need. There is a dual emphasis in the curriculum for extensive theoretical study and practical training. Each student is provided with specialized concentrations in addiction, criminal justice studies and working with children and adolescents.

Degrees Offered See the program-specific requirements.

Bachelor of Science in Counseling

Prominent Careers

Along with the supervision of the faculty, a bachelor's degree in counseling provides the skills and opportunities necessary for a professional career in counseling or for graduate study in counseling, social work and human services.

Newman University counseling graduates have been employed in such varied settings as:

Hospital-based treatment programs
Probation and parole
Private practice settings
Community corrections
Agencies serving youth and families
Programs serving a diverse clientele
Halfway houses for women and children
Programs serving elderly clients

Most counseling graduates apply for and are accepted into graduate schools of social work and counseling.

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Internships

All aspects in the counseling process are explored and the student utilizes these skills in progressively responsible internship settings.

Concentrations

Addiction Studies
Child and Adolescent Studies
Criminal Justice

SRS Requirements for Counselor Certification

The curriculum for the degree in counseling meets the requirements for the AAPS Counselor Certification required by Social and Rehabilitative Services (SRS) for working in programs serving substance dependent and abusing clients. The state standards regulating this process are included here.

Comprehensive look at licensure which takes effect in July 2011

For more information or if you have questions about this program page contact Associate Professor of Counseling and Coordinator of Counseling Program Duncan Rose Ed.D.

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