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M.Ed. in International Counseling

The Master’s program in International Counseling at Lehigh University prepares students to function in professional roles specializing in three areas of the international setting: the school, the community, and the family. The specific goals of this program are:

• To produce counselors who can conceptualize and intervene in preventative, developmental, and culturally therapeutic ways

• To appreciate the diversity of family life and schooling in international communities and understand how the third culture experience abroad impinges differently on the daily lives of transition faced by children and families

• To recognize and embrace the scientific and empirical underpinnings of the counseling field and to work to apply them in culturally appropriate ways

Although the program emphasizes counseling, students will be expected to be familiar with all three targets areas of intervention. A successful graduate may be employed as a counselor in a variety of settings including: elementary, middle, and secondary schools, community mental health agencies, and hospitals.

Course Work for Masters(30 Credit Hours)

CPsy 430   Professional Seminar                                        (3 credit hrs)CPsy 436   Culture-Centered Career Intervention             (3 credit hrs)CPsy 440   Introduction to Family Counseling                   (3 credit hrs)CPsy 442   Counseling and Therapeutic Approaches     (3 credit hrs)CPsy 452   Facilitating Healthy Adjustment                        (3 credit hrs)CPsy 453   Building Healthy Communities                        (3 credit hrs)CPsy 471   Diversity and Multicultural Perspectives         (3 credit hrs)

Practicum

CPsy 480   Practicum in International Setting                    (3 credit hrs)CPsy 483   Field Work in Counseling                                  (3 credit hrs)

Practicum Check list

Specialty

Advisor approved elective:                                                      (3 credit hrs)(e.g., Applied Learning Theory)

Click here for detailed M.Ed. course descriptions in International Counseling

Academic Program Timeline
Masters students are capable of completing their academic program in 2 consecutive calendar years using Lehigh's hybrid model: courses are delivered on-line during the fall and spring semesters and on-site during the summer in Bethlehem, PA and in Athens, Greece.

MANUALS

Click here to view Program Manual

Click here to view Practicum Manual

Prospective Students:

We encourage prospective students to begin their program by taking courses at our International Counseling Summer Institutes, either in Bethlehem, PA or in Athens, Greece.

The International Counseling Summer Institutes are intended for Masters, Certificate, and Professional Development students in the International Counseling program.