COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY

The mission of the Counseling Psychology program is to train counseling psychologists who will emerge as leaders within the scientist-practitioner model that presumes skillful professional practice that is under girded by sound principles of psychological science. Graduates of the program are expected to provide leadership to the field and readily integrate theories of counesling within a multicultural framework in the communities that they serve. As students, they will develop the skills to deliver counseling services and provide psychological appraisal and assessment that reflects an understanding of the client's social context and interpersonal relationships with an emphasis on healthy development and adjustment,to provide supervision and evaluation of a broad array of scientifically-based and empirically supported psychological and vocational interventions, and to conduct, disseminate, and synthesize high quality psychological research. A successful graduate may be employed in a wide variety of settings and work as a practitioner, teacher, and/or researcher while simultaneously serving as a liaison for the profession through regional, national and/or international leadership.

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