School Counseling – M.Ed.
The Master of Education degree in School Counseling from Kent State University prepares students for employment as professional school counselors in K-12 schools.
Duration
1 year
Starting Date
January, June, August
Tuition Fee
$ 17,982 per full
Location
Kent, United States
About the program
This School Counseling program from Kent State University is designed to fulfill the educational requirements for licensure as a Licensed School Counselor in the state of Ohio. The program may be pursued on a part-time or full-time basis, although some full-time study is urged.
Learning Outcomes
Graduates of this program will be able to:
- Meet the academic components required by the Ohio Department of Education to be eligible to sit for the current licensure assessments
- Understand legal and ethical standards and practice in a legal and ethical manner
- Understand and demonstrate multicultural responsiveness
- Demonstrate a strong counselor identity
- Demonstrate strong skills in identifying affect, behavior and cognition that contributes to mental health issues
- Understand and demonstrate sound counseling skills and techniques within a theoretical framework in both individual and group counseling
- Demonstrate valuable skills in conceptualizing student success and growth
- Understand the importance of research in advancing the counseling profession including how to critique research to inform counseling practice
- Work with crisis, trauma, suicide and at-risk students
Courses Included
- Counseling Theories
- Counseling Skills and Techniques
- Multicultural Counseling
- Group Work: Theory and Techniques
- Foundations of School Counseling
- Counseling Adolescents
- Counseling Children
- School Counseling Program Management and Leadership
- Orientation and Ethics: School Counseling