Counseling, M.A. (Elementary/Secondary School Counseling Concentration)

General Program Information

Christine Lewis-Pugh, Assistant Professor, School Counseling Program Concentration Coordinator

324 Warf-Pickel Hall
Box 70701
(423) 439-4184
e-mail: lewispugh@etsu.edu

The counseling program is designed for the advanced preparation of personnel to serve children, adults, and families in various school and community agency settings. The counseling program offers two concentrations: clinical mental health counseling and elementary/secondary school counseling. Emphasis is placed upon assisting students to develop a broad range of counseling skills that are applicable in a variety of professional settings. Students are admitted into the counseling program once a year in the fall or summer semesters. Applications that are not complete by the early deadline risk denial of admission due to no remaining available spaces. A minimum of 60 credits are required to complete the Master of Arts degree in Counseling. The Elementary/Secondary School Counseling and Clinical Mental Health Counseling options are accredited by The Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP).

Faculty: Jon Borland; Christine Lewis-Pugh; Rebecca Milner; Christine Oaks; Mickey White

Elementary/Secondary School Counseling

Christine Lewis-Pugh, Assistant Professor, School Counseling Program Concentration Coordinator

324 Warf-Pickel Hall
Box 70701
(423) 439-4184
e-mail: lewispugh@etsu.edu

The school counseling concentration is designed to prepare individuals to work in school settings and to be eligible for licensure as a K-12 school counselor. The school counseling concentration has been approved by the state of Tennessee as a preparation program for K-12 school counselors. To satisfy state requirements, candidates without teaching experience seeking to be licensed as school counselors for grades K-12 must take CUAI 5400 Pre-Residency: Classroom Management , CUAI 5401 Pre-Residency: Classroom and Instructional Management K-12 Clinical/Field , and SPED 5500 - History, Issues and Trends in Educating Exceptional Learners (SPED 2300 can be substituted for the purposes of licensure but is not a course substitution for a graduate course elective). Note that all school counseling students must have a successful background check in order to be fully admitted into the school counseling concentration. See the program coordinator for details.

Counseling, M.A. Degree Requirements: 60 credits

Core Requirements	39 credits
Concentration	18 credits
Thesis or Non-Thesis	3 credits
TOTAL	60 credits

Counseling Core Requirements: 39 credits

COUN 5100 - Groups: Processes and Practice (3 credits)
COUN 5110 - Social and Cultural Foundations in Counseling (3 credits)
COUN 5150 - Career Development: Theory, Research and Practice (3 credits)
COUN 5420 - Theories and Practice: Couples and Families (3 credits)
COUN 5430 - Legal, Ethical, and Professional Issues in Counseling (3 credits)
COUN 5550 - Theories and Practice: Individuals (3 credits)
COUN 5555 - Counseling Process and Skills: Individual, Couples, and Families (3 credits)
COUN 5570 - Supervised Counseling Practicum (3 credits)
COUN 5810 - Psychological Assessment in Counseling (3 credits)
COUN 5880 - Internship in Counseling (1-6 credits) (2 semesters for a total of 6 credits)
COUN 5950 - Research and Evaluation for Counseling and Human Services (3 credits)
HDAL 5230 - Advanced Developmental Psychology (3 credits)

Elementary/Secondary School Counseling Concentration: 18 credits

COUN 5010 - Principles and Trends of School Counseling (3 credits)
COUN 5020 - School Counseling Program Development and Implementation (3 credits)
COUN 5561 - Counseling Techniques with Children (3 credits)
Guided Elective (or SPED 5500 ) (3 credits)
Guided Elective (or CUAI 5400 and CUAI 5401 ) (3 credits)
Elective (3 credits)
Electives may be selected to be LPC* eligible upon graduation.

All SC courses need to have SC license language.

For candidates without teaching certification

Take the following in place of guided electives:

SPED 5500 - History, Issues and Trends in Educating Exceptional Learners (3 credits)
CUAI 5400 - Pre-Residency: Classroom Management (2 credits)
CUAI 5401 - Pre-Residency: Classroom and Instructional Management K-12 Clinical/Field (1 credit)

Thesis or Non-Thesis Option: 3 credits

COUN 5960 - Thesis (1-3 credits) /Non-Thesis Option or Elective (3 credits)

Note:

* Will be LPC eligible upon Graduation. Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) eligible means that students will have met the academic requirements for these licenses in the state of Tennessee (and many other states.)

Additional Information

Recommended Electives-It is recommended that students, with written approval of their advisor or advisory committee, choose electives with a focus clearly related to their specific professional objectives. Coursework can be chosen from the disciplines of counseling, special education, criminal justice, social work, sociology, psychology, early childhood education, health education, personnel management, and other approved disciplines. Courses should be approved for elective credit before the courses are taken.

Retention and Dismissal-As required by ACA and AAMFT, students failing to demonstrate personal, professional, and/or ethical behaviors, as these behaviors relate to the ability to function as a counselor, upon review and substantiation (with due process), can be denied continuance in counseling programs. If intervention is indicated and completed, the student may petition the department for readmission.

Students are responsible for being familiar with and following all graduate school admission and retention requirements as stated in the front section of this catalog and in the counseling graduate student handbook.