Counselor Education Doctoral Program
Counseling Programs receive Honorable Mention for NBCC 2010 Professional Identity Award
October 31, 2011 - University of Tennessee Counselor Education Programs (Ph.D. Counselor Education, Mental Health Counseling and School Counseling) received Honorable Mention for the coveted 2010 NBCC Professional Identity Award. This national award recognizes programs across the country for exceptional work in counselor preparation and commitment to professional identity and faculty participation as Nationally Certified Counselors. Awards were announced at the October 2011 Association of Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES) national conference.
The Ph.D. in Counselor Education program at the University of Tennessee prepares experienced counseling professionals from all parts of the world who wish to advance their careers in the education, supervision, and research of counselors. The program is accredited through the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) and graduates receive their Ph.D. degree in Counselor Education. The doctoral program is for those individuals with professional experience in the helping professions who have completed a master’s degree in counseling or counseling-related fields. Its purpose is to equip those who aspire to counseling-related professions. These professions include, but are not limited to the following: (1) college, university, or community college teaching and research positions in Counselor Education or related fields; (2) supervisory leadership positions in schools, community agencies, state departments of education; (3) counseling positions in student development programs and counseling centers in higher education; (4) private mental health counseling/consultation practice; and/or (5) employee assistance positions.
The faculty members expect that graduates of the Ph.D. program will pursue careers in scholarly research, counseling, consulting, and teaching at the university level or work as supervisors of other professional counselors. Faculty members utilize a scientist-practitioner model. By combining a theoretical approach with practicum and internship opportunities, students develop their counseling, teaching, supervisory, leadership, advocacy, and research skills.
The doctoral program requires course work, practicum, internship, and dissertation hours of study beyond the master’s degree. Students of the Ph.D. program in Counselor Education will work toward endorsement for counseling licensure, if licensure has not been received prior to entering the doctoral program. During the program, doctoral students will review the necessary criteria for the license they seek and will plan their programs to meet those criteria.
Updated 04/20/2012
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