M. Dr. Scott Grewe Dr. Daniel McIvor Dr. Albert Pacheco Dr. Tim Rehnberg Dr. Duane Shuttlesworth Ed. M. Program in Counseling at WSU Tri-Cities is designed to develop high caliber agency and school counselors. It is offered through the Department of Educational Leadership and Counseling Psychology. Students are trained in the scholar-practitioner model. The common thread of all training is a balance of applied, theoretical and scientific components in the practice of counseling.
All students complete core course requirements including a counseling internship.
This degree also requires a final comprehensive written examination. Specialization Students in the Ed. Students with a focus in school counseling are prepared for employment as counselors in a K-12 public school setting. In addition to the course work required of all students, students with a focus in school counseling take courses that prepare them for initial certification as a school counselor in the state of Washington. Students with a focus in agency counseling are prepared for employment in either agency or private practice settings.