Students examine representative theories of counseling and psychotherapy with attention to implications for practice. Students participate in work experience under supervision in a setting appropriate to the student's professional objective in providing psychological services. Students develop the knowledge and skills necessary for the administration and supervision of counseling practice. Students work in an appropriate psychological counseling setting with clients under supervision. Students work in an appropriate psychological counseling setting with clients under supervision.
Students work under individual supervision in an approved internship setting.
Students study the processes and methodologies for the production of a research article for publication in a scholarly journal. Students study the professional standards, current issues, and personal rewards associated with the practice of counseling. The cognate area provides the student an opportunity to enrich his or her preparation as a counselor with further study in a related area of expertise. The student's Doctoral Advisory Committee may require courses in the cognate area be from outside the department, outside the College of Education, or both.