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Counselor Education
Welcome to the Home Page of the Department of Counselor Education. The Department offers graduate degree programs in the following areas: Community Counseling, School Counseling, Rehabilitation Counseling, and the Master of Arts in Family Counseling.
Orientation sessions for consideration to the Spring 2007 terms are:
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Friday, March 31, 2006 |
5:00-7:00 pm |
B-152 |
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Saturday, June 3, 2006 |
10-12:00 noon |
TBA |
The deadline date to submit application materials to the Graduate College for the Spring 2007 term is Friday, August 11, 2006.
The mission of the Department of Counselor Education is to select the most motivated applicants for its program and prepare them to become effective professionals in the field of counseling and human development. Counselor preparation combines three areas: 1) the knowledge base necessary to work in the field; 2) a variety of counseling skills; and 3) personal attributes. The successful student will learn how to use theory, acquire a repertoire of helping skills, be able to evaluate oneself objectively, and listen with the empathy necessary to work with people on a personal level. Throughout the program, each student's progress toward these goals will be evaluated. Those interested in applying to the program are required to attend a mandatory orientation session to receive a full and complete application packet.
Accreditation
Accreditation is the primary means of assuring both a high quality program and a systematic evaluation leading to its improvement.Northeastern Illinois University and the Department of Counselor Education are accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE), and the North Central Association for Colleges and Secondary Schools (NCACSS). The Department's Community and School Counseling Sequences and the Master in Family Counseling Program are nationally accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP), the accrediting body of the American Counseling Association (ACA). The department's Rehabilitation Counseling sequence is accredited by the Council on Rehabilitation Education (CORE).
Graduates of the program may take the examination leading to certification as a Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC), authorized by the National Board of Certified Counselors, without having to document two years of post-graduate supervision. Graduates will then be able to apply for Illinois licensure as a professional counselor, having met the education and test requirements for the Licensed Professional Counselor Graduates are also eligible to apply to CACREP approved doctoral programs in Counselor Education.
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