Educational Specialist in Counseling Services
The Educational Specialist (Ed.S), a 66-credit terminal degree beyond the master’s level, provides advanced training for professional counselors in the expanding demands of their profession. The program provides opportunities for those seeking a career change, specialization in a specific area, and broadening skill development. Certificate programs may be incorporated into student’s plan of study.
There are three concentrations: school counseling; clinical mental health counseling and director of counseling services. Individualized advising helps candidates develop and grow professionally in the following specialty areas:
- Multicultural Counseling Issues
- College Counseling and Higher Education Affairs
- Group Counseling and Process
- Special Needs of At-Risk Students
- Legal and Ethical Issues in Counseling
- Career Counseling and Development
- Substance Abuse
- Geriatrics/Hospice Issues
- Probation/Parole Counseling
- Elementary/Secondary School Counseling
- Family and Marital Issues in Counseling
- Grief and Crisis Counseling
- Grant Writing/Management
The Ed.S. in Counseling Services also meets the academic requirements for certification as an Approved Clinical Supervisor by the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC).
Course Requirements for an Ed.S. in Counseling Services
| Group I—Professional and Psychological Foundations (36 semester hours) | |
| COUN-500 | Introduction to Counseling Services |
| COUN-503 | Group Counseling |
| COUN-505 | Vocational/Career Development |
| COUN-520 | Multicultural Counseling and Relationship Development |
| COUN-530 | Legal and Ethical Issues in Counseling and Psychotherapy |
| COUN-660 | Counseling Supervision: Issues, Concepts and Methods |
| CNPY-502 | Theories of Counseling and Psychotherapy |
| CNPY-514 | Psychopathology |
| EDPS-503 | Human Growth and Development |
| EDPS-520 | Measurements, Tests, and Assessments in Counseling/School Psychology |
| EDPS-521 | Statistics and Qualitative Data Analysis |
| EDUC-500 | Introduction to Research |
| Group II—Field Experience (15 semester hours) | |
| COUN-550 | Counseling Techniques Laboratory |
| COUN-580 COUN-581 COUN-585 COUN-586 |
Elementary School Counseling Practicum or Secondary School Counseling Practicum or Individual Counseling Practicum or Group Counseling Practicum |
| COUN-590 | Internship in Counseling I |
| COUN-591 | Internship in Counseling II |
| COUN-690 | Internship in Counseling Specialty I |
| Group III—Special and Related Areas (15 semester hours) | |
| COUN-508 | Foundations of Community Counseling (Community) |
| COUN-510 | Approaches to Family Counseling |
| COUN-515 | Substance Abuse Counseling |
| COUN-516 | Strategies in Addiction Counseling |
| COUN-525 | Gender Issues in Counseling |
| COUN-535 | Holistic Wellness Counseling |
| COUN-600 | Independent Study and Research in Counseling Services |
| CNPY-503 | Psychological Development of the Adult and Aging |
| CNPY-515 | Consultation in School and Agency Settings |
| CNPY-516 | Advanced Psychopathology |
| CNPY-518 | Counseling with Children, Adolescents and Their Families |
| CURR-531 | Curriculum Development and Design |
| EDAD-501 | Educational Leadership and Organizational Theory |
| EDAD-505 | Concepts of Instructional Supervision |
| EDPS-502 | Psychological Development of the Child and Adolescent |
| EDSO-501 | Foundations of School Counseling: Referral Sources for Clients and Special Needs Students |
| EDSO-510 | Sociological and Cultural Foundations of Education |
| EDUC-530 | Introduction to Student Affairs in Higher Education |
| PPCS-501 | Sociology and Psychology of Crime and Delinquency |
