School Counseling M.A.
The School Counseling Program is committed to educating counselors who will provide leadership in serving the developmental needs of children in a school community. The purpose of a counselor’s intervention is seen as facilitating growth towards the student’s full academic and psychosocial potential. The program focuses on assisting future counselors with the wide range of issues that confront students, teachers, and parents across the full span of the school years (K-12). Therefore, school counselors who graduate from Saint Joseph College are prepared to work with elementary, middle, and high school students and to assist them with the types of challenges that they face as they grow and develop.
Mission and Purpose
Saint Joseph College, founded by the Sisters of Mercy in the Roman Catholic tradition, provides a rigorous liberal arts and professional education for a diverse student population while maintaining a strong commitment to developing the potential of women.
The College is a community which promotes the growth of the whole person in a caring environment which encourages strong ethical values, personal integrity and a sense of responsibility to the needs of society.
The master's programs in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and School Counseling are committed to educating counselors who will provide effective growth oriented interventions, advocacy, and leadership when serving the needs of individuals in the many diverse communities in which they work and reside.
Degree Requirements
The school counseling curriculum is designed to facilitate self-understanding and development through individual and small group activities across a variety of educational domains that pertain to counseling practice. In addition to a common core of curricular experiences, all students in the school counseling program are expected to demonstrate their knowledge and skills in foundations of school counseling, ability to conceptualize a comprehensive counseling program, and the practice of school counseling including program development, implementation, evaluation, and consultation. The content elements included in this program meet academic standards for school counseling established by the Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs and the 2003 Connecticut State Regulations for School Counselor Preparation Programs.
Links for More Information
Application Process & Admission
Counseling Brochure (PDF: 2pp., 298K)
Required Courses & Comprehensive Examination
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