Doctor of Philosophy
Counselor Education and Supervision (CES)

The doctoral program is designed to carry the student through and relate the following three levels in the educational process: praxis, theory, and philosophical foundations. The program is structured for full time study of approximately three years (2 years of full-time study, and residence for a third year). The primary purpose of the Doctoral concentration in Counselor Education and Supervision is to develop counselor educators who are able to provide preservice and inservice counselor education, as well as provide effective counseling and therapeutic service/interventions to a variety of client populations in human service agencies in the public and private sectors. Course work and clinical experiences are integrated to help students formulate their personal approach to counselor education and supervision. In addition, emphasis is placed on the student’s abilities to demonstrate personal growth and development. Courses are offered in the late afternoon or evening to accommodate students who work. The program is open to students from diverse philosophic and religious backgrounds. A mature, experienced student population from many related fields adds to the impact of the training.

Nature and Purpose
Counseling is a broadly defined term used to refer to the active interpersonal process whereby clients are provided the opportunity to explore life concerns. Counseling takes in the broad spectrum of services offered by mental health/human service specialists. These services may include short term, problem specific interventions that assist the person to remove blocks to growth and effective living, as well as longer term interactions which focus on unconscious processes concerned with personality structure changes.