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M.Ed. Community Counseling

   

Overview

The faculty of the Counselor Education Program, a CACREP accredited program, is dedicated to educating and training counseling professionals to function in culturally diverse settings. This training utilizes an integrative practitioner training model emphasizing development, prevention, enhancement, and the diagnosis and remediation of psychological disorders. The program is designed to provide a challenging, yet supportive environment that promotes professional orientation, practice and self-awareness.

 

Objectives of the Community Counseling program are:

  1. to prepare counselors to effectively work with community and other agency personnel
  2. to qualify person to be certified, licensed, or registered
  3. to prepare counselors with understanding and skills related to counseling needs in the environment in which they choose to work
  4. to enhance a high degree of self-understanding by counselors
  5. to facilitate counselors in being able to effectively communicate with diverse cultural groups
  6. to provide counselors with knowledge about counseling across the life span
  7. to facilitate counselors in obtaining human evaluation and research skills
  8. to facilitate counselors in developing a high degree of sensitivity and acceptances of other's behavior
  9. to encourage awareness of responsibilities specific to a variety of community agencies to expect ethical practices of counselors in adherence to the American Counseling Association's ethical standards.

Admission Requirements

Successful completion of the following screening and admission requirements is necessary for admission to pursue graduate study leading to the M.Ed. degree in Counselor Education, Community Counseling emphasis:

 

A. Baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited institution

B. Admission to the Clemson Graduate School

C. Approval from the Counselor Education Faculty

D. Optional departmental interview

 

 

        To be considered for admission to the Graduate School candidates must submit:

        • Online application ($55.00 application fee)
          • Degree-seeking candidates must select program code 311 (Community Counseling) on the online application form
          • Non-degree seeking candidates must select program code 300 (Non-degree) on the online application form AND indicate intended plan for study (*Licensure requirement) on the application form. We only allow non-degree students who already have a master’s degree and need an additional class for licensure requirements
        • Official transcripts
          • Transcripts are required from prior institutions from which a degree was awarded and from which transfer credit is desired (GPR of 3.00 during the last 60 hours)
        • Two recommendations (one from immediate/prior supervisor)
          • Recommendation forms may be sent to recommenders electronically from online application or you may download a PDF recommendation form to send to your recommenders to complete and return to the Graduate School
        • Personal statement detailing your interest in this program and your career plans
        • Competitive GRE scores
          • Scores are only needed if a student is pursuing a M.Ed. degree. Students working on licensure-only do not need to take the GRE
          • Competitive scores are required for admissions for degree-seeking candidates. Scores are considered holistically with applicant's background and potential success in graduate school
          • For more information on registering for the GRE, please visit the GRE website
          • Applicants for whom English is a second language must also submit acceptable TOEFL score

Regular application deadlines are March 1 and October 1. Only complete application packets will be considered for admission.

 

If requested by the program coordinator, an interview may be required prior to an admissions decision.

 

To check on the status of a submitted application, please go to: http://www.grad.clemson.edu/ApplicationCheck.php

 

Program Requirements

The M.Ed. program in Community Counseling requires 51 semester hours of required course work. The program typically takes two full calendar years (i.e., Fall, Spring, and Summer sessions) to complete, and the program must be completed in six years, minus one semester. The number of hours that applicants may transfer from another institution follows the University guidelines as specified in the graduate catalog. These courses must meet the equivalence requirements of a Clemson graduate course and have been taken within the last five years. Courses over five years old are not accepted. Please download and read the Student Handbook and the Field Experience Manual.

 

The program is designed to be developmental in nature and appropriate course sequencing is required to ensure proper counseling skill development. Students are required to meet with their assigned advisor before enrolling in any course.

 

I. Area of Specialization (42 hours)*

ED F 701 Human Growth and Development

ED F 778 Educational Research

ED C 805 Community Counseling

ED C 810 Theories & Techniques of Counseling

ED C 811 Multicultural Counseling

ED C 812 Career Counseling

ED C 813 Appraisal Procedures

ED C 814 Developing Counseling Skills

ED C 815 Group Counseling

ED C 816 Introduction to Marriage & Family Counseling

ED C 818 Psychopathology for Counselors

ED C 821 Psychodiagnostics for Counselors

ED C 822 Addictions Counseling

ED C 823 Advanced Counseling Techniques & Strategies

* Note-Courses are listed in numerical order. This order does not necessarily follow proper course sequencing.

 

II. Field Experiences (9 hours)

ED C 836 Community Counseling Practicum (100 clock hours)

ED C 846 Community Counseling Internship (600 clock hours)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Testing Requirement:

 

  • Upon completion of 33 hours, students in the Community Counseling program may be given permission by their major advisor to take the comprehensive examination.  Generally the comprehensive examination is taken during the student’s last semester in the program.
  • All students will complete a written comprehensive examination.  See your advisor for more information.  Faculty reserve the right to develop other types of comprehensive exams with due notice and time for preparation given to the students.
  • Passing the departmental written comprehensive examination is a requirement for the degree.           
  • Each student is allowed to take the Exam twice. Failure on two examinations results in dismissal from the program.

Assessment:

 

The Counselor Education (EDC) program is committed to continuous program improvement. As such the department engages in numerous assessment activities and implements a comprehensive evaluation plan. This plan involves collecting program feedback from a variety of constituent groups, i.e. students, program graduates, site supervisors, employers, advisory board members, and other partners. The feedback gathered from these assessment tools is used to implement program changes, modifications, and updates.

 

As part of the comprehensive assessment plan, the following groups are surveyed to provide program feedback:

  1. Exit Surveys-are collected each semester from graduating students. The spring 2006 and Fall 2005 exit survey results for EDC Community Counseling, EDC School Counseling, and EDC Student Affairs are available;
  2. Alumni Surveys-are collected from program graduates one and three year after graduation. The 2004 alumni survey and 2005 alumni survey results are available;
  3. Site Supervisor/Employer Surveys-are collected annually. The 2005 site/employer survey results are posted.

Prospective students are encouraged to read these survey results.

Hard copies of these surveys are also available the Counselor Education office, Tillman 330.

Contact Information

David Scott

Tillman Hall 205

(864) 656-1486

dscott2@clemson.edu