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Leadership and Counseling
Educational Leadership
The nationally recognized Educational Leadership program leads to the
Master
of Education in Educational Leadership degree. Louisiana requires
school administrators to be state-certified. The master's degree program
at University of Louisiana at Monroe (ULM) is the only program in the
northeast area of the state that enables students to meet certification
requirements through completion of course work.
Educational Leadership students are required to complete
the core courses, and additionally, the courses that constitute the specialty
areas for Elementary Principalship, Secondary School Principalship,
Supervision or Superintendent of Schools. The four programs are consistent and compatible in that
each emphasizes conceptual and technical skill development, applied research,
and supervised practice.
Instructional Technology Leadership
The Instructional Technology Leadership program, designed for those who
aspire to be technology coordinators at the school, district, regional,
or state levels, is nationally recognized by the International Society
for Technology in Education (ISTE). Candidates may follow the either of
two possible tracks:
- One is for for preparing technology leaders in PK-12 at the school, district, regional, or state
levels, or for those who simply want a good background in
technology as they teach in PK-12.
- The other track is for anyone working in a non-PK-12 technology based training/instructional design
setting.
In September of 2001, the Board of Elementary
and Secondary Education approved certification in
Educational Educational Technology Leadership. The ULM masters
program prepares candidates for this certification. In addition,
graduates of the IT Leadership program also earn Teacher Leader designation.
Application
packets are available in the departmental office located in Strauss
306. A degree plan worksheet and a list of courses and when they are
scheduled to be taught is available in the Instructional Leadership and
Counseling office on the second floor of Strauss Hall. Because most of
our students are working full-time, the Instructional Technology
classes are offered at night (5:00-7:45 p.m.) or on-line.
Counseling
All applicants for the M.Ed. degree in School Counseling
program are expected to meet the admission requirements of the Graduate
School listed above and the requirements of the specific program to which
they are applying. These program requirements consist of application forms,
supporting information and letters of reference. The specific minimum
GPAs and GRE scores are listed in the Graduate Catalog.
The Substance Abuse Counseling Program at the University
of Louisiana at Monroe utilizes the most recent research and techniques
in addictions treatment. This is coupled with the traditional understanding
offered by Alcoholics Anonymous and the 12-step programs. This combination
offers graduates the tools to best counsel clients dealing with addictive
issues. Mental health counseling with addicted populations requires expertise,
knowledge, and techniques not normally included in general counseling
texts. Graduates of our program are well equipped to offer effective counseling
dealing with the specific types of resistance, denial, and other cognitive
processes found in the addicted client. Group therapy is the treatment
of choice in treatment centers and our program prepares students to be
effective group leaders
- Visit the Community Counseling web site
at:
Marriage & Family Therapy
The Ph.D. degree program in Marriage and Family Therapy
at University of Louisiana at Monroe prepares graduates for careers as
scholars/teachers, researchers, supervisors and senior clinicians. The
66-72 credit-hour program integrates systemically oriented philosophy
and theory, clinical practice and qualitative and quantitative research.
The master's degree program is an intensive, sixty-semester
hour program requiring two years of full-time study. Graduates of the
program meet academic requirements for licensure as a professional counselor
in Louisiana as well as Clinical Membership of AAMFT and licensure in
other states as marriage and family therapists. The program is dedicated
to educating highly qualified master's level clinicians and scholars.
- Visit the Marriage and Family Therapy Web
site at:
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