Master of Science in Counseling

School Counseling

Students who pursue a Master of Science in Counseling under the School Counseling track may call themselves School Counselors and may qualify for School Counselor Certification and LPC licensure. The objectives of the School Counseling track are as follows:

o   Deliver high quality school counselor education required by CACREP

o   Prepare students to meet the Louisiana to become a Certified School Counselor in K-12 settings

o   Train students in current school counseling models that aid them in becoming leaders, advocates, collaborators, and change agents in the schools

o   Provide students with an abundance of supervised experiences designed to aid them in working effectively with students from a multicultural and pluralistic society

Students will study many of the latest theoretical orientations, treatment approaches, and school counseling models that are supported by research. Students will be trained as research consumers, giving them the skills to effectively critique research studies and evidence-based models and treatments. In addition, they will learn to integrate the many dimensions of humanity to fully conceptualize their students, such as the biological, psychological, interpersonal, and sociocultural-historical dimensions. Faculty provide all training using a solid research foundation under the scientist-practitioner model, meaning that counseling interventions taught will be based on theory supported by research.  

 

School Counseling Required Courses
COUN 5001	Introduction to Professional Counseling	3
COUN 5002	Theories of School Counseling	3
COUN 5010	Methods of Counseling	3
COUN 5011	Advanced Techniques in Counseling	3
COUN 6063	Law and Ethics in Counseling	3
COUN 6061	Group Counseling in Schools	3
COUN 5022	Lifespan Development	3
COUN 5081	Research in Counseling	3
COUN 6052	Multicultural Counseling	3
COUN 5060	Career Counseling	3
COUN 5049	School Assessment and Psychometrics	3
COUN 5021	Diagnostics in Counseling	3
COUN 5063	Principles of Administration of School Counseling Programs	3
COUN 5066	School Counseling	3
COUN 5058	School Practicum	3
COUN 6071	School Counseling Internship I	3
COUN 6071	School Counseling Internship II	3
	Elective	3
	Elective	3
	Elective	3
Total Hours		60

 

Build Your Program Toward Your School Counseling Interest

The Counseling Faculty at ULM value interdisciplinary collaboration with other professions and have allied with the Education, Psychology, Gerontology, Marriage and Family Therapy, and Health Studies Programs to share course electives with our students. Counseling students may now choose from many electives to tailor toward their interest area. Below are select electives that school counseling students can choose from to complete their elective requirement. For the complete list of available electives, click here.
 

Counseling Electives
COUN 6041	Creative and Expressive Arts in Individual and Group Counseling	3
COUN 5027	Introduction to Play Therapy	3
COUN 5028	Advanced Skills in Play Therapy	3
COUN 5030	Child Parent Play Therapy	3
COUN 6040	Trauma Counseling	3
COUN 5025	Addiction Counseling	3
COUN 5026	Advanced Addiction Counseling	3
COUN 6069	Crisis Intervention Counseling	3
COUN 6060	Introduction to Marriage, Couples, and Family Counseling	3
COUN 6059	Intergenerational Family Systems Therapy	3
COUN 6062	Human Sexuality in Counseling	3
COUN 5055	Psychopharmacology in Counseling	3
Education Electives Relevant to School Counseling Students
EDLE 5015	Legal, Ethical, and Regulatory Issues	3
SPED 5007	Behavior Management and Classroom Organization for Individualized Needs of Special Learners	3
ELED 5021	Expanding Competencies in Classroom Management	3
CURR 5073	Assessment and Accountability	3
EDLE 5007	School and Community Relations	3
Psychology Electives Relevant to School Counseling Students
PSYC 5002	Personality and Social Psychology	3
PSYC 5003	Advanced Child Psychology	3
PSYC 5005	Advanced Adolescent Psychology	3
PSYC 5052	Behavior Modification	3
Gerontology Electives Relevant to School Counseling Students
GERO 5032	Loss, Grief and Bereavement	3
GERO 5033	Grief Assessment and Intervention	3
Marriage and Family Therapy Relevant to School Counseling Students
MAFT 7014	Couple and Marital Therapy	3
MAFT 7024	The Ecology of Psychopathology	3