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PROGRAM VISION
Become a nationally recognized student-centered research program serving Arkansas, the nation, and the world.
PROGRAM MISSION
Improve the capacity of community agencies and educational institutions to maximize the mental health and quality of life of citizens of Arkansas, the nation, and the world.
Our intent is to train counseling professionals who demonstrate multicultural awareness, are sensitive to life development issues, can recognize and successfully address mental health needs, and are competent to help people of all ages gain improved self-awareness and more effective decision making.
The purpose of the University of Arkansas Counselor Education Program is to prepare students at the master's level in community, school and college counseling to become leaders in maximizing the mental health and quality of life of individuals, families, communities, and educational organizations in Arkansas, the nation and the world.
At the master’s level, we emphasize preparing practitioners for service in schools, community agencies and institutions of higher learning. Our students in community counseling and college counseling are trained to provide prevention, assessment and treatment to children, adolescents and adults in a variety of settings such as mental health agencies, residential treatment, colleges and universities, and other community service agencies. Our students in school counseling are trained to target the academic, career, and social/personal development of children and adolescents and to assist professional education staff in attaining the academic achievement of all students through counseling, consultation, and collaboration with community partners.
The purpose of the University of Arkansas Counselor Education Program is to prepare students at the doctoral level to become leaders in maximizing the mental health and quality of life of individuals, families, communities, and educational organizations in Arkansas, the nation and the world; consistent with the Scholar-Practitioner Model.
At the Ph.D. level, we emphasize preparing students as counselor educators and supervisors who will attain leadership roles in academic and agency settings. Our counselor education and supervision graduates are trained to demonstrate advanced knowledge of counseling theory, practice and supervision, as well as advanced skills in conducting research and evaluation in schools, agencies, and to the profession.
PHILOSOPHY STATEMENT
The guiding philosophy, goals, policies, and practices of the Counselor Education Program are shaped by its central commitment: To provide learning experiences allowing each graduate to become a fully functioning helping professional in an evolving and diverse world.
Inherent in the concept of a fully functioning individual is the notation that emotional and intellectual growth and the worth of each person are emphasized, in addition to academic and professional activities. Students admitted to the Counselor Education Program are engaged in a professional preparation curriculum, are accepted as professionals-in-training, and are expected to conduct themselves in accord with professional standards. In this context, a professional is a person engaged in an endeavor which requires advanced training in a body of knowledge that is based on theoretical and applied research, on a set of appropriate skills and on ethical standards adhered to by members of the profession.
PROGRAMMATIC RESEARCH AGENDA
The Counselor Education Program faculty propose a programmatic research agenda designed to facilitate our achievement of strategic plan goal one related to conducting programs of excellence in research. Comprehensive and integrated programs of research, dissemination, education and technical assistance will be implemented in the following priority focus areas:
I. Counselor Development
II. Measurement and Evaluation
III. The Development and Demonstration of Mental Health and Career Development Interventions
IV. The Development and Demonstration of Strategies that Promote Career Long Learning (transfer, generalization and maintenance)
Click on this link for a copy of the CNED Programmatic Research Agenda.
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