UNCG Student Learning Outcomes
Counseling & Educational Development Counseling (MS)
Mission Learning Outcomes
We provide an optimal learning experience for professional counselors and those who educate them that emphasizes culturally responsive counseling services to individuals, families, groups, and/or couples across the lifespan in a variety of settings.
Belief Statements
Becoming a successful counselor, clinical supervisor, and/or counselor educator is emergent based on integration of theory, knowledge, skills, professional behavior, and integrity. As a program of quality, we believe in:
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Promoting student and faculty collaboration to advocate on behalf of clients, social systems, and the counseling profession.
• Promoting academic and clinical excellence by cultivating leadership among students. At the entry level, we cultivate leader-practitioners. At the doctoral level, we cultivate excellence in teaching, supervision, research/scholarship, counseling, and leadership.
• Championing diversity and social justice for those who are marginalized and oppressed based on, but not limited to, nationality, sexual orientation, gender identity, race, ethnicity, size, family structure, socioeconomics/class status, religion, language, spirituality, physical abilities, health, veteran status, and age.
• Training culturally responsive counselors to work in diverse settings, with diverse clients, and to advocate for underserved clients and minoritized populations.
• Recruiting and retaining a diverse faculty and students who promote equality, social justice, and well-being in all they do.
• Engaging in ongoing dialogue, exchange of ideas, and immersion experiences that promote empathy and compassion toward all individuals.
Basic clinical skill development
Students will use data-driven decision making to improve basic clinical skill development.
Knowledge
Demonstrate knowledge within the eight core curriculum areas and a specialty area.
Leadership and Advocacy
Students will demonstrate leadership and advocacy for professional counseling by membership in professional associations and honor societies.
Professional Behavior
Demonstrate professional behavior including being self-aware, ethical, inclusive, responsible, life-long learner, self-efficacious, clinically competent, receptive to feedback, affirming of diversity, committed to client welfare, collaborative, leader, and advocate.
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