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College of Health Sciences
Counseling

Our Mission and Purpose

Rooted in ethical competency and evidence-based practices, our Counselor Education program cultivates compassionate, respectfulÌýprofessionals who understand the complexities of human growth across the lifespan. Our program prepares future counselors to navigate lifespan issues with a reflective and dynamic approach. By emphasizing ethical practices, self-reflection, and a diversity of counseling techniques, we empower students to become lifelong learners and skilled professionals, ready to serve and make meaningful connections in diverse and evolving communities.

Our purpose is to work with students from all over the world and contribute solutions to the growing global need of mental health and school services for marginalized populations.

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Goal

The Counseling faculty prepare skilled practitioners with a Professional Counseling identity through a program of planned, sequenced, and educational experiences that address the following objectives.

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Program Objectives / CACREP Key Performance IndicatorsÌý

The Counseling faculty created the following program objectives / key performance indicators for students in the Counseling Program and demonstrate how they relate to the 2024 CACREP Core Standards.

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Clinical Mental Health Counseling Concentration

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School Counseling Concentration

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Program Review

Every year program faculty members, current students, alumni, and the Counseling Advisory Committee assess and evaluate the mission, purpose, goal, and objectives for the Counseling Program at Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½. These above statements guide the curriculum.

Acquired information is considered along with accreditation standards by regional and professional accrediting bodies, public policy changes that occur in the state of Louisiana or at the federal level that impact the profession, shifts in the field of practice as we know it, and new research findings pertinent to the profession. Information thus acquired is integrated into the curricula as appropriate.

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Updated October, 2024 by the Program faculty, current students, and the Counseling Advisory Committee.

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