Counseling School Guidance Counseling - Fitchburg State University

Counseling School Guidance Counseling from Fitchburg State University is a Campus Bachelor Counseling and Personnel Services degree that prepares you for a Education career. Program Objectives The MS in Counseling program is designed to prepare professional counselors as human development teachers or facilitators whose primary function is to help individuals enhance life adjustment, facilitate personal growth, and expand behavioral competencies so that they can cope more effectively with their environment. Through the program students increase their self-awareness, their sensitivity to others, and their effectiveness as facilitators as they develop skills in counseling. Program Description The program is based on a developmental socialization model of intervention, which recognizes that at each developmental stage?throughout the lifespan, individuals face tasks that can lead to problems needing professional assistance. Counselor education is based on the belief that effective counselors are both personally and professionally integrated. For this reason, a balance between didactic and experiential learning is maintained. Program of Study School Guidance Counseling Prepares professionals for counseling at either the elementary (PreK-8) or secondary (5-12) school levels, or both. Course work centers on preparation to work with children with serious emotional, cognitive, and behavioral disorders in a school environment.In addition, graduates are educated in methods to work effectively with teachers, parents, administrators, nurses, school psychologists, and other members of the school community to assist youngsters to obtain an appropriate education and to participate productively in society. View more details on Fitchburg State University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Counseling and Personnel Services courses.