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Mission Statement
The students and faculty of the Counselor Education Programs in the Department of Educational Studies in the College of Education at the University of South Carolina are a diverse community of learners collaboratively engaged in scholarship, leadership, service, and advocacy for systemic change. The mission of the Counselor Education Programs is to prepare multiculturally competent counselor educators, marriage and family counselors, and K-12 school counselors. Graduates will demonstrate leadership, skill, knowledge, and character that are reflective of the standards set forth by the counseling profession and their areas of specialization. Students and faculty of the Counselor Education Programs are expected to exemplify the highest ethical and professional standards while engaged in accomplishing this mission.
Diversity Statement
The Counselor Education Program at The University of South Carolina is committed to multiculturalism by actively promoting diversity within a social justice framework by building a community of learners that fosters a climate of respect and values diverse racial, ethnic, and class backgrounds, national origins, native languages, religious, spiritual, and political beliefs, physical abilities, health status, ages, genders, and sexual orientations.
Our program is committed to training counselors in becoming multiculturally competent scholars and practitioners who can meet the diverse needs of diverse clients. We are equally committed to recruiting diverse students and faculty to our program to enhance the richness of dialogue and experiences that will aid in the expansion of multicultural and culture-specific awareness, knowledge, skills relevant to the client and student populations we aim to serve.
Using the scholar-practitioner model, we are committed to training our students to be multiculturally conscious change agents who actively engage in critical self-reflective scholarship and practice in an effort to effectively transform communities, institutions, and systems.
Accreditation
CACREP
The Ed.S. degree specializes in school and marriage, couples and family counseling and the Ph.D. degree in Counselor Education and Supervision are fully accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs.
NCATE
The Counselor Education program is accredited by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education.
Licensure and Certification
The Ed.S. degree in Counselor Education with a specialty in marriage, couples, and family counseling meets state licensure requirements.
News
Lisa Mustard, MCFC program alumni, is the Suicide Prevention program director at USC’s Counseling and Human Development Center.
Dr. Donna Gibson publishes book chapter entitled, "Career Family Trees: The Use of Genograms in Career Counseling of Students in K-12 Settings."
Gibson, D.M. (2008). The use of genograms in career counseling of students in K-12 settings. In G.T. Eliason & J. Patrick (Eds.), Career development in the schools. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing, Inc.
2008 South Carolina School Counselor Association (SCSCA) Conference in Charleston—November 9-11
Dr. Catherine Packer-Williams & Markesha Miller—“Addressing the Overrepresentation of Students of Color in Special Education: The Role of the School Counselor”
Dr. Kathy Evans—“Addressing Cultural Issues in Career Counseling in Middle and High Schools”
Tonya Jasinski—“Advocating for Social Justice in Schools”
Dr. Oh recently published two Korean articles and one Korean book chapter.
Oh, I. (2008). New approach to career education for elementary students: Career counseling utilizing genogram. The Journal of Elementary Education, 21(2),49-73.
This paper introduces the application of a genogram to career counseling as a new approach in elementary career education. It suggests specific procedures of how an elementary teacher can apply the genogram to career education. A comprehensive literature review supporting this approach and a case study illustrating this technique are included as well
Oh, I. (2008). Psychological variables affecting school bullying among elementary students in terms of gender. The Journal of Elementary Education, 21(3),91-110.
The study examined the influence of psychological variables on school bullying with the dataset including 2671 elementary students. Five psychological variables of self-esteem, emotion regulation, aggression, anxiety·depression, and daily stress were investigated in terms of gender. Multiple logistic regressions revealed significant gender differences in psychological variables among four sub-groups: bullies, victims, bully-victims, and bystanders.
Oh, I. (2008). Counseling a school bullying victim with a mild mental retardation. Elementary Counseling Association (Eds.), Children outside of the classroom: Counseling case studies (pp. 162-177). Seoul, Korea: Happy Imagination.
Dr. Oh introduces his counseling experience of working with a victim of school bullying. This counseling case study shows how a school counselor helps a victim with disabilities using comprehensive counseling approach: counseling, consulting, and coordinating. Effective individual counseling techniques and useful video resources are suggested as well.
The Following Counselor Education Program Faculty and Doctoral Students Presented Papers
at the 2008 Convention of the Southern Association for Counselor Education & Supervision
Houston, Texas
October 23-26, 2008
Title: An investigation of factors that promote the development of vocal and active social justice agents in school counseling.
Presenters: Dr. Catherine Packer-Williams & Markesha Miller
Title: A narrative approach to resistance in supervision and clinical service.
Presenter: Dr. Joshua M. Gold
Title: Becoming a spiritually-sensitive supervisor.
Presenter: Dr. Joshua M. Gold
Title: The call for awareness: Examining the racial attitudes of white counselors-in-training through fiction.
Presenters: Leah McCallum & Dr. Donna Gibson
Title: Multicultural training in counselor education: Are students getting enough?
Presenter: Tonya Jasinski
Title: Chi Sigma Iota Research Panel.
Presenters: Dr. Donna Gibson & Dr. Donna Henderson (Wake Forest University)
Title: Integrating the ASCA national model into school counselor training programs.
Presenters: Dr. Insoo Oh & Leah McCallum
Title: New perspectives on school bullying and violence: Protective factors and resilience.
Presenters: Dr. Insoo Oh & Sumi Choi