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APPLICATION DEADLINE for the Ed.S. and Ph.D. Degrees: DECEMBER 1, 2012 Check us out on Facebook (University of South Carolina Counselor Education Program) New Program - Minor in Counseling Career Development Facilitator Certificate Program Student Financial Aid & Scholarships Approved for CACREP Until 2014 Dr. Joshua Gold presents a paper Dr. Kathy M. Evans publishes a book Dr. Crawford Sturm publishes a chapter Joshua Gold, Associate Professor of Counselor Education, served as invited panelist and workshop presenter at the 18th Annual Alcohol & Drug Issues Conference for Clinicians, Columbia, SC, January 14-16, 2011.
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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.
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Gibson, D.M., Dollarhide, C.T., & Moss, J.M. (October, 2010). Professional identity development: Transformational tasks of new counselors. Presentation at the Southern Association of Counselor Education and Supervision conference. Williamsburg, VA.
Gibson, D.M., Fletcher, T., Wingate, C., & Moss, J.M. (October, 2010). Counselor educators as practitioners: Walking the talk. Presentation at the Southern Association of Counselor Education and Supervision conference. Williamsburg, VA.
Minton, C.B., & Gibson, D.M. (October, 2010). Continuous, systematic program evaluation: Strategies for meeting the new CACREP assessment standards. Presentation at the Southern Association of Counselor Education and Supervision conference. Williamsburg, VA.
Joshua M. Gold, Associate Professor of Counselor Education, presented a paper entitled Clarifying the concepts of spiritual identity and maturity: Implications for counseling at the National Conference of the Association for Spiritual, Ethical and Religious Values in Counseling (ASERVIC), Myrtle Beach, SC, August 1-3.
Dr. Kathy M. Evans publishes a book. Evans, K. (2010). ACA Advocacy Competencies and Women. In M. J. Ratts, R. L. Toporek, & J. A. Lewis (Eds.) ACA Advocacy Competencies: a social justice framework for counselors (pp.85-96). Alexandria, VA: American Counseling Association.
Congratulations to Julie Moss (Counselor Education Doctoral Candidate) for publication of her first peer-refereed journal article:
Gibson, D.M., Dollarhide, C.T., & Moss, J.M. (2010). Professional Identity Development: A Grounded Theory of Transformational Tasks of New Counselors. Counselor Education and Supervision, 50, 21-37.
Ms. Moss is also a recipient of Chi Sigma Iota International's Excellence in Research Counseling Grants for her proposal entitled, "A Grounded Theory Study of Practicing Counselors Professional Identity Development."
Congratulations to USC Counselor Education alumnae Dr. Leah McCallum on the publication of her first peer-refereed journal article:
Gibson, D.M., Dollarhide, C.T., & McCallum, L.J. (2010). Nontenured Assistant Professors as American Counseling Association Division Presidents: The New Look of Leadership in Counseling. Journal of Counseling and Development, 88, 285-292.
Dr. McCallum also presented with Dr. Donna Gibson at the 2010 National Assessment conference in Memphis, TN on September 11, 2010. The presentation was "The Role of Leadership in Professional Identity Development of Counselors and Counselor Educators.
Doctoral candidate, Brenda Dooley, also presented with Dr. Donna Gibson at the 2010 National Assessment Conference in Memphis, TN. The Presentation was "Leadership Style Scale: Development of a Scale to Assess Leadership Style in School Counselors."