Online Counseling Programs Interview Series: Meet The Faculty

The Counseling@Northwestern program prepares students to become well-rounded counselors with an emphasis on extensive clinical training and self-reflection.

“…I believe our students are exposed to important content in the program that challenges the status quo. Students are encouraged to think and practice multiculturally, and to advocate for the needs of individuals and communities as core elements of the counseling profession.”

The Counseling@Northwestern program prepares students to become well-rounded counselors with an emphasis on extensive clinical training and self-reflection.

“I am all in, with all hands-on deck. I believe that because of this type of investment, our students have the full capacity to be self-reflective, authentic, congruent, multiculturally competent and aware clinicians ready to go forth and be strong social justice advocates and intentionally thoughtful change agents in the field of counseling and beyond.”

FVSU prepares online rehabilitation counseling students for work in addressing the vocational efficacy and independent living of individuals with disabilities.

“&…the most efficacious avenue for students to learn about the research process is to participate in the planning, implementation and evaluation of studies.”

UMass Boston and the School for Global Inclusion and Social Development offers an online master of science in rehabilitation counseling with clinical or vocational tracks.

“…there is a huge need for rehab. counselors to assist persons with disabilities to obtain and maintain meaningful, competitive employment, to enhance their own quality of life, as well as make important contributions to local, state, the national economy and society as whole.”

UMass Boston and the School for Global Inclusion and Social Development offers an online master of science in rehabilitation counseling with clinical or vocational tracks.

“…the School for Global Inclusion and Social Development has a large emphasis on inclusion and social participation of marginalized groups – this is a great fit for our program.”

The GW Graduate School of Education offers an online M.A. in rehabilitation counseling with or without a concentration in mental health counseling.

“GW’s Graduate School of Education develops cooperative agreements with nonprofit and for-profit agencies through the United States as well as other countries.”

The M.A. in Addiction Counseling program at Hazelden Betty Ford is offered with a focus on integrated recovery for co-occuring disorders and prepares students for licensure as an alcohol and drug counselor or professional clinical counselor.

“In an increasingly technology-saturate culture, learning to use new technologies can be intimidating, but it’s also a real professional asset to be growing in this area.”

The M.Ed. in Counseling program at North Carolina State University is offered in three different specializations: clinical mental health, college counseling and student development, and school counseling.

“Students of school, college and clinical counseling work on projects together in groups. They learn how to collaborate with counselors in various settings as well as different professionals.”

Western Kentucky University currently offers a 15-hour online graduate Certificate in Career Services (CCS).

“We are entering unchartered territory when it comes to the changing nature of work. Globalization, technology and diversity are driving a tectonic shift in how people view their careers.”