2018-2019 Catalog 
    
    Dec 17, 2024  
2018-2019 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Counseling Psychology, School Counseling Concentration/Pupil Personnel Services Credential, MA


Program Learning Outcomes:


  • Implementing effective counseling strategies and making appropriate referrals to meet students’ diverse social, emotional, academic, and career needs
  • Using knowledge of students’ academic readiness, language proficiency, cultural background, and individual development to counsel students both individually and in a group setting
  • Applying knowledge of the purposes, characteristics, and uses of different types of assessment
  • Using research methods and program evaluations to effectively implement prevention and intervention strategies for diverse youth
  • Consulting with parents, teachers and community resources to improve learning and instruction for all students.

Student Learning Outcomes:


Upon completion of the USF School Counseling program, students will have satisfied standards set by the CTC to be a school counselor at an urban, public K-12 school. To prove their competence in these standards, students will have completed the necessary coursework and also proved their competency in 12 core competencies. These competencies are:

  • Law and ethics for school counselors
  • Consulting with parents and teachers
  • Group counseling
  • Counseling theory and skills
  • Career and college counseling
  • Cross-cultural counseling
  • Assessment
  • Child and adolescent development
  • Leadership, collaboration, and coordination of pupil personnel services
  • Learning and instruction
  • Prevention and early intervention strategies
  • Research and program evaluation