School Counseling

Information

Description

Program Offered: Residential

Total Credits: 50

The Adler Graduate School offers a Master of Arts Degree in Adlerian Counseling and Psychotherapy with an emphasis in School Counseling. The School Counseling emphasis does include an internship component, and does prepare students for licensure in any state. This 50-credit degree requires successful completion of a combination of required and elective courses and completion of a Master’s Project and an electronic portfolio that reflects and showcases students competencies acquired throughout the program.

The School Counseling Program at Adler Graduate School guides its graduates toward acquisition of the knowledge and skills needed to provide competent counseling in K-12 school settings. Students are immersed in the ASCA National Model throughout their entire educational program.

The Adler Graduate School’s school counseling program is fully approved by the Minnesota Board of Teaching to prepare graduates for school counselor licensure.

Required Courses

Master of Arts in Adlerian Counseling and Psychotherapy School Counseling Emphasis

The Adler Graduate School’s school counseling program is fully approved by the Minnesota Board of Teaching to prepare graduates for school counselor licensure.

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Field Experience

Required Hours:

100 Practicum High School hours; 700 Internship

Duration:

1.0 to 2.5 years

Required courses:

977	School Counseling Practicum	1 credit
978	School Counseling Internship	3 credits

AGS Internship Contact:

Judith Voight
Field Experience Coordinator, Full-Time Faculty
judith.voight@alfredadler.edu
612-767-7052

Service Center

Belonging and Contributing through School Counseling

Within the Adler Graduate School’s vision of “Social Interest in Action,” an idea was born and developed into the Adler School Counseling Service Center (SCSC). The goal of the SCSC is, "to collaborate with schools to create comprehensive school counseling programs, impact systems, and address the needs of school counselors and underserved school communities by providing education and consultation to increase the quality and access of SC services. Our ultimate goal is to work with schools and school counselors who aim to increase the quality and access to school counseling services."

The Center began its activities as a result of a generous grant from the Traveler’s Foundation. These activities focused on St. Paul Public School children during the 2010-2011 school year and served to help them achieve greater academic success. During the 2011-2012 school year, SCSC counselors will work with students in Intermediate District 287 to support academic and personal/social needs.

Our objective, simply put, is to make available to all schools student support services provided by licensed school counselors. Specifically, we are most concerned about those schools with little or no current services, including but not limited to, elementary schools, alternative schools, charter schools and small private schools.

While our ultimate goal is to have the appropriate counselor-to-student ratio in every school in Minnesota, our current aim is to simply get as much quality school counseling to as many students as possible. The SCSC is available to contract with schools for part-time licensed school counselor services based on the school’s need or budget.

School Counseling Service Center Services

Resources for School Counselors

Training for School Counselors

School Counseling Research