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Department of Counselor Education College of Education |
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Welcome
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The Department of Counselor Education offers a Master of Arts in Counseling degree in the following program areas (click on the program to learn more):
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Master of Arts in Family Counseling
Formally Applying to the Program
To formally apply to the Department of Counselor Education Master's Degree in Counseling program, go to the Admissions link of this website. There you will be instructed to read the mandatory on-line Admissions Orientation Session, the first step to applying to the Counselor Education Program.
All of the forms needed to apply to the Department of Counselor Education can be found in the Department Forms section of this website next to Application Forms.
Mission
The
mission of the Department of Counselor Education at Northeastern
Illinois University is to provide a quality graduate education
curriculum in Community, Family, School and Rehabilitation Counseling to
passionate, responsible, effective, self-reflective, and diverse
students. The program will equip these students to provide exceptional
services to enrich the lives and maximize the functioning of
individuals, families, and their communities by providing exemplary
professional counseling services in a changing multicultural world.
Program Objectives
1. The
Department of Counselor Education will recruit qualified applicants and
will train counselors-in-training to be self reflective, effective, and
competent providers of services.
2. Program faculty will endeavor to include the most current evidence-based and/or outcome-based research in their course work.
3. Syllabi will include current CACREP and CORE standards, as well as information from other sources to maintain an open, engaging curriculum that equips students to work in a variety of work settings.
4.
The
Department will conduct program evaluation including recommendations and
feedback from advisory board meetings, program faculty, and current and
former students. The information obtained will be reviewed annually and
incorporated into the program as appropriate.
Accreditation
Accreditation is the primary means of assuring both a high quality
program and a systematic evaluation leading to its improvement.
Northeastern Illinois University and the Department of Counselor Education are accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE), and the North Central Association for Colleges and Secondary Schools (NCACSS).
The department's Community and School Counseling sequences and the M.A. in Family Counseling program are nationally accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP), the accrediting body for the American Counseling Association (ACA). In their last year of study, students may take the examination leading to certification as a National Certified Counselor (NCC), authorized by the National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC). Graduates will then be able to apply for Illinois licensure as a licensed professional counselor (LPC) or a licensed clinical professional counselor (LCPC). Graduates are also eligible to apply to CACREP approved doctoral programs in Counselor Education.
The
department's Rehabilitation Counseling sequence is a candidate for
accreditation by the
Council on Rehabilitation Education (CORE). Graduate students
of this sequence can sit for the Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC)
examination upon completion of 75% of their rehabilitation counseling
coursework. Rehabilitation counseling graduate students, upon successful
completion of the program, are eligible to become Certified
Rehabilitation Counselors
(CRC). In their last year of study, students may take the
examination leading to certification as a National Certified Counselor (NCC),
authorized by the National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC).
Graduates will then be able to apply for Illinois licensure.
Department of Counselor Education
Northeastern Illinois University
5550 N. St. Louis Ave, Chicago, IL 60625
Email:
counsedu@neiu.edu ~ Telephone: 773-442-5550 ~ Fax:773-442-5559