Counselor Education
Programs
The mission of the Counselor Education Program at St. John's
University, a Catholic University in the Vincentian tradition is to
create a climate and curriculumthat fosters the values described in
the University vision and mission statements, as well as, to
implement published standards of the Council for Accreditation of
Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP). We seek to
maintain our diverse population of Counselor Education students
from regional, national and global communities. We are committed to
a strong emphasis on diversity, advocacy, social justice and
humanrights as integral to our scholarly inquiry and research as we
strive for a just and safe society. Finally, we are committed to
ongoing self-evaluation and growth, while continuing to develop
courses and programs that meet the needs ofstudents who come to St.
John's University's Counselor Education program seeking an
excellent education that prepares them for their work as
professional school counselors and clinical mental health
counselors.
Objectives
- To offer systematic programs that meet CACREP standards at
thegraduate level in School Counseling and Clinical Mental Health
Counseling.
- To enable students to understand and integrate professional
ethical standards into their own personal code of ethics.
- To encourage collaborative study, reflection, research and the
development of critical judgment that will enable students to
interpret, organize and communicateprinciples of counseling
practice.
- To expose students to research-oriented “best practice” models
that will increase their professional competence.
- To respond appropriately to the recommendations and suggestions
of advisory board members, site supervisors and professional
colleagues.
- To consult with former students and practitioners in the
field.
- To work collaboratively with program graduates, site
supervisors and clinicalassociates to insure quality practicum
and/or internship experiences for all students.
Program Specializations
School Counseling / School Counseling with
Bilingual Extension Programs
The School Counseling and School Counseling with Bilingual
Extension Programs have been developed as 48 credits Master of
Science in Education programs that meet the academic requirements
for New York State permanent certification. In both cases permanent
certification also requires two years of full-time paid employment
as a school counselor.
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Mental Health Counseling
Program
The Mental Health Counseling Program is a 60 credit graduate
program leading to a Master of Science in Education degree. The New
York State Department of Education Office of Professions has
approved the program as license qualifying and thus it meets the
education requirement for Licensed Mental Health Counselor.
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Contact
Director
Dr. Robert Eschenauer
(718) 990-2120
eschenar@stjohns.edu
Graduate Admission Information
School of Education
Office of Graduate Admission
(718) 990-2304
graded@stjohns.edu
Staten Island Campus
School of Education
Graduate Admission Information
(718) 390-4506
gradedstatenisland@stjohns.edu
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