Counselor Education

Ziariat Hossain, Department Chairperson
Department of Individual, Family and Community Education
Simpson Hall
MSC05 3042
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001
(505) 277-4535
https://coehs.unm.edu/departments-programs/ifce/counselor-education/index.html

Professor
Kristopher Goodrich, Ph.D., Syracuse University

Associate Professor
Jeanmarie Keim, Ph.D., Arizona State University

Assistant Professors
Thomas Chavez, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
Kelley Holladay, Ph.D., University of Central Florida
Renee C. Howells, Ph.D., Idaho State University
Erica Merrill, Ph.D., University of North Carolina

Emeritus Faculty
Deborah Rifenbardy, Ed.D., University of Virginia


Program Mission

The Counselor Education program prepares students to address the counseling and human development needs of a pluralistic society. The program recruits and retains students who reflect the broad range of diversity found in New Mexico. Students graduate with knowledge and skills in core competency areas that include professional identity, social and cultural foundations, human growth and development, career development, helping relationships, group work, assessment, and research and program evaluation.

The Counselor Education program features an integration of theory, research, practice, and interdisciplinary collaboration. It is intended to prepare counselors who are informed; who will be sensitive to the diversity and uniqueness of individuals, families, and communities; and who will value and promote the dignity, potential, and well-being of all people. The program prepares professional school and clinical mental health counselors (at the graduate-level) and counselor educators (at the doctoral-level) to respond to a world with challenging and pressing social problems.

Faculty members are committed to integrating teaching, scholarship, research, clinical practice, and service, while promoting a climate of social justice, systemic change, and advocacy. The faculty’s goal is to infuse multicultural and diversity training in all aspects of academic and clinical coursework in order to prepare multiculturally competent counselors and counselor educators. From the beginning of the graduate course of study, classroom education is combined with real-world integration and experiences. These experiences provide the opportunity for students to work in and with various educational settings and community agencies.


 Human Services Minor 

The Minor in Human Services is designed for persons interested in the human services disciplines, as well as paraprofessionals who never received formal training in human service delivery. The goal of the minor is to introduce students to the study and practice of Human Services, as well as provide information about careers in fields including counseling, marriage and family therapy, social work, and other social service professions.

Total

18

Requried courses (15 Credit Hours)

 

COUN 1110 Introduction to Human Services

3

COUN 1120 Introduction to Helping Skills

3

COUN 2110 Introduction to Group Dynamics

3

COUN 2120 Life Designing and Career Development in Human Services

3

EDPY 303 Human Growth and Development

3

Elective Courses  (choose one)

 

COUN 310 Harm Reduction and Crisis Intervention

3

COUN 320 Introduction to Veteran’s Issues in Counseling

3

COUN 330 LGBTQ Issues in Education and Human Services

3

or other undergraduate COUN courses

3

 


Courses

COUN 1110. Introduction to Human Services. (3)



COUN 1120. Introduction to Helping Skills. (3)



COUN 2110. Introduction to Group Dynamics. (3)



COUN 2120. Life Designing and Career Development in Human Services. (3)



COUN 310. Harm Reduction and Crisis Intervention. (3)



COUN 320. Introduction to Veterans' Issues in Counseling. (3)



COUN 330. LGBTQ Issues in Education and Human Services. (3)



COUN 492 / 592. Workshop in Counseling. (1-4 to a maximum of 13 Δ)



COUN 493. Topics. (1-3, no limit Δ)



COUN 510. Professional Orientation and Ethics. (3)



COUN 513. Career Counseling. (3)



COUN 515. Testing and Assessment in Counseling. (3)



COUN 516. Crisis, Disaster and Trauma Counseling. (3)



COUN 517. Theories of Counseling and Human Behavior. (3)



COUN 518. Group Counseling. (3)



COUN 519. Group Counseling Internship. (3, may be repeated once Δ)



COUN 521. Clinical Mental Health Counseling. (3)



COUN 522. Communication Skills in Counseling. (3)



COUN 541. Counseling Children and Adolescents. (3)



COUN 545. School Counseling. (3)



COUN 560. Family Counseling. (3)



COUN 576. Diagnosis of Mental Disorders. (3)



COUN 577. Substance Use and Abuse. (3)



COUN 581. Sexuality in Counseling and Psychotherapy. (3)



COUN 584. Multicultural Issues in the Helping Professions. (3)



COUN 590. Practicum in Counseling. (3)



COUN 591. Problems. (1-3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



COUN 592 / 492. Workshop in Counseling. (1-4 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



COUN 593. Topics. (1-3, no limit Δ)



COUN 595. Internship. (2-6 to a maximum of 12 Δ)



COUN 615. Leadership, Advocacy and Professional Issues. (3)



COUN 620. Seminar in Counseling. (3)



COUN 621. Advanced Theories of Counseling and Psychotherapy. (3)



COUN 625. Teaching in Counselor Education. (3)



COUN 626. Supervision of Counseling Services. (3)



COUN 630. Advanced Practicum in Counseling. (3-6 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



COUN 636. Advanced Multicultural Counseling. (3)



COUN 646. Consultation, Program Evaluation, and Research in Counselor Education. (3)



COUN 650. Advanced Group Counseling and Psychotherapy. (3)



COUN 696. Internship. (3-6 to a maximum of 12 Δ)



COUN 699. Dissertation. (3-12, no limit Δ)



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