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M.Ed. in Counselor Education, School Counseling Concentration
The School Counseling concentration is designed to prepare students to function as Certified Professional School Counselors, K–12. This program is approved by the New Hampshire State Department of Education and leads to New Hampshire certification in school (guidance) counseling.
M.Ed. in Counselor Education, Mental Health Counseling Concentration
The Mental Health Counseling concentration is designed to prepare students to function as licensed clinical mental health counselors. It provides the educational requirements outlined by the Board of Mental Health Practice as requisite to attaining mental health counseling licensure.
M.Ed. in Counselor Education, School Psychologist Concentration with certification
The program emphasizes those abilities that will enable practitioners to not only promote the development of children in direct ways but also through consultation and the initiation of systemic change, especially as it relates to the formation of environments that provide physical and psychological safety, and nurture social and emotional development, democratic participation and intellectual curiosity. A particular emphasis of the program will be on working as a member of a collaborative team.
M.Ed. in Counselor Education, Counselor Education Certificate Programs
The Counselor Education program offers following certificate programs: Parenting Education Certificate Program, Play Therapy Certificate Program, Conflict in Families Certificate Program. These programs can be taken on their own or in conjunction with the Self Designed Concentration, or CAGS strand in Mental Health Counseling. Note: The Play Therapy Certificate is a post-master's program only. Self Designed students may wish to consider electives from the PATH Institute or the certificate program in Eating Disorders that is co-listed with Health Education.
CAGS in Educational Leadership, School Counseling Concentration
This program is intended for two distinct groups of counselors who wish to be leaders in the field of mental health counseling. 1. Counseling professionals who hold a counseling master's degree that does not meet the educational requirements for licensure as a clinical mental health counselor in New Hampshire may be able to meet their educational licensure requirements through the CAGS strand in Mental Health counseling. This program allows counselors with specializations in other areas such as school, human relations or rehabilitation to gain the specialized academic and field experiences required for clinical mental health counseling. 2. Already licensed clinical mental health counselors. The CAGS contains coursework targeted at leadership issues applicable to mental health counseling settings. The CAGS strand in Mental Health Counseling offers the opportunity for counselors who are already licensed or license-eligible to further their education and take specialized coursework in areas that will expand their areas of expertise.
CAGS in Educational Leadership, Mental Health Counseling Concentration
This flexible program is intended for two distinct groups of counselors who wish to be leaders in the field of school counseling. 1. Counseling professionals who hold a counseling master's degree that does not meet the educational requirements for New Hampshire certification as a school guidance counselor may be able to meet these requirements through the CAGS strand in School Counseling. This program allows counselors with specializations in other areas such as clinical, human relations or rehabilitation to gain the specialized academic and field experiences required for school guidance counseling. 2. Already certified school counselors. The CAGS contains coursework targeted at leadership issues applicable to school guidance counseling settings. The CAGS strand in School Counseling offers the opportunity for counselors who are already certified to further their education and take specialized coursework in areas that will expand their areas of expertise.
CAGS in Educational Leadership, School Psychology Strand
This program is designed for students who already have a master's degree in a discipline related to school psychology. This flexible degree program contains a minimum of 33 credits, but may include upwards of 60 credits depending on the relatedness to school psychology of candidates' previous masters' degrees.
