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Counselor Education Certificate Programs
The certificate 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.
Conflict in Families Certificate
The Conflict in Families certificate is designed to meet the needs of professionals who work with youth and families.
Students applying for the certificate option need to demonstrate proficiency in human development or take a graduate level human development course. The special electives listed here constitute the course requirements for the certificate option.
Required Courses
Coursework
CO 5020 Counseling Skills - 3 credits
CO 5560 ST: Foundations of Conflict Resolution - 3 credits
CO 5560 Violence in Families - 3 credits
CO 5300 Foundations and Multicultural Aspects of Parenting - 3 credits
CO 5670 Family and Social Systems - 3 credits
CO 5800 Counseling Internship: Self Designed - 3 credits
Total for Conflict in Families Certificate - 18 credits
Parenting Education Certificate
A certificate in Parenting Education is offered for matriculating graduate students, counselors, teachers and other human relations professionals interested in enhancing their understanding of parenting education, developing skills necessary to work with parents, and planning new or refining existing parenting programs. This program allows matriculating students to use their electives to add parenting education as a specialization within their degree programs.
Requirements
Candidate must be an admitted graduate student or hold a master's degree in a related area. Admitted graduate students must be recommended for the program by their advisor. Others must provide two letters of reference attesting to their potential as a parent educator. Waivers for prerequisite courses must be obtained from the instructors of those courses.
Required Courses
CO 5300 Foundations and Multicultural Aspects of Parenting - 3 credits
CO 5310 Strategies for Parenting Education - 3 credits
ED 5210 Graduate Practicum* - 3 credits
Human Development/Special Education - 6 credits
Total for Parenting Education Certificate - 18 credits
*(Replaces CO 5800 for students in the Self Designed concentration with the parenting certificate)
Play Therapy Certificate
Play Therapy provides school and mental health counselors with useful, research-based tools and techniques to help children and adolescents through a variety of social, emotional, behavioral and learning difficulties. These problems can include post-traumatic stress disorder, conduct disorder, aggression/impulsive anger, anxiety, depression, ADHD, low self-esteem, to name a few.
The PSU Play Therapy courses will provide the post-master's counseling professional with the necessary educational requirements to be eligible for the credential of Registered Play Therapist through the International Association for Play Therapy.
Required Courses
CO 7010 Foundations of Play Therapy - 3 credits
CO 7020 Child Centered Play Therapy - 3 credits
CO 7210 Practicum in Play Therapy - 3 credits
Total for Play Therapy Certificate - 9 credits
