Program Philosophy
The Human Services Counselor Education program faculty adhere to a scientist-problem solver-practitioner hands-on model of training. Consistent with this approach are the program goals of graduating students who have knowledge of basic counseling theory and practice, possess a high level of competency in providing professional services, are competent to diagnose and treat mental and emotional disorders, have the skills necessary to evaluate research relevant to the profession, and are committed to self-evaluation and assessment of their own clinical and programmatic interventions.
Although coursework covers the wide spectrum of counseling concerns and client functioning, there is a strong emphasis on understanding the normal developmental themes throughout a person's life, as well as ways persons may respond to developmental challenges and seek to cope with life changes and transitions. The HS counselor education the program emphasizes prevention, skill deficiency, mental health, and wellness vs. pathology and illness. In addition, application of hands-on theoretical knowledge is strongly emphasized throughout the program.
Students work with faculty who espouse a diverse range of cultural and theoretical orientations to counseling and bring a variety of therapeutic experiences to the classroom. Thus, rather than receiving training in only one theoretical orientation, students are exposed to a diverse base of knowledge, and are encouraged to formulate and articulate clearly their own counseling approach. |
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About the Department of Human Services
The Department of Human Services is committed to providing a learning environment which encourages fairness, growth, and success. The department faculty adhere to and promote the moral principles of autonomy, nonmaleficence, beneficence, justice, fidelity and veracity. Several characteristics typify the Department's emphasis on a dynamic educational experience consistent with counseling and rehabilitation professions.
- National accreditation has been conferred on the Community Counseling (M.A. or M.S.), the Mental Health Counseling (M.A. or M.S.), and School Counseling (M.Ed.) programs through October of 2011 by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP), and on the Rehabilitation Counseling (M.R.C.), concentration in Severe Disabilities and Chemical Dependency by the Council on Rehabilitation Education (CORE).
- Graduates of the Mental Health Counseling Program meet curriculum requirements for Ohio licensure as a Professional Counselor (PC) or Professional Clinical Counselor (PCC) by the Ohio Counselor, Social Worker, marriage and Family Therapist Board. Graduates of other programs in the Department of Human Services can meet these requirements by adding on clinical course work. It may also be necessary for these students to modify their practicum and internship experience.
- Graduates meet curriculum requirements for certification as a National Certified Counselor (NCC) by the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) and or certified as a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC) by the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification.
- The rigorous program standards required for accreditation extend to faculty qualifications. Ten full-time faculty members are assigned to the Human Services' Counseling and Rehabilitation programs. Each has a doctorate in Counselor Education, Rehabilitation Counseling or a closely related field. In keeping with Wright State's promotion of cultural diversity, the highly qualified diverse faculty composition enhances the opportunities for students' exposure to a multicultural counseling perspective.
- Wright State's Omega Chapter of Chi Sigma Iota (CSI) enjoys a steadily increasing membership. CSI is an international honor society for counseling professionals and professionals-in-training. Faculty and students alike have contributed to the growing success of the Omega Chapter. Students may obtain more information and an application for membership from the Information Center in the lobby of M052 CAC or by leaving a note with their name and phone number in the Chi Sigma Iota mailbox at the Department of Human Services in M052 CAC (937) 775-2075). For more information please contact Dr. Donna Tromski-Klingshirn, Omega Chapter Advisor, telephone (937) 775-3288, MO68 CA.
- Rehabilitation students may choose to join the Rehabilitation Club. Students may obtain more information and an application for membership from the Information Center in the lobby of M052 CAC or by leaving a note with their name and phone number in the Rehabilitation mailbox at the Department of Human Services in M052 CAC (937) 775-2075). For more information regarding the Rehabilitation Club please contact Dr. Carol Wagner Williams, Rehabilitation Club Advisor, M095B CAC, telephone (937) 775-3270.
Diversity Statement
Wright State University celebrates diversity. The daily life on campus is made rich by the diversity of individuals, groups, and cultures. The interplay of the diverse stimulates creativity and achievement in all facets of our existence. Respect, tolerance, and goodwill are the keystones to enjoying the diversity of our world. We are all linked to each other in a world created for all of us to share and enjoy. Each member of humanity has a potential contribution to make to the whole. It is our duty to encourage and promote that contribution.
Wright State University provides equal educational opportunity. In its educational policies and practices, the university prohibits discrimination against any person or group on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or sexual orientation. This prohibition extends to admissions, housing, financial aid, and all other university services or facilities.
The Department of Human Services is committed to providing a diverse community of scholars that is encouraging and welcoming to all students. This is reflected in efforts to recruit and retain a diverse faculty; to recruit and support a diverse student body; as well as integrate diversity into the curriculums of the Department’s programs.
The Department of Human Services recognizes the importance of a diverse faculty in the recruitment and retention of a diverse student body. To this end, maintaining a diverse and representative faculty is a high priority for the department.
Specific strategies for recruiting underrepresented minority students include:
- Striving to ensure that the department recruits and retains faculty of color, by strategic advertising in markets where diversity is plentiful, such as large urban communities and historically black colleges and universities. Whenever possible, search committees should include faculty from diverse backgrounds. The goal of the search committee is to create as diverse a pool of candidates as possible.
- Including qualitative as well as quantitative indicators of achievement and potential in admission applications.
- Designing all departmental brochures, web site, and informational publications to include a statement of the Department’s commitment to diversity.
- Promoting Department of Human Services programs to targeted schools with large minority populations, and helping to secure scholastic funding for minority students through targeted School of Graduate Studies, College of Education and Human Services scholarships and or graduate assistantships.
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