Educational psychology—Counseling and student personnel psychology
track
 The counseling and student personnel psychology (CSPP) track prepares
counselors and counseling psychologists for work in a variety of
settings, including education, business, community, and agency
environments. U.S. News and World Report ranked the program
seventh in the nation.
News in CSPP
A new fund to support CSPP!
We are excited to announce a new fund for alumni to contribute
directly to CSPP. When the University of Minnesota Foundation calls,
you can now designate that your contribution go to CSPP—Fund
#3581. These gifts will be used to support the students of CSPP in a
variety of ways—to support travel to conferences, research, and
scholarships. Your contributions in any amount will be greatly
appreciated.
Give online.
Research by CSPP faculty members Michael Goh and Pat McCarthy Veach
is featured in the
College of Education and Human Development 2006-2007 Annual Report
[.pdf]. Read the entire report at and learn about Dr. Goh's work in
the area of Hmong mental health (p. 5) and Dr. McCarthy Veach's research
in the genetic counseling field (p. 9).
Degree programs
Doctor of philosophy (Ph.D.)
Our Ph.D. program in counseling psychology has been
accredited
by the American Psychological Association (APA) since 1952*. In this
program, we subscribe to the scientist/practitioner model, which assumes
that scholarly inquiry and counseling practice are interdependent and
complementary. Our primary mission is to prepare counseling
psychologists who will bring a well-trained professional's attitude and
interest to bear on the application of psychological and educational
knowledge. In addition to becoming skilled clinicians, our students
learn to be critical consumers and producers of both qualitative and
quantitative research.
* For information about APA accreditation status,
contact the APA Committee on Accreditation, c/o Office of Program
Consultation and Accreditation, 750 First Street NE, Washington, DC
2002-4242, phone: 202-336-5979, www.apa.org.
Master of arts (M.A.)
This generalist program emphasizes the practice of counseling
and focuses on interviewing, counseling theory, career development,
multicultural counseling, testing, and consultation. A focus on school
counseling will lead to a K-12 school counseling license.
School counseling license-only program (K-12)
(For those seeking K-12 school counseling licensure only)
This licensure program is designed for professionals who already hold a
master's degree in counseling or a related field but want to broaden
their career development with a K-12 school counseling license. This
program prepares students to meet the counseling licensing requirements
of the
Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) and Minnesota State Board of
Teaching.
Professional development
Minnesota International
Counseling Institute
MICI is offered primarily for foreign nationals who are involved in
training, supervision, research, teaching, and/or practice of
counseling.
Conceptually, all of our programs are built on a
synthesis of social, behavioral, and developmental approaches to
human growth. This leads to a broad course of study, but one with
strong, unifying themes. We use many different instructional
approaches including video and computer technology. Regardless of
the approach or the particular medium, our overall philosophy is
that theoretical concepts are best taught when integrated with
practice.
In addition to our own faculty, we involve
professors and staff from other academic units and agencies in
teaching foundation and supporting courses. This is one of the ways
we tap the outstanding resource of the University of Minnesota, a
nationally recognized center of graduate education and research. In
the broadest sense, our curriculum includes a variety of
experiences, both structured and unstructured, that lead to
professional competency. For this reason, we regard placement for
practicums, skills components, and internship; informal peer and
faculty associations; and other developmental experiences as equally
critical components in a student's development.
Tom Skovholt with students in the doctoral seminar.
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