Community Counseling Mission
and Program Objectives

Mission Statement

The Community Counseling program strives to prepare highly skilled and compassionate mental health professionals who are effective in providing both individual and group counseling/therapy in diverse settings.  We emphasize the client-counselor relationship, a thorough understanding of mental health issues, a developmental perspective, and commitment to equity and social justice as bases for assisting children, adolescents and adults.  We are resolute in preparing reflective and ethical practitioners who are excellent counselors/therapists, agents of change, advocates for equity and social justice, creative leaders, lifelong learners, and contributors to the advancement of the profession.

Program Objectives

The Community Counseling program strives to prepare:

• Highly skilled  & compassionate mental health professionals  
• Excellent counselors/therapists
• Counselors who are effective in providing both individual  and group counseling
• Counselors who are effective in diverse settings
• Counselors who emphasize the client-counselor relationship  
• Counselors have a thorough understanding of mental health issues
• Counselors who utilize a developmental perspective with clients
• Professionals who are committed to equity and social justice when assisting children, adolescents  and adults
• Reflective practitioners
• Ethical practitioners
• Agents of change, advocates for equity and social justice
• Creative leaders
• Lifelong learners
• Contributors to the advancement of the counseling profession