Educational Leadership
School Counseling
Lewis & Clark is a leader in the field of school counselor preparation. We will help you transform students’ lives and their opportunities for learning.
We emphasize a democratic, systemic approach to school counseling that gives you the skills to reach out to students whose needs are not being met, and to involve all members of the community—parents, educators, administrators, peers—in ensuring student success.
Our programs focus on collaboration and dialogue in small classes with lots of individual attention. Students also spend substantial time working in schools, beginning during their first semester of coursework. By the end of your program, you will have experienced the continuity of the education system and will be prepared for licensure across all grades.
Programs
We offer the following for both practicing educators (Track I) and those who do not have a teaching license (Track II):
You can learn more about our programs, applying, licensure, and career options by reading our FAQs. You can also read about our program outcomes.
Academic philosophy
The School Counseling Program at Lewis & Clark is competency-based, preparing candidates to deliver comprehensive school counseling programs based on the American School Counseling Association National Standards in the areas of academic, career, and personal/social development. Candidates develop close relationships with counselor-practitioners and faculty while learning to promote student, school, and community collaboration through resiliency and asset-based leadership and advocacy. As professional leaders, school counselors recognize education as a community endeavor requiring the best collaborative efforts of students, educators, and community members.
The School Counseling Program continually reviews and improves course offerings to reflect the changing expectations occurring at local, regional, and national levels while maintaining academic and philosophical integrity.
Programs in school counseling at Lewis & Clark are approved and accredited by the Oregon Teacher Standards and Practices Commission (TSPC) and the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE).
Information Sessions
Visit campus and speak with program advisors at regularly held information sessions. A schedule of upcoming sessions is available on the Admissions website.
Licensure Update
Effective January 1, 2016, Oregon’s Initial I School Counseling license is retitled to Preliminary School Counselor. All program documents and webpages are currently being updated.