Counselor Education and Supervision
Get an in-depth look at ECPY's Counseling and Personnel Services specialization, Counselor Education and Supervision (PHD)
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Please contact Dr. Ahmad Washington, Program Coordinator, at ahmad.washington@louisville.edu with any questions.
The Ph.D. program in Counseling and Personnel Services (CPS) with a specialization in Counselor Education and Supervision is committed to developing counselor educators prepared to be leaders in the counseling field through educational experiences strongly grounded in a foundation of social justice. Through course work, supervision, and active mentoring, the faculty prepare students to provide leadership in a variety of roles that are critical to the future of the mental health field. As agents of change, graduates are expected to make meaningful contributions to society through education, research, community involvement, and professional service to the local community and beyond.
The Ph.D. in CPS with a specialization in Counselor Education and Supervision is a post-master's degree program that prepares students to function in a variety of high-level positions in the mental health field including faculty positions in counselor education programs. Students admitted to the program without the equivalent of a CACREP-accredited master's degree in clinical mental health counselor or school counseling will be required to take additional coursework to meet accreditation standards.
The Ph.D. program includes advanced coursework in clinical practice, counselor education and supervision, social justice and multiculturalism, prevention, and research. Flexibility in coursework allows students to develop an area of concentrated study consistent with their academic interests and professional goals.
The goal of the program is to produce leaders in the field of counselor education and supervision who support the integrity and growth of the field through ethical practice in a variety of professional roles
View the general admission requirements, degree requirements, and other curriculum information for Counseling and Personnel Services Ph.D and specialization requirements for this program.
Counselor Education and Supervision Specialization In Depth
Graduates find positions in a variety of settings as university faculty and mental health clinicians, consultants, researchers and administrators. Students who enter the program without the academic requirements needed for licensure as a clinical mental health counselor will gain the coursework and supervised clinical experience that are needed to pursue licensing as a mental health counselor in most states including Kentucky.
Click on a course name (ex. "ECPY 722") in the degree requirements or concentration requirements for further information about courses.
Information includes class description, prerequisites (if any), terms offered, among other information.
Dr. Ahmad Washington
Program Director
Department of Counseling and Human Development
College of Education & Human Development/Porter Building
Room 326
University of Louisville
Louisville, KY 40292
502-852-0615
Program Faculty
FAQ: Counselor Education and Supervision
For a full-time student who enters the program with a degree that is equivalent to a CACREP-accredited master's degree, the program takes 3-4 years. This includes two to three years to complete the coursework and one year to complete the dissertation. After completing required coursework in the program of study, students take a comprehensive examination, a set of questions that assess mastery of knowledge included in the program of study. After passing the comprehensive examination, the student becomes a doctoral candidate and completes the dissertation.
Licensing as a mental health counselor generally requires a master's degree. If you enter the Counselor Education and Supervision Ph.D. program without a master's degree that allows you to be credentialed as a mental health counselor (you don't have the appropriate coursework or clinical experiences), you can acquire the experiences you need to be licensed during the doctoral program. You should become familiar with the requirements for licensure as a mental health counselor in the state where you wish to be licensed.
Being actively involved in research is a requirement in the program. The program includes required coursework in statistics and research design as well as being involved on a faculty research team. Students work with faculty who share common academic and research interests. The student is matched with a faculty member with similar interests upon being admitted to the program.
At least one advanced counseling practicum is required (ECPY 780). Two semesters of doctoral internship (ECPY 782) are also required. The internship experiences are designed to match the student's career goals and can focus on clinical work, research, teaching, prevention, administration, advocacy, or a combination of these areas. The student is required to spend at least 600 hours in internship experiences.