About Us
Our mission is to foster a learning environment where personal awareness and professional identity are paramount. We train students to be reflective and practice with integrity. Our graduates develop holistic and developmentally informed understandings of the people they serve and empower them in ways that instill hope, embrace diversity, and create optimal wellness.
Faculty & Staff Directory
Veronica Johnson, Katy Leigh, Lindsey Nichols, Sara Polanchek, John Sommers-Flanagan and Kirsten Murray
"I am impressed by the hard work, enthusiasm and dedication to all students shown by the faculty in the department. They truly care about their work, which inspires me to be a wonderful school counselor." -Marie Pettit, Counselor Education MA 2015
100% MASTER'S JOB PLACEMENT 2017 and 2018
600 HOURS SUPERVISED CLINICAL PRACTICE
100% NCE PASS RATE 2017/2018
Featured Content
Fall 2018 Workshop - Wellness for Professionals
A Workshop Series on Wellness Dates and Session Descriptions
Session I:
Friday, October 19th and Saturday, October 20th, 2018 – 8:30-4:30
Promoting Professional Resiliency: Combating Compassion Fatigue
Julie Ballew, M.A., LCPC
Session II:
Friday, November 2nd and Saturday, November 3rd, 2018 –...
Announcing accredited Ph.D.
The Department of Counselor Education is proud to announce CACREP Accreditation of the Ph.D. program in Counselor Education and Counseling.
As the only doctoral program of its kind in the state, we serve master’s level clinicians (largely school counselors and mental health counselors) who wish...
Coverdell Fellows Program
We are pleased to announce our official partnership with the Paul D. Coverdell Fellows Program! We are the first and only Peace Corps Coverdell Fellows program in Montana. As fellows, RPCVs are provided with a unique opportunity to gain academic knowledge, while sharing their awareness,...
