The Department of Counselor Education

The Department of Counselor Education at the University of Montana strives to provide an academically stimulating learning environment which engenders healthy intellectual and emotional development. We prepare students to function as competent, ethical professional counselors who work sensitively with a diverse array of needs and people in a wide range of school and mental health settings. Our department recognizes the need for professional advocacy and the importance of social justice. We also support the integration of ideas, cooperative endeavors, and respect for diversity.

The Department of Counselor Education at the University of Montana educates students for employment in school (K-12 and higher education) and mental health and human service settings. Counseling is a professional relationship that empowers diverse individuals, families, and groups to accomplish mental health, wellness, education, and career goals. Counselors receive training in the eight core areas identified by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs: human growth and development, social and cultural foundations, the helping relationship, group theories and methods, career and lifestyle development, client assessment and evaluation, research and program evaluation, and professional orientation. Students may focus on School Counseling or Clinical Mental Health Counseling. Each track requires additional specialty courses and comprehensive written and oral examinations. The more advanced graduate degrees (Ed.S. and Ed.D.) develop depth, supervisory, teaching, research, and leadership skills in these areas:

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