Marymount University is Accepting Applications for the Fall 2014 Ed.D. Cohort in Counselor Education and Supervision
Marymount University's Department of Counseling faculty is welcoming applications for the Ed.D. Counselor Education and Supervision (CES) program Fall 2014 cohort. Marymount University's program, located in Arlington Virginia and minutes from Washington D.C., prepares counselors by offering exceptional clinical and supervision training, outstanding experiential teaching training with practical pedagogical applications, and rigorous research and program evaluation training. Given its proximity to Washington, D.C., doctoral students have unparalleled access to numerous community resources and unique clinical and supervisory experiences with diverse clinical populations.
About our Program
- Full-time, year-round, day cohort with classes meeting on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
- Ed.D. completed in 60 doctoral-level credits (with 48 approved credits transferred from a master’s degree in counseling)
- Ed.D. program follows the CACREP-core for doctoral studies and submission for CACREP accreditation will take place Summer 2014
- Graduate assistantships available for the first year and adjunct teaching positions available for the second year
- Ed.D. curriculum provides doctoral students with exceptional clinical, teaching, research, supervision training, and leadership roles in counseling
- Graduates will be highly qualified for careers in higher education, clinical or research settings, and/or supervisory positions in schools and agencies
- Unique study abroad options that fulfill electives requirement
- Funding opportunities for international, national, regional, and state conferences
To learn more about the program, visit http://marymount.edu/academics/programs/ces
About our Faculty
The Counselor Education faculty are known for their extensive clinical and supervision training. With over 250 years of combined clinical and counselor education experience, faculty are well positioned to offer comprehensive clinical training. Further, most faculty maintain successful clinical practices. Faculty have a distinguished record of teaching, scholarship, and service and are extensively involved in leadership positions at various state, regional, and national counseling boards and associations. Examples of faculty leadership positions and recognition include:
- National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC) 2011 Professional Identity Award
- Member, ACA Governing Council
- Two faculty have served as Board Members, Association for Spiritual, Ethical, and Religious Values in Counseling (ASERVIC)
- Maryland Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists
- President, ASERVIC
- Counselor Educator Vice-President, American School Counselor Association (ASCA)
- Secretary, Texas Counselors for Social Justice
- Chi Sigma Iota Counselor Educator Task Force
- Secretary,Treasurer/By-laws Chair, and Programs Chair Virginia Counselors Association (VCA)
- Editor/Reviewer Spiritual Monographs
- ASCA Site-based trainer for National Model
- Editorial Reviewer VISTAS
- Editorial Reviewer The Professional Counselor
- Editorial Reviewer Counseling & Values
- Editor CACREP/ASERVIC Teaching Modules
About our Students
Faculty are actively engaged in mentoring student scholarship activities as well as encouraging student collaboration in faculty research. In only the second year of the program, our students have developed and presented research interests in areas such as creativity in supervision, spirituality and midlife issues, spiritual and religious issues with deployed military, mental health issues and deployed military, counselor professional identity, personal growth and resiliency in the military, burnout/self-care, and mentoring at over 25 international, national, regional, and state conferences. In 2014, several of our students won 3rd place in the American Counseling Association Ethics Essay Competition. Students are also involved in various leadership and service positions including VACES Student Representative and EB-ACA Student Representative.
To apply, go to http://marymount.edu/admissions/graduate/applying. Application deadline is May 2, 2014. Marymount will also be offering an online chat for prospective applicants on Thursday, March 20, 2014. The online chat will take place from 8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. EST. If you would like to participate in the chat, please click on the link marymount.askadmissions.net/groupchat or contact Sonja Williams
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in the Office of Graduate Admissions for more information.
Please feel free to contact us with any questions. We look forward to working with you to achieve your career goals. Thank you for your interest!