Counseling Degrees
People who are drawn to counseling as a major are good listeners who want to help people. A counselor can find work in a hospital, clinic, or educational institution. Some graduates choose to focus on a particular type of counseling, such as career or addiction, while other decide to work with young people, adults, or seniors. A degree in counseling can help to prepare you for these careers:
• Counseling Psychologist
• Marriage and Family Counselor
• Mental Health Counselor
• Rehabilitation Counselor
• School Counselor
• Substance Abuse or Behavioral Disorder Counselor
Concentrations in a counseling degree program include:
• Community Counseling
• Marriage and Family Counseling
• Marriage, Family and Child Therapy
• Mental Health Counseling
• Rehabilitation Counseling
• School Counseling
Here are some examples of courses that a counseling major might take:
• Child and Adolescent Therapy: Clinical and School Applications
• Concepts of Mental Health and Mental Illness
• Counseling Skills
• Crisis Intervention
• Cultural Bases of Counseling
• Educational and Career Counseling, School
• Foundations of Curriculum
• Foundations of School Counseling
• Group Counseling
• Human Development: The School Years, K–12
• Introduction to Inclusive Education
• Legal and Ethical Issues in Counseling
• Psychological Testing
• Psychology as a Natural Science
• Psychology as a Social Science
• Research Design, Methods and Evaluation
• Theories and Techniques of Counseling