Graduate Learning Outcome Statement
Master of Education in Counselor Education

Counselor Education: Mental Health Counseling
Counselor Education: School Counseling

Counselor Education: Mental Health Counseling

Mission Statement
The mission of the UNF Master's Program in Mental Health Counseling is to provide comprehensive training for individuals who wish to counsel diverse populations in a variety of mental health settings. This program provides students with an intellectually stimulating and supportive environment which encompasses academic rigor and promotes excellence, ethical and professional integrity, and effective interpersonal communication and therapeutic skills. Curricular experiences include opportunities to explore the life-span, social, and cultural foundations of behavior; practice psychotherapeutic and diagnostic skills; and complete extensive field experiences in order to apply knowledge and skills in professional settings.

Learning Outcomes
• To achieve a comprehensive understanding of counseling theories and research.
• To apply a variety of counseling skills and intervention techniques needed for the delivery of effective services to individuals, groups, and families and to assist clients in making responsible decisions and in developing skills of self determination.
• To demonstrate abilities to integrate and apply counseling knowledge, research and skills in conceptualizing clients' problem areas and strengths and to formulate effective treatment plans.
• To serve as responsible and ethical models and mentors to clients as they pursue optimum levels of mental health.

Assessment Strategies
The Mental Health Counseling graduate program assesses the achievement of each Aforementioned Master of Education outcomes in the following ways: a) administration of the Student Progress Assessments (SPAs) after students complete individual counseling theories and skills courses; practicum and internship evaluations, and b) a content-based exit examination administered prior to graduation. Individualized remediation plans are developed when problem areas are noted for the student on SPAs, practicum and internship evaluations and results of the exit examination.

M.Ed. in Counselor Education: School Counseling

Mission Statement
The mission of the Master's Program in School Counseling is to prepare students to meet the academic, emotional, psychological, and social needs of culturally and linguistically diverse student populations. Special emphasis is placed upon the knowledge base and internship experiences that prepare school counselors to contextualize their counseling competencies in cultural, family, and community settings where low-income and minority students have been least well served historically by public and private schools. Central to this mission is an emphasis upon closing the achievement gap traditionally existing between low-income students and their more advantaged peers.

Learning Outcomes
Graduates from the School Counseling Program will be able to deliver career and academic advising and will be ready to apply these skills to advantage their students. Graduates will increase their skills in collecting, analyzing and reporting data for the outcome of significantly increasing the likelihood that they will implement data driven programs in their schools. Graduates will be able to engage in high level ethical decision making and will exercise solid judgment in working with students and families.

Learning Outcomes Graduates from the School Counseling Program will be able to:
• deliver a career fair,
• organize and implement a parent night,
• help students develop a four year educational and career plan based on assessment of interests and aptitudes,
• deliver classroom career and academic advising lessons
• collect, analyze, and report real student data from one of their field sites,
• identify data that provides insight into any barriers impacting academic achievement,
• follow the school district school improvement plan when determining the data to positively impact
• apply an ethical decision making model to a variety of situations encountered in schools.

Assessment Strategies
Candidates document their career and academic advising skills through their internship logs. Faculty will also evaluate these activities through observation. Candidates formally present their findings orally to the faculty and in written form. Additionally, written responses, class discussions, and PowerPoint presentations are evaluated by the faculty to assess the candidate's achievement of sound ethical reasoning ability. A rubric is used to determine student's mastery of the knowledge base on a capstone thought paper.