ALLISON PAOLINI, M.S., NCC, CFM, CPC THOMAS GARCIA, M.S., NCC, LMHC CAP, CRC

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ALLISON PAOLINI, M.S., NCC, CFM, CPCTHOMAS
GARCIA, M.S., NCC, LMHC CAP, CRC

• Counselor Education
• Doctoral Program

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COUNSELOR EDUCATION AND SUPERVISION PH.D. PROGRAM

• USF is a Research One institute
• At the Doctoral level USFs departments emphasize
  the importance for students to carry out
  empirical research, as well as, to publish and
  present their findings
• The main goal of the Counselor Education Ph.D.
  program at USF is to prepare students to become
  mastery professors upon graduation

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MISSION STATEMENT

• The mission of the Counselor Education Program is
  to prepare interpersonally skilled and culturally
  competent professional counselors who facilitate
  the psychological growth and development of those
  they serve as well as assist them in enriching
  the quality of their lives
• These counselors also help those who experience
  difficulties in overcoming or resolving the
  complex interpersonal, vocational and emotional
  adjustment problems associated with modern living

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COUNSELOR EDUCATION PROGRAM PREPARES STUDENTS
TO.

• The program prepares students to be employed as
  counselors in schools, community/mental health
  agencies, and universities
• Serve as effective counselors in schools or
  community agencies,
• Provide leadership in educational and human
  services settings.
• Provide effective programs and interventions for
  individuals, groups, and organizations
• Strive to enhance the worth, dignity,
  self-respect, and positive development of
  themselves and of individuals and groups within
  their employment context

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VALUES OF THE COUNSELOR EDUCATION PROGRAM

• Excellence in teaching, research, service and
  support activities
•  Free exchange of ideas in the spirit of academic
  freedom and professional responsibility
• Contributions to the greater understanding and
  resolution of societal problems
•  An open and trusting environment in which
  individuals can expect ethical treatment and
  civility in all interactions

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VALUES OF THE COUNSELOR EDUCATION PROGRAM

• Human diversity, pluralism, and community
•  Shared governance, teamwork, and collaboration
  in decision-making
• Personal commitment and contribution to the
  university's greater good
• Individual growth and development

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DESCRIPTION OF COUNSELOR EDUCATION AND
SUPERVISION DOCTORAL PROGRAM

• Counselor Education and Supervision is intended
  to be a research and theory intensive experience
  designed to provide a balance of intellectual and
  experiential learning resulting in professional
  educators who have multiple competencies as
  researchers, theorists, and problem-solvers in
  human growth and development.

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DESCRIPTION OF COUNSELOR EDUCATION AND
SUPERVISION DOCTORAL PROGRAM

• The doctoral program emphasizes theory and
  research as opposed to clinical skill development
  and is designed primarily for students who desire
  to become professors. Although multicultural
  human growth and development and social justice
  are the organizing themes of the program, there
  are five (5) concentrations or research
  specialization areas represented by the faculty
  that will deliver the program. 

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COGNATE

• In addition to completing required course work
  all Doctoral students must choose a cognate
• A cognate is an area of specialization in which
  students will complete 12 credit hours in
• Students complete their cognate in an area that
  they are interested in learning more about
• Many students incorporate information from their
  cognate into their dissertation
• For instance, if a students cognate is Marriage
  and Family Therapy their dissertation may be on
  the effectiveness of utilizing a family systems
  modality with families who are impacted by
  substance abuse

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5 AREAS OF CONCENTRATION / RESEARCH SPECIALIZATION

• Career Development
• Marriage and Family Counseling
• Mental Health Counseling
• Play Therapy
• Clinical Supervision
• Upon completion of degree ALL doctoral students
  will be expected to develop a plan of study and
  final research project (dissertation) that
  incorporates one or more of these areas

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DESCRIPTION OF COUNSELOR EDUCATION AND
SUPERVISION DOCTORAL PROGRAM

• The training in the doctoral program will include
  a wide variety of assessment and intervention
  strategies ranging from individual and small
  group methods to classroom or residence hall
  programs
• The doctoral program also endorses the
  multicultural competency standards of the
  American Counseling Association, and research and
  programmatic interventions designed to reduce
  racism and sexism

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DESCRIPTION OF COUNSELOR EDUCATION AND
SUPERVISION COUNSELING PROGRAM

• Doctoral students will work closely with faculty
  members in designing, implementing and evaluating
  innovative educational and psychological
  solutions for important human problems.
  Generally, there will be an emphasis on
  interventions that are field-based or that take
  place in natural settings, but experimental
  methods that require laboratory facilities will
  also be encouraged.

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DESCRIPTION OF COUNSELOR EDUCATION AND
SUPERVISION COUNSELING PROGRAM

• Upon graduation students will typically find
  employment as assistant professors of counselor
  education, senior administrators of student
  development programs, school guidance supervisors
  and staff developers mental health services
  directors, and educational trainers and career
  development specialists in industry or the
  private sector

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ADMISSION TO THE DOCTORAL PROGRAM

• The faculty seek to attract a carefully selected
  group of students from educational and community
  services who may now be functioning as teachers,
  school counselors, mental health therapists,
  educational administrators, school psychologists,
  social workers or community planners.

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ADMISSION TO THE DOCTORAL PROGRAM

• The faculty expects applicants to have had at
  least three(3) years of professional experience
  in their respective fields
• Entry will be limited to those applicants that
  offer evidence of (a) high intellectual
  competence, (b) strong professional commitment
  and (c) successful leadership experience

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ADMISSIONS TO THE DOCTORAL PROGRAM

• A 48 hour masters degree in counseling (or a
  closely related field) including a 600 hour
  internship (a CACREP requirement) and coursework
  in counseling theories, career counseling,
  cross-cultural counseling, gender issues, and
  basic statistics will be a prerequisite for
  admission
• Applicants that meet most, but not all, of these
  requirements may be admitted With Deficiency
  and then meet the additional course work
  requirements as part of the doctoral program

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ADMISSIONS TO THE DOCTORAL PROGRAM

• Accepted Ph.D. students who have not written a
  masters thesis will be required to complete a
  Thesis Equivalent Assignment (TEA) during the
  doctoral program prior to taking the
  comprehensive examination and well in advance of
  the dissertation. 
• Students and their advisors negotiate this
  process
• Personal interviews will be required for
  admission except in situations that would require
  extensive travel

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ADMISSIONS TO THE DOCTORAL PROGRAM

• Interviews typically may last from 45 to 60
  minutes.  Applicants will also be expected to
  complete a written work sample and case study
  analysis in addition to the interview
• This process typically requires from 60 to 90
  minutes but there will be no actual time limit
• The counselor education faculty members are very
  interested in attracting students from diverse
  ethnic, cultural, linguistic and social
  backgrounds
• The program values plurality and members of the
  counselor education faculty wish to actively
  solicit applications from members of all the
  diverse communities that make up our society

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PROGRAM OF STUDY

• The faculty anticipates that the typical doctoral
  student will be a professional counselor
  currently employed in an agency, school or
  institution and will plan to take two courses
  each semester
• Students progressing at that rate would
  typically complete the doctoral program in three
  and one half to four years
• Doctoral students who have no deficiencies and
  who pursue full-time study (9 credits) could
  complete the program in two and one half to three
  years

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PROGRAM OF STUDY

• The PhD. program will be comprised of the
  following elements
• Research Core
• Theory Core
• Clinical Core
• Professional Practice Core
• Cognate
• Applied Computer and Instructional Technology
  Competence
• Deficiencies

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PROGRAM OF STUDY

• Research Core 24 credits of course work in (a)
  inferential statistics (4 credits), (b) research
  design (4 credits), multivariate or qualitative
  methodology (4 credits) and (d) dissertation
  research (12 credits)
• Theory Core  15 credits of course work in career
  development, cognitive-behavioral methods and
  research, marriage and family counseling, and
  clinical supervision theory and practice

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PROGRAM OF STUDY

• Clinical Core  13 credits drawn from  advanced
  counseling practicum (3 credits), counseling
  supervision practicum (4 credits), doctoral
  internship (6 credits), and one clinical course
  from any of the program concentration areas (3
  credits)
• Professional Practice Core  06 credits
  distributed as follows supervised practice
  teaching (2 credits) and the advanced
  professional issues seminar (2 credits) leading
  to the development and submission of a manuscript
  for publication review (2 credits).  

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PROGRAM OF STUDY

• Cognate 09 credits. Three (3) courses in a
  single unified field (e.g., Psychology,
  Instructional Technology, Educational
  Measurement, etc.) or an interdisciplinary
  supporting program of three (3) courses
  representing a unified theme (e.g., Urban
  Education, Qualitative Research, Children and
  Families, African American Affairs, etc.)
• Applied Computer and Instructional Technology
  Competence  03 credits.  This may be achieved by
  coursework, workshops, previous and current
  professional experience, or any combination of
  these methods.  Completion negotiated by student
  and advisor.

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REQUIRED COURSE WORK

• EDF 7020 Supervised Experience in College
  Teaching
• MHS 7401 Advanced Counseling Theories
• and Practicum
• MHS 7600 Consultation and Supervision Theories
  and Practicum
• MHS 7740 Survey Course in Planning, Evaluation,
  and Accountability
• MHS 7840 Advanced Internship in Counselor
  Education
• MHS 7930 Advanced Seminar in Counselor Education
• MHS 7980 Dissertation

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REQUIREMENTS CONTINUED

• Prerequisites (600 hour internship and Masters
  level course work
• Thesis equivalent if student didnt complete a
  thesis during their masters program
• Theory Core (16 credits) Advanced Counseling
  Theories, Consultation Supervision, Survey
  Planning, Cognitive Behavioral Theory
• Research Core (27-34 Credits) (Statistical
  Analysis I-III, Directed Research Dissertation

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REQUIREMENTS CONTINUED

• Professional Application Core (14-20 Credits)
  Supervised Experienced Teaching, Advanced
  Practicum, Practicum in Supervision of
  Counseling, Advanced Seminar in Counseling,
  Advanced Internship
• Cognate (12 Credits) 3 or more courses in area of
  specialization
• Computer Competency (3 Credits) Coursework,
  Workshops, Professional Experience

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OTHER 411 ABOUT DOCTORAL PROGRAM

• Minimum of 69 total credits beyond ones Master
  Degree
• Doctoral programs course work prepares graduates
  to teach at the college level
• The Counselor Education and Supervision Doctoral
  program doesnt prepare graduates to become
  clinical practitioners
• Graduates from the Counselor Education program
  who would like to pursue private practice need to
  go on for licensure to become Licensed Mental
  Health Counselors

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CONTACT INFORMATION

• If you are interested in applying to the
  Counselor Education and Supervision Doctoral
  Program contact Dr. Carlos Zalaquett at
  zalaquet_at_tempest.coedu.usf.edu
• You can also contact Dr. Deborah Osborn at
  osborn_at_coedu.usf.edu
• Counselor Education Program Telephone (813)
  974-3515

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