准备一个有回报的职业，改变生活
The Master of Arts in Counseling degree prepares students to make a positive social impact by becoming a 持牌专业顾问（LPC） or a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in Texas.
这个为期三年的课程旨在为学生提供一系列的生活经历, 反映他们最终将服务的社区. You’ll be exposed to a variety of approaches to treating mental health and helping clients and communities across diverse settings.
CACREP Accreditation
临床心理健康咨询（CMHC）与婚姻、夫妻 & 家庭咨询（MCFC）浓度的计划是由认可的 咨询及相关教育项目认证委员会, which is recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) in the United States. 在我们的 心理咨询硕士学生手册.
为什么要在圣. Edward’s?
St. 爱德华学校提供小班授课和方便的课程表, outstanding faculty, a prime location in Austin, 以及与寻找我们毕业生的雇主的关系. Our impeccable academic standards and personalized approach prepare you to take on a whole new level of success.
Learn from experts
我们的高成就的教师都是执业临床医生, 根据真实案例和最新见解授课的顾问和导师. They’ll get to know you and become trusted advisors during and after your time on the hilltop.
Study a range of specialties
从事你最感兴趣的咨询领域 — from trauma and crisis management to human sexuality to addiction counseling to group therapy. 探索创新的主题，如艺术疗法，正念和游戏疗法.
Broaden your network
在互动、讨论的基础上学习 与志同道合的同事和在该领域人脉广泛的教授一起上课. You’ll be encouraged to network among your classmates and the Austin mental healthcare community.
Apply what you learn
Practice counseling scenarios with classmates and analyze your sessions in our state-of-the-art Center for Counselor Training. Connect to opportunities for your required practicum and internships through our partnerships in Austin and our on-campus counseling clinic.
校内咨询诊所支持奥斯汀和咨询项目
The St. Edward’s Community Counseling Clinic offers low-cost counseling for the Austin community and hands-on training with clients for Counseling students. 在教师通过视频监控的课程中, students provide general counseling services in person or online and receive feedback on their skills.
What do our graduates do?
The MA in Counseling program offers an educational and training experience that prepares students to work as professional counselors or marriage and family therapists in a variety of settings, including hospitals, residential treatment centers, nonprofit agencies, government, 营利性组织和私人执业. 毕业生的职业道路可能包括：
- 与患有成瘾症、饮食失调或抑郁症的成年人和青少年一起工作
- 为陷入困境的夫妇和家庭提供咨询
- 为非营利组织提供咨询服务
- 发展他或她自己的私人执业
圣何塞大学心理咨询硕士课程的校友. Edward’s are furthering their careers at a range of organizations and through their private practices. Here’s a sample:
- Integral Care
- Rock Springs Hospital
- 威廉森县少年司法中心
- Austin Oaks Hospital
- Travis County Detention Center
- Bluebonnet Trails
- 私人执业，自雇人士
探索有关咨询艺术硕士的详细信息
The Master of Arts in Counseling degree prepares students to become professional counselors with a strong ethical foundation and social justice orientation. 项目主管梅丽莎·阿尔瓦拉多解释了这个圣. Edward’s program gives students an edge as they enter a strong and vibrant alumni community of MA in Counseling graduates. Check out this helpful Q&A with Alvarado.
Learning Goals:
在咨询硕士课程完成后, 毕业生将能够展示以下内容：
- 与咨询专业定位和道德规范相关的知识和技能.
- Knowledge of social and cultural diversity understanding through theories of multicultural counseling and the promotion of diversity among different communities and mental health settings.
- 了解影响人类发展的系统和环境因素, functioning and behavior.
- Counseling skills and dispositions necessary to establish therapeutic relationships with clients.
- Knowledge of various theories and models of counseling and begin to formulate their own theoretical orientation.
- Knowledge of group counseling processes and competency in preparing and facilitating group counseling
- 了解职业发展, including theories, assessments, career resources, 以及职业和其他生活角色之间的相互关系.
- 在咨询中获取和应用评估的知识.
- Understanding and applying quantitative and qualitative research methods as well as program evaluation to inform evidence-based practice.
- Knowledge necessary to address a wide variety of circumstances within the context of clinical mental health counseling (CMHC).
- 制定治疗计划、临床文件和概念化技能（CMHC）.
- Knowledge necessary to address a wide variety of circumstances within the context of marriage, 夫妻及家庭辅导.
- Development of treatment plans, 婚姻背景下的临床记录和概念化技能, 夫妻及家庭辅导.
- 专业咨询师应有的咨询倾向和行为.
- Academic requirements to apply for a provisional license from the Texas State Board of Licensed Professional Counselors, 德州持牌婚姻和家庭治疗师委员会, or both.
Students who meet the above requirements will receive a Master of Arts in Counseling degree from St. Edward’s.
Career Outcomes:
The MA in Counseling prepares students to become professional counselors or marriage and family therapists. 该课程的毕业生可以选择专注于儿童工作, adolescents, adults, families and/or couples, 主要目标是帮助客户解决个人问题, social, 教育或职业挑战，提高他们的整体幸福感.
To become a 持牌专业顾问（LPC）, graduates must:
- Pass the National Counselor Exam (NCE) to fulfill the Texas state board requirement to become Licensed Professional Counselors and
- Complete 3,000 hours of supervised field experience with a temporary license (LPC Associate) under a board-approved supervisor (LPC-S)
我们的心理咨询硕士课程有 95% passing rate 参加国家辅导员考试（NCE）.
To become a 持牌婚姻及家庭治疗师 graduates must:
- 通过州AMFRTB考试，以满足德克萨斯州董事会的要求
- Complete 3,000 hours of postgraduate supervised field experience with a temporary license (LMFT Associate) and a board-approved LMFT supervisor (LMFT-S)
The following documents represent an assessment of student learning within the Master of Arts in Counseling (MAC) program:
圣. Edward’s University educate, 训练和准备高技能, ethical, compassionate mental health professionals grounded in humanistic values that focus on prevention, wellness, personal growth, 以及尊重和促进人类尊严的承诺.
我们的课程强调客户与咨询师的关系, and creative and experiential modalities Our curriculum reflects multiple and varied theoretical perspectives with guidance to support students in developing their own framework for community and clinical practice.
Our programs create a transformative environment that allows students to enter their field with an understanding of their own social locations and the role of power, privilege, 以及机构内部的差异, social, intimate, and therapeutic relationships.
St. Edward’s University has a commitment to social justice which is embodied and embraced across the curriculum in content such as counseling with diverse populations, 贯穿一生的亲社会自治, 为我们所服务的人群进行社区/专业宣传. 这些理想和更多的是在一个动态中培养出来的, multi-modal learning setting in which critical thinking and the creation and integration of knowledge and experience are celebrated.
圣迭戈大学的心理咨询硕士课程. 爱德华以培养终身学习者而自豪.