Counseling - Introduction

New and Notable

DEADLINE FOR ADMISSION INTO THE MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING PROGRAM AND HUMAN SERVICES PROGRAM

The deadline for applications for admission for the Mental Heath Counseling Program and Human Services Program is October 10, 2008.  If you have questions, please contact Dr. Lisa Hollingsworth at hollings@calumet.purdue.edu or (219) 989-2789.
 

Counseling & Development Welcomes New Faculty Member

The Counseling & Development Programs are pleased to welcome Bonnie Colon, M.S., LMHC, to our faculty as a Clinical Assistant Professor in School Counseling. Bonnie has taught with us on a part-time basis for several years, and we are excited to have her as a full-time faculty member. She has 16 years of experience as a school counselor in Indiana and Illinois. She is also a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Indiana.

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Important Links:

• Chi Sigma Iota Chapter

• A success story about one of our own school counseling students

• T-Shirt and sweatshirt orders:

  • Counseling program sweatshirts and t-shirts! The front of the sweatshirts and t-shirts read "Counseling and Development, School of Education, and the Purdue Calumet logo". The back of the sweatshirts adn t-shirts read "Mental Health Counseling, School Counseling, and Human Services." It includes the PUC logo, also. Checks should be payable to Purdue University Calumet. Click here to download the order form.

• Vienna Trip:

  • Click here to visit out Vienna trip website to see pictures and read more about this extraordinary journey for some of our Counseling students.

• Dr. Larry Crawford Scholarship program:

  • The first Dr. Larry Crawford Scholarship was created to allow the alumni, current students and faculty to recognize those mental health students who exhibit characteristics of a counselor that Dr. Crawford has modeled for all of us.  The scholarship was also developed to honor all that he has so graciously given to Purdue University Calumet and the Counseling & Development Program.  It is awarded yearly to a mental health counseling student. To find out more or to apply for the scholarship, contact Dr. Hollingsworth at hollings@calumet.purdue.edu.

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Introduction

The Counseling and Development program within the School of Education at Purdue University Calumet offers course work leading to the Master's degree. Within the broad counseling major, programs may be shaped so as to fit the setting in which prospective counselors plan to work: educational settings - elementary, secondary, higher education; or non-educational settings - social agencies, vocational/employment programs, hospital/mental health facilities, employee assistance programs, parole/probation work, etc.

Consistent with the professional views and standards in the field, and with the goal of providing education and training that will make graduates competitive in the job market, the MS program in School Counseling requires a minimum of 50 credit hours of graduate study, the MS program in Mental Health Counseling requires a minimum of 60 credit hours, the MS program in Human Services requires a minimum of 33 hours, and the certificate in Addictions requires a minimum of 18 credit hours. . Core courses, foundation courses, electives, and various levels of supervised practical experience comprise these hours.

The counselor education faculty maintain that, regardless of the work setting upon which the prospective counselor plans to focus, there is a common core of preparation basic to all entrants. Most of the core is concentrated into the first half of the program so that specialization, although initiated in the early stages, will expand in the latter portion of the program.

The MS degree is considered a terminal program in the sense that all graduates will be qualified to assume professional positions in the field. However it should be understood that further post-MS study (not necessarily doctoral) and/or training may be desirable or expected in some work settings.

In addition to educational administration, we also offer many other degree and license programs such as school, mental health, human services, or addictions counseling (degree/certificate and license), special education (degree and license), and instructional technology for school personnel or business/industry folks (degree or certificate).  

The Purdue name has always stood for quality and we here at Purdue Calumet are continuing that fine tradition.   If you wish to open doors to employment or simply wish to advance your careers, we have a program that will meet those needs with the added benefit of the Purdue name.

For more information email the graduate secretary or contact the program chairs through the link below.

Advisors for School and Mental Health Counseling and Human Services Program

Dr. Lisa Hollingsworth, Program Chair,
ANNX-108
219-989-2789
hollings@calumet.purdue.edu
Homepage

Dr. Suzanne Degges-White
ANNX-106
219-989-2693
dwhites@calumet.purdue.edu 
Homepage

Dr. Mary Didelot
ANNX-116
219-989-2300
didelot@calumet.purdue.edu
Homepage

Bonnie Colon, M.S., LMHC
ANNX-106
219-989-2693

Accreditation

Purdue University Calumet’s School of Education is fully accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE).  Our programs received particular praise from NCATE examiners for the faculty and staff’s commitment to diversity, including students with special needs.

Best and Brightest Scholarships

Now Illinois and Indiana students can get money toward their tuition by applying for the Best and Brightest Scholarship award.

Find out more about how to apply at: http://www.calumet.purdue.edu/bestandbrightest