Program Goals

The mission, philosophy and values of the Program are represented in five specific program goals:

Goal 1. Graduates will demonstrate critical understanding of counselling theory, research, and practice and in the pursuit of a Master's of Arts degree will demonstrate competence in planning, conducting, evaluating, and disseminating counselling psychology research.

Goal 2. Graduates will have mastery of theoretical and empirical knowledge in Counselling Psychology.

Goal 3. Graduates will acquire and demonstrate competency required for practice as counsellors in schools, community agencies, and higher education settings.

Goal 4. Graduates will understand and demonstrate ethical and professional conduct in counselling psychology.

Goal 5. Graduate will understand and demonstrate their knowledge of the role of diversity in all areas of counselling psychology research and practice.