PROGRAM DESCRIPTION. Requirements Beyond Courses, Examinations, and the Dissertation

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1 PROGRAM DESCRIPTION The Ph.D. in counseling is intended to prepare individuals for employment as counselor educators in colleges and universities and as leaders in clinical mental health counseling, college counseling, or school counseling. The program provides doctoral students with the information and skills required to carry out scholarly research, lead organizations, and create new knowledge. The official name of the Ph.D. degree program is a Ph.D. in Education with a Concentration in Counselor Education. The practical title of the program is a Ph.D. in Counseling. The Ph.D. program in counseling at Old Dominion University has been accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) since January, The program leading to the Ph.D. degree consists of a minimum of 60 semester credits beyond the master s degree, a clinical practicum, a specialty practicum, an internship, a candidacy examination, and a dissertation. Requirements Beyond Courses, Examinations, and the Dissertation A Ph.D. program involves a serious commitment of time and energy. Requirements for completion of the degree go far beyond completion of courses, examinations, and a dissertation. Throughout the doctoral program, Ph.D. students are expected to be involved in the research projects of faculty members, assist in teaching courses, provide group and individual supervision to master s students, attend and present at professional conferences, and generally immerse themselves in professional activities at Old Dominion University. These activities are designed to prepare Ph.D. students to become faculty members in counseling graduate programs and leaders in the specializations of clinical mental health counseling, college counseling, or school counseling. From the time Ph.D. students complete the second doctoral-level supervision course until they successfully defend their dissertations, they are required to provide either group or individual clinical supervision each semester to master s level practicum or internship students. One exception is that doctoral students who are not graduate assistants will be excused from supervising master s students (and being supervised) semesters in which they are enrolled after they have successfully defended their dissertation proposals. For each additional 300 hours of supervision or teaching that students log after completing their first 600 internship hours, students may, but do not have to, register for additional three-credit courses in COUN 868. These additional optional internship courses may count as electives in students doctoral programs of study. In addition, after Ph.D. students complete the course in college teaching, they are encouraged, but not required, to assist full-time professors in teaching master s level counseling courses during the time they are completing their degrees. Ph.D. students who hold graduate

2 assistantships usually are assigned to teach undergraduate human services courses. Because doctoral students will be supervising, conducting research, and teaching throughout their Ph.D. program, they will be supervised by faculty members from the time they complete the doctoral advanced supervision course until they successfully defend their dissertation. (See the one exception above.) During the two semesters after they complete the doctoral supervision course, they will also attend weekly hour long individual supervision sessions provided by assigned faculty members. After they have completed two semesters of individual supervision by faculty members, they will attend weekly two hour group supervision sessions provided by faculty members. Faculty members who are assigned doctoral student individual and group supervision are given credit for teaching a course for these supervision responsibilities. Ph.D. PROGRAM COURSE PREREQUISITES Prerequisites are required of all Ph.D. students. Prerequisites that have not been completed prior to beginning the Ph.D. program may be taken as a part of the Ph.D. program. Entry Level Core Courses usually have been taken during the doctoral student s master s degree program. These courses (or their equivalents) either must have been taken prior to entry into the Ph.D. program, or must be taken as a part of the Ph.D. program. Each course is 3 credits unless otherwise indicated. COUN 601 Principles of Professional Counseling and Ethics COUN 631 Counseling for Lifespan Development COUN 633 Counseling and Psychotherapy Techniques FOUN 611 Introduction to Research COUN 644 Group Counseling and Psychotherapy COUN 645 Testing and Client Assessment COUN 648 Foundations of Career Development COUN 650 Theories of Counseling and Psychotherapy COUN 655 Social and Cultural Issues in Counseling COUN 669 Practicum in Counseling (minimum of 100 hours) COUN 670 Introduction to Counseling Supervision COUN 665, 666, 667, or 668 Internship in Counseling (6 credits) (minimum of 600 hours) FOUN 722 Intro to Applied Stats and Analysis Ph.D. PROGRAM REQUIRED COURSES Counseling Content Concentration and (18 credits minimum) COUN 801 COUN 820 COUN 842 COUN 844 COUN 846 Current Issues in Counseling and Counselor Education Counselor Education Teaching and Practice Advanced Counseling Theory and Practice Advanced Group Counseling Advanced Supervision in Counseling

3 COUN 848 Multicultural Perspectives in Counselor Education, Supervision, and Research Research Core (12 credits minimum) FOUN 814 COUN 835 COUN 898 Qualitative Research Advanced Counseling Research and Program Evaluation Dissertation Seminar One of the following courses is required: (After completed FOUN 722 and FOUN 814 and after tentatively selecting their dissertation topic and dissertation committee chair, students will complete one of the courses below.) FOUN 815 Advanced Qualitative Research FOUN 816 Single Subject Research Designs FOUN 822 Applied Linear Models (prerequisite: FOUN 722) FOUN 823 Analysis of Variance Applied to Research (prerequisite: FOUN 722) FOUN 824 Design and Analysis for Causal Inference in Educational Context FOUN 825 Applied Multilevel Modeling in Educational Research Advanced Counseling or Research Courses (6 credits minimum) Two of the following courses are required: COUN 895 Topics in Counseling (3 or 6 credits may be taken in topics courses) FOUN 700 or 800 level research courses (3 or 6 credits may be taken in FOUN courses) COUN 700 or 800 level advanced courses (3 or 6 credits may be taken in advanced counseling courses) (Students would take either topics courses offered by the faculty or FOUN or COUN electives at the 700 or 800 level. Topics courses may change from time to time. Some topics courses, after being offered several times will become permanent courses with a separate course number. Currently doctoral topics courses are being offered in the following areas: Spirituality in Counseling; Complementary, Alternative, and Integrative Therapies; Counseling in Italy; Counseling in Ireland; and Readings in Constructivism in Counseling and Education. Instead of topics courses, students may choose to take additional research courses and could choose FOUN 700 or 800 level courses. Students could also choose other 700 or 800 level COUN courses.) Expertise Area Practicum (3 credits minimum) One of the practicum courses listed below is required: (Based on their chosen Ph.D. emphasis area of Counselor Education, Leadership in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, or Leadership in School Counseling, students will choose one of the 800-level counseling courses listed below.) COUN 864 Practicum in Counselor Education (new course) (Field experience minimum of 200 hours. Doctoral students teach a master s

4 or COUN 865 or COUN 866 level counseling course under the supervision of a faculty member who is the instructor for the course and who attends all class sessions and gives feedback to the doctoral student. Doctoral students have a university professor supervisor (the faculty members who is the instructor of the course) with whom they meet weekly and are supervised additionally at the university through their regular ongoing individual or group supervision assignment. A seminar meeting is held at least 5 times during the semester focused on the career of counselor education including understanding of the following areas: the standard requirements for success as university faculty members, publishing in refereed journals, becoming a leader in professional associations, teaching requirements; the structure of universities; balancing work and family life; comparing different types of counselor education programs; finding one or more specialty areas; and seeking jobs in counselor education.) Practicum in Clinical Mental Health Counseling Leadership (new course) (Field experience minimum of 200 hours. Doctoral students complete a leadership practicum in a setting similar to the one in which they would like to work after completing their degree program. Doctoral students have an on-site supervisor with whom they meet weekly and are supervised additionally at the university through their regular on-going individual or group supervision assignment. A seminar meeting is held at least 5 times during the semester focused on leadership within the field of clinical mental health counseling including understanding of the following areas: the importance of state licensure and private certification in clinical mental health practices; private practices in clinical mental health counseling; managed care in clinical mental health counseling; legislative issues that affect the work of clinical mental health counselors; the roles of professional associations in influencing legislation that affects the careers of clinical mental health counselors and the mental health care of their clients; the roles of administrators within clinical mental health agencies; advanced clinical issues that face clinical mental health practitioners; teaching counseling part-time in universities as an adjunct faculty member; balancing work and family life; and seeking leadership jobs in clinical mental health counseling.) Practicum in College Counseling Leadership (new course) (Field experience minimum of 200 hours. Doctoral students complete a leadership practicum in a setting similar to the one in which they would like to work after completing their degree program. Doctoral students have an on-site supervisor with whom they meet weekly and are supervised additionally at the university through their regular on-going individual or group supervision assignment. A seminar meeting is held at least 5 times during the semester focused on leadership within the field of college counseling including understanding of the following areas: the importance of state licensure and private certification in college and university counseling centers; current issues in counseling college and university students; legislative issues that affect the work of college and university counselors; the roles of professional associations in

5 or COUN 867 influencing legislation that affects the careers of college and university counselors and the care of their clients; the roles of administrators within college and university offices that provide counseling services; advanced clinical issues that face college and university counselors; teaching counseling part-time in universities as an adjunct faculty member; balancing work and family life; and seeking leadership jobs in college and university counseling.) Practicum in School Counseling Leadership (new course) (Field experience minimum of 200 hours. Doctoral students complete a leadership practicum in a setting similar to the one in which they would like to work after completing their degree program. Doctoral students have an on-site supervisor with whom they meet weekly and are supervised additionally at the university through their regular on-going individual or group supervision assignment. A seminar meeting is held at least 5 times during the semester that focused on leadership within the field of school counseling including understanding of the following areas: the importance of state licensure or certification for school counselors; school counseling in public and private schools; the organizational structures of small, medium, and large public school districts; the organizational structures within elementary, middle, and high schools; legislative issues that affect the work of school counselors; the roles of professional associations in influencing legislation that affects the careers of school counselors and the education of the students they counsel; the roles of administrators within school buildings and school districts; advanced counseling issues that face school counselor practitioners; teaching counseling part-time in universities as an adjunct faculty member; balancing work and family life; and seeking leadership jobs in school counseling.) Doctoral Counseling Practicum and Internship (9 credits minimum) COUN 869 COUN 868 Advanced Supervised Practicum in Counseling (minimum of 200 hours) (This will be the traditional clinical counseling practicum required by CACREP. This practicum involves a minimum of 80 direct client hours (10 of which much include group counseling) and a minimum of 200 hours overall. Currently most doctoral students are completing this practicum at the counseling center at the Norfolk Community Services Board. Other sites may be considered and approved by the Program Clinical Director.) Internship in Counseling (6 credits) (minimum of 600 hours) (The internship is completed beginning third semester through the end of the students doctoral program. In the internship, students provide individual and group supervision to master s students, assist in teaching master s courses, provide counseling services at sites where they are employed, engage in research activities with faculty, and participate in professional association activities. During each semester, students receive either weekly individual or group supervision from a faculty member. Students may register for 3 credits of internship the semester in which they will have logged at least 300 hours of

6 experience. They may register for the second 3 credits the semester in which they will have logged a total of 600 hours of experience.) Dissertation (12 credits minimum) COUN 899 Dissertation Minimum Number of Credits in the Ph.D. Program = 60