HSC - Community Counseling

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Program Description   

The human services and counseling programs present a core of courses which provide professionals with the skills, mastery and competencies to deliver comprehensive counseling and consulting services in many educational and community environments. The human services and counseling programs are competency and outcome based in their approach.

Community Counseling Concentration

Students who enter the community counseling concentration, after passing the state licensure exam,  can become licensed as a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC). The Concentration prepares Human Service professionals to work with in various settings such as community agencies, private practice, and not-for-profit organizations. Such a specialty gives the Human Service Professional skills and processes to provide individual and group counseling and to serve as a leader and advocate for clients, communities, and the profession.

In addition to theoretical frameworks and competencies, the program foster leadership in human services and counseling. Career opportunities include school counseling; working with you children and families; counseling in community agencies; counseling and advising in higher education; career counseling; counseling in hospitals or institutional-care settings; or counseling in private practice.

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Distinctive DePaul Features

Emphasis is placed on assisting students from a variety of professional disciplines in developing:

  • Theory and practice related to personal identity and the human life cycle
  • Leadership skills which facilitate understanding of and influence within organizational systems
  • Effective communication skills and group and individual counseling approaches that actualize human potential

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Degree Requirements

(60 quarter hours of course work and 12 hours of practicum & internship)

Master of Arts degree (M.A.) A thesis and oral exam are required for the M.A. degree.

Master of Education degree (M.Ed)

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Admission Requirements

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State Licensure Requirements

The State of Illinois requires that each person who wishes to work as a counselor be licensed, as either a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) or a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC).

The course sequence below meets the educational requirements for someone who wishes to become a Licensed Professional Counselor. To meet the educational requirements, the student must 1) take each of the following courses; 2) have a 72 quarter hour master's degree; and 3) have a 600-hour internship over two academic terms.

After completion of the Master's degree, the student can apply for licensure as a Licensed Professional Counselor; however, to obtain licensure as a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, there are requirements beyond these courses. For more information, contact the State of Illinois Department of Professional Regulation.

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