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PROGRAM INFORMATION
The graduate program in Mental Health & School Counseling offers requisite awareness, knowledge and skills to assist BGSU graduate students in becoming culturally competent and ethical mental health or school counselors.
The graduate program in Mental Health & School Counseling offered by the School of Intervention Services at Bowling Green State University prepares individuals in the requisite knowledge and skills to assist themselves and others in personal development and in making decisions which lead to self-fulfillment in the personal, cultural, social, academic, and career areas of life.
The primary purpose of the program is preparation for counseling positions in community mental health agencies, hospitals, public schools, or other settings. It is also appropriate for individuals who want to apply guidance skills and techniques in the classroom or in other settings. The Master of Arts: Mental Health Counseling program is designed for students wishing to work in community agencies and desiring to meet the requirements for counselor licensure by the State of Ohio. The Master of Education: School Counseling program is designed for students wishing to work in a school setting. School Counseling students may take additional courses if they desire licensure by the state of Ohio.
The program consists of four full-time faculty who espouse diverse theoretical orientations. All faculty have earned doctorates and have obtained licensure in Ohio: two are Professional Clinical Counselors and two are Professional Counselors.
LICENSURE
Degree programs in the Mental Health & School Counseling Program at BGSU prepare a student to become a Licensed Professional Counselor and/or a Certificated Professional School Counselor.
LICENSED PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR (LPC): The State of Ohio has established a process of licensure for persons desiring to provide counseling service in non-school settings. Students in BGSU's graduate program can arrange an academic course of study which will meet the educational requirements as Licensed Professional Counselor and entitle them to sit for the licensure exam. With an additional two 3000 hours of work supervision, they will become Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors
Licensed Professional Counselors (LPC) may offer to individuals, groups, organizations or the general public counseling services "involving the application of clinical counseling principles, methods, or procedures to assist individual in a achieving more effective personal, social, educational, or career development and adjustment". A LPC may diagnose and treat mental and emotional disorders under the supervision of a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor.
LICENSED PROFESSIONAL CLINICAL COUNSELORS (LPCC) may offer the same services as above but may diagnose and treat mental and emotional disorders without supervision.
PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL COUNSELOR may offer counseling services in a school setting. The scope of practice for an Ohio Professional School Counselor includes assisting students, teachers, parents, and other educators in helping children learn. Services provided include counseling with individuals and with groups; intervening with parents and teachers; consulting with community agency personnel; coordinating mental health programming in schools; and developing, delivering, managing, and evaluating a counseling program.
Course Lists
Master of Arts: Mental Health Counseling
REQUIRED: (total = 43 credits) All of the following:
COUN 664: Crisis Counseling (3 credits)
COUN 665: Consulting Functions and Practices (3 credits)
COUN 674: Career and Life Planning Approaches (3 credits)
COUN 675: Theories and Techniques of Counseling (3 credits)
COUN 676: Counseling the Culturally Diverse (3 credits)
COUN 678: Legal & Ethical Issues in Counseling (3 credits)
COUN 679: Group Model and Procedures (3 credits)
COUN 689: Internship in Counseling (9 credits)
COUN 776: Counseling Practicum (4 credits)
EDFI 641: Statistics in Education (3 credits)
EDFI 642: Research in Education (3 credits)
EDIS 678: Assessment and Testing in the Mental Health Setting (3 Credits)
REQUIRED: (Total = 3 credits) Choose one of the following:
EDFI 671: Human Growth and Development (for licensure) (3 credits)
EDFI 673: Adolescence (3 credits)
Recommended Electives: (Total = 20 credits*)
COUN 701: Mental Disorders (A-1) (3 credits)
COUN 702: Advanced Assessment (A-2) (3 credits)
COUN 704: Play Therapy (A-4) (2 credits)
COUN 705: Treatment Planning (A-5) (3 credits)
REHB 675: Alcohol and Substance Abuse Counseling (A-4) (3 credits)
REHB 677: DSM-IV (A-3) (3 credits)
REHB 684: Brief Therapy (3 credits)
*Additional electives may be selected with advisor approval.
Master of Education: School Counseling
REQUIRED: (total = 49 credits) All of the following:
COUN 664: Crisis Counseling (3 credits)
COUN 665: Consulting Functions and Practices (3 credits)
COUN 669: Introduction to Guidance and Counseling (3 credits)
COUN 674: Career and Life Planning Approaches (3 credits)
COUN 675: Theories and Techniques of Counseling (3 credits)
COUN 676: Counseling the Culturally Diverse (3 credits)
COUN 678: Legal & Ethical Issues in Counseling (3 credits)
COUN 679: Group Model and Procedures (3 credits)
COUN 689: Internship in Counseling (9 credits)
COUN 776: Counseling Practicum (4 credits)
EDFI 641: Statistics in Education (3 credits)
EDFI 642: Research in Education (3 credits)
EDIS 678: Assessment and Testing in the Mental Health Setting (3 credits)
EDTL 710: Curriculum OR EDTL 611 (3 credits)
REQUIRED: (Total = 3 credits) Choose one of the following:
EDFI 627: Development of the Elementary School Child (3 credits)
EDFI 671: Human Growth and Development (for licensure) (3 credits)
EDFI 673: Adolescence (3 credits)
Recommended Electives: (Total = 20 credits*)
EDIS 684: Special Topics in School Counseling (3 credits)
COUN 701: Mental Disorders (A-1) (3 credits)
COUN 702: Advanced Assessment (A-2) (3 credits)
COUN 704: Play Therapy (A-4) (2 credits)
COUN 705: Treatment Planning (A-5) (3 credits)
REHB 675: Alcohol and Substance Abuse Counseling (A-4) (3 credits)
REHB 677: DSM-IV (A-3) (3 credits)
REHB 684: Brief Therapy (3 credits)
*Additional electives may be selected with advisor approval.
Sufficient to equal a minimum of 53 semester hours which are required for graduation. Electives may be selected from other graduate offerings with advisor approval. Note that the program includes a 600-hour internship requirement. Students should confer with their advisor early in their program to begin planning the internship. If also seeking Ohio Licensure, a student must take at least 18 additional elective hours to qualify to sit for the licensure examination.
APPLICATION PROCEDURES
Applying to the Mental Health & School Counseling Program is a three-fold process. Items must be forwarded to the appropriate office as follows:
I. The following items are required for admission consideration to either degree program
- A completed on-line graduate college application and a $30 check for the application fee. The Graduate School 419-372-2791
https://www.applyweb.com/apply/bgsug
- Two (2) official copies of all undergraduate and graduate transcripts. Transcripts must be forwarded directly from the institution(s).
- Scores from the Graduate Record Exam (General exam only) should be ordered from E.T.S. Scores may not be older than six (6) years at the time of admission. [Students with grade point averages above 3.0 can be considered for provisional admission and allowed to begin classes prior to completion of the G.R.E.]
Send the above items to:
The Graduate College
120 McFall Center
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, OH 43403
II. College of Education Requirements:
- Completion of the Good Moral Character Form
- Three (3) letters of recommendation (or recommendation forms provided by our Counseling Program). Ideally, these should be from persons familiar with your work habits: supervisors, former professors, or employers.
The above forms can be obtained from and should be sent to:
School of Intervention Services
Attn: Tricia Beach
351 Education Building
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, OH 43403
III. Program Requirements:
- A resume listing all work and volunteer experiences and academic degrees.
- A 5-10 minute videotape of you responding to each of the following questions:
*Why are you seeking a graduate degree in counseling?*What do you hope to do with your degree?
*Discuss your academic performance and other talents or achievements. How will they contribute to your success in a graduate program in counseling?
*Discuss your fundamental thoughts about ethics and counseling. Identify three (3) ethical issues that undergird your current personal and/or professional life.
*What factors constitute a culturally competent and sensitive professional?Tapes will not be returned, although they will be ERASED after admission is considered. Give careful thought to the questions, but do not read your responses. Just naturally answer as you would as if asked those questions in a face-to-face interview.
- Respond to the following questions. The combined length of all answers should not exceed five (5) typewritten, double-spaced, APA style pages.
* What experiences have you had, to date, working with multicultural and diverse populations?
* What types of persons do you believe you would feel most comfortable counseling? Which would probably be difficult for you?
* Besides a degree and a job, what do you hope to get out of a graduate program?
* In your opinion, what does it take to make people happy?
* Who was most influential in your decision to pursue graduate work in counseling? Why?
* Students planning to attend full-time and applying for a graduate assistantship should also submit an assistantship application.
The above requirements can be sent to:
Dr. Gregory G. Garske. Coordinator
Mental Health & School Counseling Program
School of Intervention Services
451 Education Building
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, OH 43403
FACULTY LISTING
Dr. Sherlon Brown
Dr. Gregory Garske
Dr. Susan Huss
Dr. Peterann Siehl
A limited number of full-time graduate assistantships are available. For further information about the graduate program, admission procedures, or assistance in enrolling, contact:
Dr. Gregory Garske, Coordinator
Mental Health & School Counseling Program
451 Education Building
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, OH 43403
Phone: (419) 372-7319
Email: ggarske@bgnet.bgsu.edu
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