According to the 美国心理咨询协会, "Professional 咨询 is a professional relationship that empowers diverse individuals, 家庭, 和团体来完成心理健康, 健康, 教育, 职业目标. Counselors work with clients on strategies to overcome obstacles and personal challenges that they are facing." (http://www.Counseling.org/aca-community/learn-about-Counseling/what-is-Counseling/overview).

• 美国心理咨询协会
  ACA道德准则
• 内布拉斯加州咨询协会(NCA)
• 咨询认证委员会 & 相关教育项目(CACREP)
  2016年CACREP标准
• Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES)
  ACES Standards for 咨询 Supervisors

According to the American School Counselor Association, “Today's school counselors are vital members of the 教育 team. They help all students in the areas of academic achievement, personal/social 发展 and career 发展, ensuring today's students become the productive, 未来适应能力强的成年人. 了解更多 关于学校辅导员的角色.” (http://www.schoolcounselor.org/administrators/role-of-the-school-counselor).

• American School Counselor Association (ASCA)
  Ethical Standards for School Counselors
• Nebraska School Counselor Association (NSCA)
• Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP)
• 内布拉斯加州教育部(NDE)

The Counselor Education Clinical Mental 健康 program is currently seeking accreditation with CACREP.

Counselor Education actively recruits students from a variety of backgrounds, 经历, 文化影响. 教师 value diversity among its student population and in society at large. This commitment to and appreciation of individual differences can be found in all aspects of our program, including student selection and admissions, 教师招聘, 课堂教学, 教材及教材, 临床实习与督导, 部门管理, 日常操作, 政策形成.

Counselor Education views recruiting and retaining a diverse group of students from the western High Plains as a major focus. We define the term diverse group broadly, 包括民族, 种族, and cultural identities as well as in personal world views, 性别认同, 性偏好, 年龄的差异, and the challenges associated with disabilities of various kinds. To attract and support a diverse student population, we have taken several initiatives including but not limited to the following:

• 灵活性
  Our courses are scheduled to meet the needs of a diverse non-traditional student population. Most of our courses are delivered in an online format to provide options for those students who may need to complete their program in stages or on a part-time basis.
• 可购性
  Our tuition is highly competitive with other institutions in Nebraska and is significantly less than many online programs offered by private and for-profit institutions.
• 金融支持
  Our college offers a financial assistance program (FAFSA), which is open to all students without discrimination. Our 咨询 Program provides three graduate assistantships that cover tuition and provide a stipend. Assistantships are available for students enrolled in a graduate degree program and designed to provide opportunities for supervised 教育al 经历 at the graduate level.
• 广告
  Actively advertising that our program has a strong emphasis on diversity. The program website and mission statement highlight diversity.

1. The department will focus on training well-suited candidates from culturally diverse backgrounds, enabling them to cultivate a robust professional counselor identity while demonstrating culturally sensitive knowledge, 技能, 和性格.
2. 采用合作教学法, the department 教师 will integrate CACREP standards and the latest evidence-based and culturally appropriate research into the curriculum.
3. The department will conduct regular program evaluations, incorporating input and suggestions from advisory board meetings, 雇主, 教师, 现在和过去的学生. This information will be assessed annually to enhance program evaluation efforts and will be integrated into the curriculum as deemed suitable.

1. Professional 取向 and Ethical Practice: Develop a professional identity as a counselor, demonstrate an understanding of the 咨询 profession, and demonstrate a willingness to provide 咨询 services within the ethical guidelines of the 咨询 profession.
2. 社会和文化多样性: Demonstrate an understanding of the social 文化影响, 权力和特权的影响, and the impact of acculturative experience on the 咨询 process.
3. 人的成长与发展: Develop an understanding of 发展al aspects of human growth and appreciation for the nature of human 发展 and its integration within the 咨询 process.
4. 职业发展: Develop an understanding of career 发展 and approaches for conceptualizing the interrelationships between work, 精神健康, 以及心理咨询中的其他生活角色.
5. 咨询和帮助关系: Gain significant knowledge and application of major 心理咨询理论. Identify effective individual 咨询 techniques that facilitate client growth and the ability to 评估 progress toward treatment goals.
6. 小组辅导及小组工作: Develop experiential and theoretical understandings of group purpose, 发展, 动力学, 心理咨询理论, 团体咨询的方法和技巧, 还有其他小组方法.
7. 评估及测试: Gain knowledge and 技能 in assessment techniques and apply basic concepts to individual and group appraisal.
8. 咨询 Research and Program Evaluation: Develop the ability to read, 批判, 评估, and contribute to professional research literature.
9. 临床心理健康方案: 确定的原则, 模型, and documentation formats of biopsychosocial case conceptualization and treatment planning.
10. 学校辅导项目: Develop a model for implementing a school 咨询 program.