MA in Education and LicensureSchool Counselor LicensureThe low-residency MA in Education and Licensure Program prepares its school counseling graduates to work together with teachers, administrators, parents, community members, and students to structure and facilitate learning experiences. School counselors collaborate with all members of the school community to help them enhance personal development and interpersonal communication.
Studies in school counseling at Goddard seek to apply the concept of comprehensive developmental guidance, which includes psychological education, human relations training, preventive mental health education, community education, and more traditional forms of individual and group counseling and assistance with career and academic planning.
Graduates of the School Counselor Concentration are prepared to offer these services grounded in a vision of education as a means of personal and cultural development, with a commitment to helping young people evaluate and take responsibility for their own personal, educational, and career concerns.
Vermont certification in school counseling is not reciprocal between states, but is usually recognized as sufficient to facilitate the granting of certification in most other states. Non-Vermont candidates for school counselor licensure assume the responsibility of consulting with their respective state agencies. |