Department of Counselor Education

Welcome to the Department of Counselor Education at Stetson University. We hope this website is helpful to you as you consider our C.A.C.R.E.P.-accredited programs, which are geared to providing quality learning of students both personally and professionally. In considering Stetson University, please consider the following questions:
How do your interests match the requirements of various programs? Do you want to work with children? With individuals? Families? Couples? In a school setting? Private practice? Community Mental Health Clinic or Private Psychiatric Facility? Hospital? Private sector or Government? Where do you envision yourself in the next three to five years?
Please understand that counselor education graduate students need to have a good support system from their spouses, families or significant others. It will be important for you to integrate this support system with the one here at Stetson University, as it is a critical component for a successful experience. If we can provide you with any additional information please don't hesitate to contact us. The department's contact information is listed on this page.
Leila Roach, Ph.D., LMFT, LMHC Chair, Department of Counselor Education December 2018 Newsletter

Degrees and Programs

Degrees

Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Marriage, Couple and Family Counseling
School Counseling- Effective Spring 2017, we are no longer accepting applications to the School Counseling Program

Certificate Programs

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Certification, Endorsement, Licensure

The program accepts post-baccalaureate students for the purposes of satisfying certification or licensure. If a student holds a Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs-accredited masters degree in any area, an endorsement for another specialty may be received by completing an endorsement-only program.

Outcomes

In Fall 2017, Spring 2018 and Summer 2018, there were 14 graduates from our Clinical Mental Health Counseling program, 9 graduates from our Marriage, Couple, and Family Counseling program, and 1 School Counseling program graduate. Our graduates consistently achieve high pass rates on the Counselor Preparation Comprehensive Examination (CPCE). The total score pass rate for these graduates taking the CPCE examination for the first time was 81 percent. The pass rate for state licensure and certification exams taken last year was approximately 75 percent. Of the Fall 2017 and Spring and Summer 2018 graduating students, 80 percent graduated from the program in the expected time period and 93 percent of those program graduates who desired employment in the counseling profession are currently employed as professional counselors.

For more information on program evaluation results and important program modifications, please visit our 2017-2018 Department of Counselor Education Annual Report.