We offer programs in a variety of health and human services professions to help prepare our students to face the challenges of an always-changing health care world.

Healthcare is Evolving We offer programs in a variety of health and human services professions to help prepare our students to face the challenges of an always-changing health care world.

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Northern Kentucky University College of Health Professions

There are a number of professional disciplines that train students to help individuals, couples, and families who are struggling with mental health problems. Such disciplines include, but are not limited to, counseling, social work, psychology, psychiatry, and marriage and family therapy. To some extent, all members of these professional groups are trained to use talk therapy as one means of helping people work through personal problems. Beyond this similarity, there are also a number of important differences. These professional disciplines can differ a great deal in their training and licensure requirements, philosophical orientations to helping, and specific areas of expertise. On a surface level, it can be very confusing to differentiate one of these talk therapists from the next.

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MS CLINICAL MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING

From the American School Counselors Association, School counselors are certified/ licensed educators with a minimum of a master’s degree in school counseling, making them uniquely qualified to address all students’ academic, career, and social/emotional development needs by designing, implementing, evaluating and enhancing a comprehensive school counseling program that promotes and enhances student success. School counselors are employed in elementary, middle/junior high and high schools; in district supervisory positions; and counselor education positions. School counselors serve a vital role in maximizing student success (Lapan, Gysbers, & Kayson, 2007; Stone & Dahir, 2006). Through leadership, advocacy and collaboration, school counselors promote equity and access to rigorous educational experiences for all students. School counselors support a safe learning environment and work to safeguard the human rights of all members of the school community (Sandhu, 2000) and address the needs of all students through culturally relevant prevention and intervention programs that are a part of a comprehensive school counseling program (Lee, 2001). The American School Counselor Association recommends a school-counselor-to-student ratio of 1:250. School counselors have a minimum of a master’s degree in school counseling, meet the state certification/ licensure standards and abide by the laws of the states in which they are employed. They uphold the ethical and professional standards of ASCA and other applicable professional counseling associations and promote the development of the school counseling program based on the following areas of the ASCA National Model: foundation, delivery, management, and accountability.

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