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Department of Counseling and Family Therapy
The Department of Counseling and Family Therapy offers coursework leading to the Master of
Education (M.Ed.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees, to state
certification in elementary and secondary guidance and counseling, to
eligibility for licensing as a professional counselor (state), and to eligibility
for board certification in counseling (national). The M.Ed. programs in
Clinical Mental Health Counseling, School Counseling, and Clinical Mental
Health Counseling with an emphasis in Career Counseling along with the Ph.D. in
Counseling are all fully nationally accredited by the Council for Accreditation
of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP). We are one of
only three programs in the State of Missouri and the only doctoral program in
the entire state that is CACREP accredited, the only masters program in the
Saint Louis metropolitan region and the University of Missouri system that is
CACREP accredited, and only one of nine programs in the entire United States
that has been awarded CACREP accreditation in Career Counseling. A major
emphasis in all aspects of graduate training offered in the Department of
Counseling & Family Therapy is our commitment to cultural diversity and
social justice.
In 2009, the Department of Counseling and Family Therapy was ranked 4th nationally of all Counselor Education programs in the US and ranked 1st of all graduate programs at the University of Missouri – Saint Louis. These rankings are based on the scholarly production of professors at research universities in the United States. Founded in 2005 as a response to the commercial publication US New and World Reports status rankings, Academic Analytics compiles and provides objective, analytical data on faculty productivity, including the Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index (FSP Index), which measures the scholarly productivity of faculty using their book and journal publications, journal article citations, federally-funded research grants, and academic awards, and the Faculty Scholarly Productivity Database (FSP Database), a quantitative method for ranking graduate programs at research universities. More information is available at http://www.academicanalytics.com.
In fact, the Counseling & Family Therapy faculty are nationally and internationally renown for their work. They are committed to the full integration of practice, research, and advocacy including being certified and licensed in the education and mental health professions, making important research contributions to the field, and providing significant professional leadership in national and international organizations including the American Counseling Association (ACA), American School Counselor Association (ASCA), National Career Development Association (NCDA), and American Psychological Association (APA).
