The Warner School's programs in Counseling & Human Development prepare graduates who understand human development and change across the life span in various contexts. They pursue leadership roles in the helping professions as school counselors, community agency counselors, teachers or researchers in colleges and universities, and human development professionals in a range of human service agencies, universities, government, and research organizations.

Our programs are based on a deep interdisciplinary understanding of human development and human potential. United by a commitment to promoting healthy human development and a passion to help individuals in need, Warner faculty and students in the Counseling & Human Development programs work together to explore and understand:

• How people grow and change through all ages--from infancy to old age.
• The theories and research that help to understand the nature of growth and change.
• The insights sociology, psychology, and biology provide as we strive to comprehend learning and development in infancy, childhood, adolescence, and adulthood.
• The environments we can create within families, schools, and communities to foster healthy human development.
• How we can help individuals to cope with personal difficulties and address social and institutional problems which impinge on healthy development.

Learn more about the many possibilities by following the links below for Specialty Area or Degrees, or learn more about the Counseling & Human Development Department, including its faculty and admission requirements.

CACREP Accreditation
The Counseling & Human Development programs are now among a handful of programs in New York State to receive accreditation from the national Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP). Learn more about Warner's CACREP Accreditation.

New York State Licensure in Mental Health Counseling
All Warner mental health programs at both the master's and doctoral levels are registered with the New York State Office of Professions which allows graduates to be automatically license-eligible in NYS (must also pass an exam and complete 3,000 hours of supervised time post-degree). Licensed Mental Health Counselors are qualified health care professionals, and can work in community, health and social service agencies and in private practice. The new licensure status allows most clients to use health insurance for services offered by the licensed mental health counselor.

Specialty Areas in Counseling & Human Development
Counseling
Human Development

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General Information for Counseling & Human Development Students
Information for All Master's Students
Admission Requirements for Master's Students
Scheduled Admissions Days for Master's Applicants
Admissions Requirements for Doctoral Students
Instructions for the Comprehensive Exam
Research Methods Experiences for Ed.D. Students
Research Methods Experiences for Ph.D. Students
Doctoral Portfolio Evaluation Information
Dissertation Process
Accelerated Ed.D. Option
Child Abuse Prevention Training

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