Counseling Specialization

In schools and community agencies the need for capable, caring counselors is clear and compelling. Warner-educated counselors are empowered to help people as well as to pursue leadership role in schools and community agencies as facilitators of healthy human development and advocates for change within systems.

Warner's programs in counseling and counselor education accept the view of the counselor as a systems consultant as well as individual helper. Courses, research, and study are focused on research-based knowledge and skills and take a holistic approach to change that integrates developmental, contextual, and systemic orientations.

Along with the essential interpersonal skills, counselor education students learn how to lead the way in implementing change, both among individuals and in a broader society. Warner’s unique integrative approach grounds students in the research and theory of human development and counseling--as well as the context in which counseling takes place--while giving them effective clinical experiences that lead to essential skills.

Clinical placements and internships in schools and community agencies play a critical role in the education of Warner counselors. Coursework balances theoretical knowledge and experiential learning in which students develop their skills in communication, listening, empathic understanding, conflict mediation and other individual and group counseling skills.

Choose a degree to learn more:

Non-degree programs for counselors
We offer a 12-credit sequence of courses leading to NYS permanent certification in school counseling

Master's Degrees
M.S.- School Counseling
M.S.- School & Community Counseling
M.S.- Community Mental Health Counseling

Doctoral Degrees
Ed.D.- Counseling
Ed.D. - Counseling (accelerated option)
Ph.D.- Counseling and Counselor Education