Counceling Colleges & Universities


Counseling: A Compassionate, Challenging, and Rewarding Career Path
Counselors work with individuals across all social strata, offering a variety of counseling and rehabilitation services to those in need of considered advise. No single social group nor set of problems defines their work as a whole: they may help someone overcome an alcohol addiction or an eating disorder; they may assist a troubled student in delineating realistic educational plans; they may work with families to enhance communication and understanding among individuals; still more may be trained to advise people on the above topics and more. Whatever their speciality, counselors should be compassionate professionals capable of establishing trust with many different types of people.

Counseling Degrees and Job Opportunities
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) states in its overview of those in counseling professions that a master's degree serves as the typical educational requirement for licensed counselors, although different states and employers post their own educational prerequisites. Students pursuing counseling degrees encounter a curriculum focused on several core areas, such as human growth and development, career development, counseling techniques, social and cultural studies, relationships, and professional ethics. Counseling programs eventually provide for specialization, and most also include a period of supervised clinical experience.

If you possess a strong desire to help others coupled with deep emotional reserves that can see you through the times of stress inevitably encountered in counseling professions, consider earning your degree in this rewarding field. The BLS predicts faster-than-average job growth for qualified individuals, whose specific job titles include:
  •   Educational, vocational, and school counselors (encompassing elementary, high school, and postsecondary institutions)
  •   Employment counselors
  •   Rehabilitation counselors
  •   Mental health counselors
  •   Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors
  •   Marriage and family therapists
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