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COUNSELOR EDUCATIONSTUDENT HANDBOOKCOUNSELOR EDUCATION PROGRAMDepartment of Counselor Education & School PsychologyCollege of Community Innovation & EducationUNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDAOrlando, Florida 32816(407) f.eduRevised January 2020Note: The information in this handbook is subject to change and students are responsible for remainingcurrent in Program policies & procedures.1

Table of Contents(The heading and page number below are hyperlinks)MISSION STATEMENT, CORE VALUES, & PROGRAM OBJECTIVES . 4DESCRIPTION OF THE PROGRAM . 6PROGRAM FACULTY .7FACULTY ASSOCIATES .8POLICIES AND PROCEDRUES . 8FACULTY ADVISORS .8DEADLINES AND MANDATORY ATTENDANCE AT MEETINGS .8REGISTRATION PROCEDURES .9PROGRAM EVALUATION .9COURSE SCHEDULES .11PROGRESS THROUGH THE PROGRAM .13CHANGE OF PROGRAM OR CHANGE OF ADVISOR .14INDEPENDENT STUDY .15TRAVELING SCHOLAR .15TRANSFER CREDIT FROM OTHER INSTITUTIONS .15TIME LIMITS .16FINANCIAL AID INFORMATION .16THE UCF GOLDEN RULE .16THE COLLEGE OF COMMUNITY INNOVATION & EDUCATION PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL ATTRIBUTES .16STUDENT REVIEW PROCESS .16APPEALS PROCESS .18NON-DEGREE SEEKING STUDENTS .18PROGRAM COURSE REQUIREMENTS. 19MA IN COUNSELOR EDUCATION, CLINICAL MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING TRACK COURSES (63 HOURS).20MA IN MARRIAGE, COUPLE, & FAMILY THERAPY PROGRAM COURSES (63 HOURS) .21MA IN COUNSELOR EDUCATION, SCHOOL COUNSELING TRACK COURSES (60 HOURS) .22MED IN SCHOOL COUNSELING COURSES (51 HOURS) .23EDS IN SCHOOL COUNSELING COURSES (48 HOURS) .24CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS . 25CERTIFICATE PROGRAM IN CAREER COUNSELING .25CERTIFICATE PROGRAM IN MARRIAGE, COUPLE, & FAMILY THERAPY .25CERTIFICATE PROGRAM IN PLAY THERAPY .26UCF COLLEGE OF COMMUNITY INNOVATION & EDUCATION COMMUNITY COUNSELING AND RESEARCH CTR . 26PRACTICUM AND INTERNSHIP . 27LIABILITY INSURANCE .28PROFESSIONAL PORTFOLIO . 28MASTERS FINAL COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION PROCESS . 29CHI SIGMA IOTA. 31PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS . 32LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION POLICIES AND PROCEDURES . 33ENDORSEMENT POLICY .33COUNSELING CREDENTIALS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE .332

CONTINUOUS ENROLLMENT . 34CAMPUS SERVICES . 35COUNSELING AND PSYCHOLOCIAL SERIVCES .35UCF CAREER SERVICES AND EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING CENTER.35UCF WRITING CENTER .35UCF VICTIM SERVICES.35UCF LIBRARY SERVICES .36UCF STUDENT ACCESSIBILITY SERVICES.36UCF OFFICE OF DIVERSITY INITIATIVES .36STUDENT DEVELOPMENT & ENROLLMENT SERVICES .36UCF VETERAN SERVICES .36APPENDICES. 37APPENDIX A – PROGRAMS OF STUDY .COUNSELOR EDUCATION – CLINICAL MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING (ANDELECTIVES)MARRIAGE, COUPLE, & FAMILY THERAPY (AND ELECTIVES)COUNSELOR EDUCATION – SCHOOL COUNSELING (MA) (AND ELECTIVES)COUNSELOR EDUCATION – SCHOOL COUNSELING (MEd)COUNSELOR EDUCATION - SCHOOL COUNSELING (EDS)APPENDIX B – PRACTICUM AND INTERNSHIP APPLICATIONS.Application for Enrollment in Practicum & Internship CoursesAPPENDIX C - PORTFOLIO .APPENDIX D - GRADUATION DOCUMENTS.Clinical Experience Hours for Licensure/CertificationAPPENDIX E - PROGRAM CHECKLISTS FOR ADVISEMENT .Counselor Education – Clincial Mental Health / Marriage, Couple, & FamilyCounselor Education – School Counseling (M.A., M.Ed., Ed.S.)3

MISSION STATEMENTThe Mission of the Counselor Education Program at the University of Central Florida is to educateand prepare competent professional counselors and counselor educators from diverse backgroundsto advance the profession through practice, scholarship, research, leadership, advocacy, andservice.The Program uses a reflective-practitioner model that integrates the use of intensive clinicalexperiences, research, intellectual and creative resources, community engagement, and currenttechnology to work within a diverse global society.The College of Community Innovation & Education offers CACREP accredited graduate degreesin Counselor Education (with tracks in Clinical Mental Health Counseling [M.A.] and SchoolCounseling [M.A., M.Ed.]) and Marriage, Couple, and Family Therapy [M.A.]. The Clinical Mental Health Counseling track prepares students for licensure in mental healthcounseling and practice in agencies, private practice, and other settings. The Marriage, Couple, and Family Therapy program prepares students for licensure inmarriage and family therapy and practice in agencies, private practice, and other settings. The School Counseling track is designed for the student who plans to seek certification as aprofessional school counselor in pre-K through postsecondary school settings.In striving for local, national, and international excellence in Counselor Education, the Programhas a dual focus: (a) to prepare professional counselors who work in community and privateagencies, government and business, public and private hospitals, pre-K through 20 schools, andprivate practices; and (b) to prepare counselor educators and supervisors for careers in highereducation and supervisory positions in schools and agencies.The Program will educate counselors who will show evidence of competence in professionalidentity and ethics; social and cultural diversity; use of technology and assessment skills; clinical,consultation and communication skills; personal growth and wellness; research and programevaluation; and proficiency in a specialty area (School, Mental Health, or Marriage, Couple, andFamily). In addition, the program will educate counselor educators who will show evidence ofcompetence in professional leadership, skills of a reflective practitioner, skilled teaching usingappropriate technology, clinical counseling practice, supervision of counseling, and research.For additional information please visit the website: Counselor Education WebsiteCORE VALUESThe Faculty in the Counselor Education Program at the University of Central Florida collectivelyhold to a common set of Core Values. We aspire to use these values to inform the design anddelivery of the curriculum, to evaluate student development, and to inform Programmaticdecisions.4

1. Diversity – A commitment to diversity that ensures that each individual, couple, and family istreated with compassion and respect.2. Advocacy & Leadership – Advocacy for individuals, couples, families, and the counselingprofession; leading and serving the counseling profession.3. Ethical & Competent Practice – Professional and competent practice guided by ethicalstandards and best practices.4. Professional Scholarship – Effective helping/teaching strategies informed by the criticalevaluation of, and contributions to, the professional counseling literature.5. Clinician Self-Care – Holistic and optimal clinician health guided by intentional andmeaningful self-care strategies.PROGRAM OBJECTIVESThe Objectives of the Counselor Education Program at the University of Central Florida are:1. To attract, enroll, and retain a diverse group of students and to create and support an inclusivelearning community;2. To provide opportunities that encourage students to grow personally and engage in selfreflection and self-awareness;3. To contribute to the local, regional, national, and international communities by:a. providing professional development opportunities for practicing counselors;b. training, consulting, and working with local schools and community agencies; andc. providing counseling services to the community free of charge.4. To provide students with experiential and didactic learning opportunities to acquire thenecessary knowledge, skills, and dispositions to:a. practice according to the codes of ethics, legal precedence, and other appropriatestandards relevant to the counseling profession;b. work with an increasingly diverse and multicultural society;c. work with the spectrum of behaviors found in individuals, couples, families, and groupsacross the lifespan;d. use technology in treatment planning, learning and career exploration, personal growth,research, and other appropriate applications;e. demonstrate excellent helping, communication, problem solving, conflict resolution,consultation, and other intrapersonal and interpersonal skills;f. design and facilitate group interventions to serve clients in various settings;g. select, administer, and interpret assessment tools;h. utilize a variety of research methods, statistical procedures, needs assessments, andprogram evaluations designed to improve counselor effectiveness; andi. develop a professional identity appropriate to their chosen career path.5

DESCRIPTION OF THE PROGRAMThe College of Community Innovation & Education offers accredited graduate degrees inCounselor Education (with tracks in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and School Counseling)and Marriage, Couple, and Family Therapy. The Clinical Mental Health Counseling track preparesstudents for licensure in mental health counseling and practice in agencies, private practice, andother settings. The Marriage, Couples, and Family Therapy program prepares students forlicensure in marriage and family therapy and practice in agencies, private practice, and othersettings. The School Counseling track prepares students for certification as a professional schoolcounselor in pre-K through postsecondary school settings. The following degrees are offered: Clinical Mental Health Counseling (M.A. in Counselor Education, Clinical Mental HealthCounseling track)Marriage, Couple, and Family Therapy (M.A. in Marriage, Couple, & Family Therapy)School Counseling (M.A., M.Ed. in Counselor Ed; Ed.S. in Education—School Counseling)The curricula for these degrees comply with the standards for state and national accrediting groupsand certification or licensure requirements. More importantly, the curriculum is designed toprepare students to be effective entry-level counselors in a variety of settings. The CounselorEducation program is accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and RelatedEducational Programs (CACREP). The School Counseling track is also approved by the FloridaDepartment of Education for School Counselor Certification. The program participates inprofessional involvement with the American Counseling Association and Chi Sigma IotaInternational Honor Society.As part of the program's pragmatic approach to preparing counselors, in addition to classroomstudies, all students complete clinical experiences in the UCF Community Counseling andResearch Center (CCRC) and field-based experiences in the community. The UCF CCRC servesas a hub for training and research in the program, with graduate students providing services to overone thousand individuals each year through child, adult, couple and family counseling.6

PROGRAM FACULTY Sejal Barden, Ph.D., LPC, NCC, ACS, Associate Professoro Coordinator of the Marriage, Couple, & Family Therapy Programo Executive Director, UCF Marriage and Family Research Institute S. Kent Butler, Ph.D., LPC, NCC, NCSC, Professoro Faculty Advisor for Chi Sigma Iota W. Bryce Hagedorn, Ph.D., LMHC, NCC, MAC, QCS, Professoro Program Director of Counselor Education Gulnora Hundley, Ph.D., M.D., LMHC, LMFT, QCS, Associate Lecturero Field Experiences Coordinator J. Richelle Joe, Ph.D., NCC, Assistant Professor K. Dayle Jones, Ph.D., LMHC, NCC, Associate Professor Viki P. Kelchner, Ph.D., LPC, LPCS, NCC, CSC, Assistant Professor Glenn Lambie, Ph.D., NCC, NCSC, CCMHC, Professoro Associate Dean for Graduate Affairs M. Ann Shillingford, Ph.D., NCC, Associate Professoro Coordinator of the Counselor Education Doctoral Program John Super, Ph.D., LMFT, NCC, Lecturero Clinical Director of the UCF Community Counseling and Research Center (CCRC) Dalena Dillman-Taylor, Ph.D., LPC, LMHC, RPT, Assistant Professoro Coordinator of the Clinical Mental Health Counseling Programo Coordinator of the Play Therapy Certificate Stacy Van Horn, Ph.D., Associate Lecturero Coordinator of the School Counseling Programo Coordinator of the Career Counseling Certificate Melissa Zeligman, Ph.D., LPC, NCC, Assistant Professoro Coordinator of the Human Services Undergraduate Minor Program7