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Clinical Practice
Dr. Pam Cogdal, Ph.D.
Ball Hall 101A
901.678.4931
pcogdal@memphis.edu | - Community Agency Counseling (M.S.)
Community Agency concentration primarily is designed for and chosen by students who wish to become Licensed Professional Counselors-Mental Health Services Providers (LPC-MHSP). The scope of practice for LPC-MHSP's, as stated in Tennessee Code Annotated 63-23-150(5), includes counselor activity to "Prevent, diagnose and treat mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders and associated disorders which interfere with mental health; conduct assessments and diagnoses for the purpose of establishing treatment goals and objectives..." This 48 hour curriculum partially meets the licensing statute’s requirement for coursework specifically related to diagnosis, treatment, appraisal and assessment of mental disorders. Twelve additional hours and two years post-masters experience is required for licensure.
- Rehabilitation Counseling (M.S.)
Rehabilitation Counseling master's degree is designed to prepare professional counselors to provide a full range of rehabilitation counseling services to facilitate the personal, educational, and vocational development of individuals with emotional, cognitive, physical, and neurological impairments. The program prepares individuals to work in a wide variety of rehabilitation, counseling, and human service settings that include community based rehabilitation centers, drug and alcohol treatment facilities, state and federal vocational rehabilitation agencies, colleges and universities, and a wide variety of social service agencies. Graduates are eligible for national Rehabilitation Counselor certification (CRC) and also can pursue licensure as an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor).
- School Counseling (M.S.)
School Counseling master’s degree prepares students to assume roles as school counselors in the a variety of school settings. It is a comprehensive program that licenses preK-12 school counselors. Graduates from this program have the course work and skills to immediately operate effectively at any grade level they are assigned. While students may choose to specialize in high school counseling with an emphasis in college placement, they will also have the basic skills to conduct a classroom meeting with seventh graders or use a puppet to open communication with a shy second grader. Students are eligible for licensure as a school counselor upon graduation.
- Counseling (Ed.D)
The Ed.D. program in Counseling is designed to prepare advanced professional practitioners in counseling and counselor education with particular program emphases on multicultural and urban settings. Entry into the program presumes a master's degree in counseling.
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