March 30, 2016
Seattle, WA – Starting this fall, Antioch University Seattle (AUS) will offer classes in a new graduate program, designed for master’s level counselors who want to take their careers to the next level by gaining a PhD. This degree program offers cognate areas in either Counselor Education and Supervision or Creative Arts Therapy Counselor Education and Supervision.
In the words of the founders of this program, this degree is “designed for counselors who wish to enhance their professional competencies in research and evaluation, supervision, teaching, and counseling. It is appropriate for professional counselors who want to teach in counselor education and training programs and/or obtain leadership positions in mental health related agencies.”
The rigorous academic PhD curriculum is designed based on the national standards as recommended by the Council of Accreditation for Counseling Related Education Programs (CACREP) as well as those standards consistent in the clinical practice and supervision of creative arts counseling (e.g. art therapy, drama therapy, play therapy). The intention is to seek CACREP accreditation however we cannot assure that accreditation will be granted.
Students with a master’s degree in counseling, preferably from a CACREP accredited program such as the Clinical Mental Health Counseling master’s degree offered through AUS, will be able to transfer up to 74 quarter credits towards this 144-credit PhD program. In the words of Dr. Ned Farley: “If they can get all 74 credits transferred in, then it becomes a 70-credit-remaining doctoral program…It’s built around a 3-year degree process, going half time.”
In addition to following CACREP recommendations, this doctoral program will go above and beyond what other Counseling Supervision and Education programs offer in ways that make it uniquely Antioch. For example, in addition to providing a Creative Arts Therapy cognate which supports participation from AUS Creative Arts Therapy master’s graduates, this program will also support the AUS social justice mission by encouraging students to develop a multicultural counselor identity and an appreciation for diversity, while also requiring core coursework in social justice and advocacy.
Learn more about the PhD in Counseling Education and Supervision program.
