Youngstown State University  

The School Counseling Program prepares students with or without teaching backgrounds to serve as direct service practitioners who support the academic, career, and personal/social development of all students within a school system. The program has an urban focus and seeks to prepare students who understand the impact of poverty and culture on disenfranchised populations. The program is consistent with American School Counselor Association (ASCA) transformed role of school counselors who are accountable for counseling, guidance, advising, and system support interventions. School Counselor trainees from teaching and non-teaching backgrounds acquire skills in counseling with individuals and groups, assessment, classroom guidance, school environment, consultation, and coordination of a school counseling program.