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Employ consulting, counseling and educational methods to help people of all ages cope with challenges and live healthy and productive lives. The University of Central Missouri鈥檚 Professional Leadership Education Specialist degree in Counseling is designed for graduate students interested in learning how to become a licensed professional counselor in a school, health care facility or other setting.

A licensed professional counselor program

UCM鈥檚 Professional Leadership Education Specialist degree in Counseling offers concentrations in:

School Counseling

Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Our flexible curriculum can be tailored to your needs. You鈥檒l build on your existing master鈥檚 degree to better serve clients with mental health, family, school and career issues. UCM also prepares you to take the national professional counselor licensure exam, an essential step on your way to a career in counseling.

Flexible online and hybrid learning options

Whether you鈥檙e a full-time student or a working professional, UCM鈥檚 Education Specialist program in Counseling offers flexible online and hybrid classes so you can complete your program on your own time. Hybrid students have the convenience of completing in-person course requirements at either the Warrensburg campus or the Lee鈥檚 Summit campus in the Kansas City metro area.

What you will study

UCM鈥檚 Educational Specialist program gives you the counseling skills and knowledge you need to provide individual and group counseling in care settings such as schools and mental health care facilities. You鈥檒l also develop analytical, research and leadership skills to prepare you to develop and manage licensed professional counselor programs in your chosen area.

Add electives to the core classes to build a curriculum personalized to your needs and goals. Choose from classes such as:

Qualitative Research

Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences

Program Evaluation and Research in Counseling and/or Play Therapy

What can you do with an Education Specialist degree in Counseling from UCM?

Students earning an Education Specialist degree with a concentration in school counseling find work as elementary, middle and high school counselors. Graduates who pursue the clinical mental health counseling concentration find work at community/clinical mental health agencies, not-for-profit organizations, companies, hospitals or in private practices.

Either way, UCM鈥檚 Education Specialist program in Counseling prepares you to sit for the state exams necessary to obtain professional counselor licensure. Approximately 99% of our graduates with an Education Specialist degree in Counseling are employed by the time they graduate from UCM.