Our Values
We envision the Department of Counseling and School Psychology as a dynamic learning environment committed to high levels of competence and skill in counseling, psychological and psychoeducational service delivery in schools, agencies, and communities. The Department derives from and reflects the following values:
- Commitment to equity in professional preparation and practice
- Commitment to the professional development of faculty and promotion of balance between our professional and personal lives
- Multicultural awareness, interpersonal and cross-cultural competence
- Self awareness in faculty and students
- Critical thinking, intellectual curiosity and inquiry
- Valuing and respect for the unique input and experiences of our students
- Valuing and respect for the unique input and experiences of our faculty and colleagues
- Recognition of teaching and learning as informed by multiple and interrelated contributions of faculty, students, and the community
- Appreciation of the complexity of systems and the facilitation of practice in those systems consistent with humane values
- Learning as a dynamic and lifelong process
- Openness to exploring diverse world views and their relationship to the learning and therapeutic processes.
- Professional accountability to each other as a department, recognizing our impact on one another
- Responsiveness to the human and educational issues of our communities.