PhD in Counselor Education & Supervision

Counselor Education Degrees

Designed for professional counselors, our Counselor Education & Supervision PhD program empowers your passion to help others and give you the knowledge, skills, and training to fulfill your career goals. Antioch’s courses allow you to expand upon your current knowledge in research, evaluation, supervision, teaching, and counseling. Upon completion, you’ll be equipped to clear immediate career hurdles that were present before. Whether your goal is to assume a leadership position in counseling, or become more involved in teaching and training other counselors, this doctorate degree will give you the most thorough knowledge and tools needed to excel personally and professionally.

This degree is offered by AU Seattle.

Degree Program Overview

The PhD in Counseling at Antioch University Seattle 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. With cognate areas in either Counselor Education and Supervision or Creative Arts Therapy Counselor Education and Supervision, the doctoral program in counseling at Antioch University Seattle seeks to meet the growing need for highly qualified counselor leaders— advanced counseling practitioners, counseling educators, and counseling supervisors — attracting candidates regionally as well as nationally.

The small, cohort design which meets for classes primarily on Mondays, also supports the Antioch University Seattle 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.

Doctorate Degree in Counseling Requirements

Program Length:

Students with a master’s degree in counseling from a Council of Accreditation for Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) accredited program (or equivalent) may be able to transfer up to 72 quarter credits towards this 144-credit doctorate program in Counselor Education and Supervision.

Requirements:

The rigorous academic PhD curriculum is designed based on the national standards for counseling education as recommended by the Council of Accreditation for Counseling and Related Educational 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, etc.).

Coursework:

Supervision

• COUN 7400: Multicultural Supervision
• COUN 7420: Advanced Counseling Supervision
• COUN 7440: Advanced Ethical and Legal Issues
• COUN 8000: Internship

Teaching

• COUN 7300: Instructional Design and Adult Learning
• COUN 7320: Counselor Education and Clinical Training
• COUN 7340: Global Mental Health Issues and Professional Sustainability
• COUN 8900: Advanced Special Topics Seminar
• COUN 8000: Internship

Research & Scholarship

• COUN 7120: Research Methodology: Quantitative
• COUN 7140: Research Methodology: Qualitative
• COUN 7100: Research in Counselor Education
• COUN 7180: Program Development & Evaluation
• COUN 8100: Dissertation
• COUN 8000: Internship

Counseling

• COUN 7200: Advanced Clinical Counseling Theory
• COUN 7210: Advanced Group Counseling
• COUN 7220: Advanced Trauma Counseling & Crisis Response
• COUN 7980: Practicum
• COUN 8000: Internship

Leadership & Advocacy

• COUN 7500: Advocacy, Social Justice, and Professional Leadership
• COUN 7520: Consultation and Organizational Change
• COUN 8000: Internship

Creative Arts Cognate 

• COUN 8950: Advanced Professional Seminar and Inquiry Creative Arts Therapy
• COUC 7320: Creative Arts Therapy Counselor Education and Clinical Training
• COUC 7420: Advanced Counseling Supervision & Creative Arts Therapy
• COUC 7340: Global Mental Health Issues & Professional Sustainability in the Creative Arts Therapies
• COUC 7520: Creative Arts Therapy Consultation and Organizational Change
• COUC 8950: Advanced Creative Arts Therapy Professional Seminar & Inquiry

For detailed curriculum, degree requirements, and course descriptions, please visit the Antioch University Seattle catalog.

Career Outlook

The PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision at Antioch University Seattle the most comprehensive degree of its kind in the state of Washington. This program provides professional counselors with the degree, knowledge, and credentials to become counseling educators and leaders in the field of mental health. It is designed to prepare counselors for advanced competency in:

• Graduate level teaching and counselor training
• Research and contributing new knowledge to the field of counseling and mental health
• Counseling supervision
• Counseling Leadership
• Professional Counseling

Accreditation

Antioch University Seattle’s Counselor Education and Supervision (CES) program is now accredited by the Council of Accreditation for Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP). As the “gold standard” in counselor education, this accreditation is a recognition of the quality and standards of Antioch University Seattle’s CES program and as such provides particular distinction to students and alumni when seeking licensure and employment.

Learning Outcomes

• Diversity and change
• Counselor education
• Counseling Supervision
• Advanced Counseling Practice
• Counseling and Mental Health Research
• Leadership  and Advocacy of Counseling and Mental Health
• Creative Arts Therapy

Admissions / Cost / Aid

We are excited to announce that our PhD in Counselor Education & Supervision is now being delivered as a more flexible, low-residency program. Click here for details