COUNSELING & HUMAN SERVICES GRADUATE PROGRAM
OVERVIEW
THE NATIONAL-LOUIS UNIVERSITY GRADUATE PROGRAM
The graduate degree and certificate programs offered by the Human Services Department at National-Louis University are designed to build the knowledge and skills for leadership roles in counseling and school counseling. The Human Services programs at National-Louis University are based on an Eclectic philosophy and are taught by an interdisciplinary faculty.
It is the intent of our graduate programs to assist all students to develop their understanding of the scope of human services, identify specific career directions, refine knowledge and abilities, and develop their potential as human services professionals.
Our graduate programs assist students in developing broad theoretical understandings of motivation and behavior, of specific client population characteristics, of intervention skills and strategies, of service agencies and organizations, and of the professional ethics and responsibilities of human services work.
Curriculum Objectives
1. To prepare students for professional positions by establishing a generic core of knowledge that combines the theory and practice skills applicable to human services work.
2. To prepare student to apply for the LPC, LCPC licensure, NBCC certification and/or Type 73 certificate as required by the State of Illinois.
UNIQUE PROGRAM FEATURES
Multidisciplinary Program and Faculty
The counseling program at National-Louis University is designed to train counseling professionals employing an eclectic approach to practice in community agencies, schools and counseling centers. The interdisciplinary faculty offers a diversity of practice specializations and skills.
Integration of Theory and Practice
Program course work includes the theories and techniques to practice individual, group, and family counseling. Other course work includes topics in human development, testing, diagnosis, multicultural issues, career counseling, counseling theories, professional issues, ethics and a clinical counseling internship.
Adult Student Oriented
The programs are designed for adults who elect to enroll in the cohort delivery model. The cohort model offers classes in the following formats: 4-10 pm one day a week; 9-4 one day a week, 6:30-9:30 two evenings a week, and 9-4 on Saturdays. Elective courses may be available at other times. Each Course offered by the Human Services Department meets for 3 hours once a week for 10 weeks.
Cohort Model
Students will work with the same group and meet at the same time throughout their program. Elective courses may be available at other times.
Academic Programs of the Human Services Department
Master of Science Degree
The Department of Human Services offers programs of study leading to the Master of Science degree.
Counseling Program
The counseling program at National-Louis University is designed to train counseling professionals employing an eclectic approach to practice in community agencies, schools and counseling centers. The interdisciplinary faculty offers a diversity of practice specializations and skills. Program course work includes the theories and techniques to practice individual, group, and family counseling. Other course work includes topics in human development, testing, diagnosis, multicultural issues, career counseling, counseling theories, professional issues, ethics and a clinical counseling internship.
The programs are designed for adults who elect to enroll in the cohort delivery model. The cohort model offers classes in the following formats: 4-10 pm one day a week; 9-4 one day a week, 6:30-9:30 two evenings a week, and 9-4 on Saturdays. Elective courses may be available at other times. Each Course offered by the Human Services Department meets for 3 hours once a week for 10 weeks.
Note: Students who cannot attend two classes per week in one of the above cohort formats may attend the program one course per term. However, tuition is charged at the regular university rate and not the locked in tuition rate of the cohort model. In addition students choosing this format may have to travel from campus to campus in order to meet program requirements.
Contact Information
Community Counseling:
Chicago:
Janice Guerriero, Ph.D.
Campus Coordinator
Ext. 3463
Email : jguerriero@nl.edu
Elgin:
Vicky Whipple, Ed.D.
Campus Coordinator
Ext. 8026
Email : vwhipple@nl.edu
Evanston and Wheeling:
Eileen Tarnoff, M.S.W.
Campus Coordinator
Ext. 2331
Email : etarnoff@nl.edu
Lisle:
Susan Thorne-Devin
Campus Coordinator
Ext. 4560
Email : stdevin@nl.edu
School Counseling:
Marie Bracki
Ext. 4529
Email: mbracki@nl.edu
Understanding Human Services
The phrase, human services, can refer to a range of service areas, agencies, professions, and activities that address meeting the needs of individuals, families, groups, and communities. Programs in areas of cultural/racial relationships, criminal justice, child or elder abuse, housing, public assistance, mental health, education, gerontology, eating disorders, community wellness, administration and prevention give only some indication of the breadth of service areas or sub-fields of human services. Agencies and organizations such as family services, United Way, area agencies on aging, halfway houses, residential and workshop settings, detoxification and addiction treatment centers, youth outreach centers, hospitals, and crisis intervention telephone services are also examples of the breadth of the human services.
Academic programs and professional associations in counseling, psychology, addictions, eating disorders, social work, psychiatric nursing, public health, human services administration, community development, prevention, family therapy, and gerontology further characterize the phrase, human services. Role functions and activities such as administration, counseling, crisis intervention, group work, outreach, case management, advocating, community planning, supervision, and program management again indicate the scope of professional human services roles.
