Doctor of Philosophy in Counselor Education and Supervision

School of Human Services

General Counselor Education and Supervision Specialization

Counseling is one of the country’s fastest growing professions, creating an accompanying need for counseling educators and supervisors. This rigorous Counselor Education and Supervision doctoral degree program includes online course work, residencies, and field experiences designed to build your clinical, teaching, research, and supervisory skills. Capella’s degree program is one of few available online, and provides opportunities for you to potentially fulfill your internship experience working with counseling students enrolled in Capella’s CACREP-accredited master’s specializations.People likely to be interested in this specialization include master’s level counselors interested in pursuing supervisory, faculty, research, or advanced practitioner positions in academic and clinical settings.

The residential colloquia experience

As a doctoral learner, you will attend three six-day colloquia at specific stages in your program, in addition to your online courses. These energizing residencies provide you with insights and knowledge that will be valuable during your doctoral studies and beyond. Learn more about residential colloquia:

• Interactive guide to becoming doctoral at Capella colloquia
• A preview of the doctoral colloquium experience
• Colloquia schedules and other details

Clinical Training Requirements: 100 practicum hours, 600 pre-doctoral internship hours, and accompanying course work.

Applicants to the PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision must be graduates of a CACREP-accredited master's program or a master's program with equivalent curriculum (subject to Capella review)

Required Courses

• CES8002 - Advanced Research in Adult Human Development and Behavior - 4 quarter credits
• CES8756 - Advanced Counseling Theories - 4 quarter credits
• CES8760 - Advanced Clinical Practice* - 4 quarter credits
• CES8764 - Contemporary Issues in Compulsive and Addictive Behavior Treatment - 4 quarter credits
• CES8768 - Counselor Education Teaching and Practice* - 4 quarter credits
• CES8772 - Counselor Supervision* - 4 quarter credits
• CES8776 - Leadership and Advocacy in Counseling - 4 quarter credits
• HS8100 - Fundamentals of Social Science Research* - 4 quarter credits
• HS8106 - Epistemology of Practice Knowledge* - 4 quarter credits
• HS8111 - Quantitative Research Methods in the Human Services* - 4 quarter credits
• HS8112 - Advanced Qualitative Research Methods* - 4 quarter credits
• HS8113 - Advanced Study in Research Methods* - 4 quarter credits
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• The three courses listed below are 10-week online courses. Each includes specific residency days or field experience. Learners must complete prerequisites and residency or field training requirements to be eligible to complete each course in the sequence.
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• CES8780 - Counselor Education and Supervision Practicum* - 4 quarter credits plus 100 hours field experience
• CES8784 - Counselor Education and Supervision Internship I* - 4 quarter credits plus field experience
• CES8785 - Counselor Education and Supervision Internship II* - 4 quarter credits plus field experience
• CES9919 - Doctoral Comprehensive Examination* - 4 quarter credits
• CES9920 - Dissertation Courseroom* - non-credit
• CES9921 - Dissertation Research 1* - 5 quarter credits
• CES9922 - Dissertation Research 2* - 5 quarter credits
• CES9923 - Dissertation Research 3* - 5 quarter credits
• CES9924 - Dissertation Research 4* - 5 quarter credits

Required Courses

• Graduate course work totaling 60 quarter credits from a CACREP-accredited or CACREP curriculum equivalent master’s degree program.

Review of this specialization is pending in AL, AZ, FL, GA, KY, MN, SC, WA, and WI. Contact an enrollment counselor for additional information.

Learn more about our related specializations:

PsyD

• Counseling Studies
• Health Care Administration

Master's degree

• Counseling Studies
• General Human Services
• Health Care Administration

Certificate

• Post-Master's Certificate - College Teaching

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