Offered as a Graduate Certificate or a Professional Certificate, the International School Counseling Certificate is ideal for candidates who work as school counselors or in counseling-related positions in International schools. It is designed to provide participants with the knowledge, skills and dispositions needed to effectively provide counseling and develop school counseling programs in international schools.
Candidates meet online every other week in groups with a dedicated instructor. The format of the class is collegial and case presentations are used as the main mechanism of instruction. All content areas (e.g. systems, multicultural perspectives) are approached as a series of lenses that can be applied to cases with increasing complexity.
Coursework
Gain the competencies to provide and develop a school counseling program with a Certificate in International School Counseling. Students acquire career, academic and social-emotional counseling knowledge directly applicable to the international school setting.
Pursue the certificate for graduate-level credit* (9 units are transferable to USD MA in Counseling, School Counseling program) or professional development through Professional Continuing Education.
4 Synchronous Courses Over Zoom
- Cross Cultural Counseling Skills for International School Counselors (3 units)
- Crisis and Trauma Prevention and Intervention in International School Counseling (3 units)
- International College and Career Readiness (3 units)
- Applied Theories and Techniques in International School Counseling (1 unit)
Program Highlights
10 graduate units from USD*
Synchronous over Zoom with instructor and classmates
4 courses
1 year average completion time
Program Learning Outcomes
- How to apply specific multicultural perspectives in international school counseling.
- Develop a toolbox of resources to help you respond to trauma and crisis events in international school settings.
- Receive supervision and mentorship from University of San Diego school counseling faculty.
- Work on real-life case studies from fellow cohort participants.
- Opportunity to collaborate and network with other international professionals
- Gain support in often isolated professional settings
- Earn a graduate certificate or professional certificate from University of San Diego in one year.
Graduate-Level Credit
Earn a graduate certificate from University of San Diego School of Leadership and Education Sciences. Work with highly qualified professional faculty with advanced degrees and years of counseling experience.
- Earn 10 units of graduate-level credit
- *9 units are transferable to USD's MA in Counseling, School Counseling program
- Cost: $1,602 per unit
Professional Development
The International School Counseling Certificate is offered by the USD School of Leadership and Education Sciences’ Counseling & Marital and Family Therapy department, and facilitated by the Division of Professional and Continuing Education. The certificate is designed for professional practice with the goal of enhancing counseling skills to international school students.
- 4 courses (total 10 units)
- The certificate can be completed in less than 12 months
- Units are not transferable to degree-granting programs
- Cost: $350 per unit
- +$45 optional certificate fee
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