Dr. Kristian Browne
Visiting Assistant Professor, Counselor Education
- incoming fall 2024
The philosophical bases from which the instruction, mentorship, and applied learning within the Program in Counselor Education are derived reflect a combination of pragmatism, social constructivism, and phenomenology. The philosophical framework of the program embraces preventive, developmental, and remedial efforts as meaningful responses by counselors to the human conditions of their clients. A variety of applied approaches to the process of change is examined and encouraged within a framework of practical and realistic expectations for the process of change. However, the basic commitment to facilitating optimum development of individuals, families, and communities throughout their life-spans permeates the efforts of students and faculty alike.
Consistent with the American Counseling Association mission statement, the Counselor Education Program aims at enhancing “the quality of life in society by promoting the development of professional counselors, advancing the counseling profession, and using the profession and practice of counseling to promote respect for human dignity and diversity.” –ACA Mission Statement
Program Coordinator: Dr. Junfei Lu
If you plan to attend any of the meetings, please email Mikalya Cain (mmcain2@ua.edu).
All Application to the Counselor Education Programs are made through Graduate School. The application deadlines for the various programs in Counselor Education are as follows:
MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, MA in Rehabilitation Counseling, MA in Counselor Education (with certification in School Counseling), and EDS in Counselor Education
In addition to the minimum Graduate School admission requirements, admission decisions are made based on submitted application materials. The following materials are required for the application to be considered complete:
In addition to the minimum Graduate School admission requirements, to be considered for regular admission an application must include:
The admission deadlines for each academic semester are as follows:
Applicants can expect a response to their application materials within a month after the deadline.
PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision
Cohort admission decision for Fall of each academic year are made at the follow deadlines:
Priority Deadline* – December 15th
Final Deadline – March 15th
*Applicants who apply to the priority deadline will be able to compete for graduate assistantships.
Applicants can expect a response on their application materials within one month after the deadline.
Faculty reserve the right to revisit the application pool after final decisions in the event spots remain available, although applicants who submit their materials after the deadline should expect their applications to be denied admission or requested to be reviewed in the subsequent review period.
In addition to the minimum Graduate School admission requirements, the information below is needed for the application to be considered complete:
Finally, an applicant for doctoral study must:
Admission decisions are made based on submitted application materials and an applicant interview with the admissions committee. After reviewing application packets, the Admissions Committee, which is comprised of program faculty members, will schedule applicant interviews. Dates and times of interviews will be determined and communicated to potential candidates by program faculty.
All the programs in the Program in Counselor Education are accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP). Accreditation means that the accredited programs are recognized nationally as having met standards of the counseling profession. All graduate degrees affiliated with training in School Counseling are certified by the State Department of Education (SDE) for the State of Alabama. The School Counseling program is also accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Education Preparation (CAEP). In addition, our counselor education program is a recognized member of International Registry of Counselor Education Programs through promoting the ongoing development and recognition of the counseling profession worldwide.
The mission of the Program in Counselor Education at The University of Alabama is to educate a diverse population of students. The priority of the faculty is to train competent, ethical, culturally sensitive, and knowledgeable practitioners and educators.
ACA Code of Ethics Requirement
Prior to enrollment in the Program in Counselor Education at The University of Alabama, you must read the American Counseling Association (ACA) Code of Ethics and sign a ACA Code of Ethics Student Agreement. This consent must be signed by all students enrolled in Counselor Education classes at the University of Alabama. These two required steps demonstrate your obligation to use the ACA Code of Ethics as your guide for your actions with clients, student colleagues, and fellow professional counselors. If there are questions related to the ACA Code of Ethics, you must address them with your academic advisor. Failure to comply with the ACA Code of Ethics could affect your continued enrollment in the Program in Counselor Education.
Master’s-Specific Objectives
Specialty-Specific Objectives
Doctoral-Specific Objectives
Counseling Lab
The Program in Counselor Education includes usage of the Counselor Education Developmental Counseling Laboratory, a suite of counseling rooms on the third floor of Autherine Lucy Hall, accessible through Room 318. The Counseling Laboratory is a state-of-the-art facility that features digital recordings of pivotal counseling work samples from program entry through practicum work