Alex Johnston, M.Ed. in School CounselingI chose the UNC School of Education because of the school counseling faculty. They were open, honest and willing to help me in the graduate school decision-making process in a way I was not expecting. It immediately felt like home, which was especially meaningful since I am from out of state with no real connections to North Carolina.
Leaders in Developing Effective School Counselors
Our faculty are highly effective in preparing school counselors to help their students.
With a $2.27 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education, the UNC School of Education will work to reduce and mitigate inequities of mental health disparities among low-income rural K-8 students by increasing the number of its highly qualified school counseling graduates in the schools where those students learn. The grant funding makes possible…
The UNC School of Education’s School Counseling program has been reaccredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP). After undergoing a full review, the program was found “to meet all standards in a satisfactory manner” and is accredited for an additional eight years. The School Counseling program has been continually…
Jill Cook (’88 B.M.Ed., ’91 M.Ed.), executive director of the American School Counselor Association (ASCA), will deliver the UNC School of Education’s graduation address on Saturday, May 11. The ceremony will be held at noon in Carmichael Arena on the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill campus. Lauded as “a tireless advocate” for school…
As a school counselor-in-training who understands the importance of being helped by caring adults, I have a heart for advocacy and the development of our students — the leaders of the next generation. I wanted to become a school counselor to help guide my students through their academics as well as college and career decisions,…