Supporting Immigrant Students for Professional School Counselors (Z171)
Graduate Certificate Program
College: Education
ABSTRACT
The Post Master’s Certificate in Counseling for Immigrant Students is a one-year, four-course training experience that will equip Professional School Counselors with specialized skills to work with students of families who have recently immigrated to the United States. Program activities will focus on (a) helping students and families manage trauma, post-traumatic stress, culture shock, and poverty, as well as (b) promoting students’ health, well-being, English language acquisition, acculturation, academic achievement, and socioemotional growth and development.
CONTACT
Carol Scott
Coordinator
Department of Counseling, Higher Education, and Special Education
3115 Benjamin Building
3942 Campus Drive
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742
Telephone: 301.405.8384
Fax: 301.405.9995
Website: https://education.umd.edu/
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
- Contact dept. for details.
PROGRAM-SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS
- Contact dept. for details.
APPLICATION DEADLINES
Type of Applicant | Fall Deadline | Spring Deadline |
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Domestic Applicants | ||
US Citizens and Permanent Residents | Contact dept. for details. | Contact dept. for details. |
International Applicants | ||
F (student) or J (exchange visitor) visas; A, E, G, H, I and L visas and immigrants | Contact dept. for details. | Contact dept. for details. |
RESOURCES AND LINKS:
Program Website: https://jewishstudies.umd.edu/
Application Process: www.gradschool.umd.edu/admissions