Counselor Education and Supervision (PhD)
The PhD in CES program will train highly competent professionals who will be prepared to assume positions in higher education, supervisory roles of master level clinicians, clinicians, and researchers. The PhD in CES degree program will continue to support the mission of the College of Health and Education and Marymount University through the education and training of future counselor educators and supervisors who will serve the field of counseling through training, education, and supervision of future clinicians who will serve communities and individuals seeking counseling services. This mission is also consistent with the primary objective for CACREP-accredited doctoral programs. The Ph.D. in CES program is a fully online program.
Comprehensive Examination: The Ph.D. program requires successful completion of written comprehensives followed by an oral defense of the comprehensives at the completion of all doctoral courses. The dissertation committee renders a decision to continue to the dissertation process.
Dissertation: After successful completion of the written and oral comprehensives, the doctoral candidate will proceed to the dissertation proposal and defense. Candidates will be required to successfully propose and defend an original research study with approval of the dissertation committee and Marymount University IRB.
Degree Requirements
An approved masters degree in counseling, or related field, is required for review for admission into the Ph.D. program. Forty-eight credits may be applied from the MA program in counseling upon approval of the Ph.D. faculty review committee.
The following classes are required and outlined in shared requirements. Classes not taken in the MA degree plan must be taken while in the program or prior to pre-requisite courses.
Required Courses
| CE 701 | Advanced Diagnostic Classification and Treatment of Mental Disorders | 3 |
| CE 702 | Advanced Professional, Legal, and Ethical Issues in Counseling | 3 |
| CE 710 | Advanced Assessment of Social and Personality Functioning | 3 |
| CE 720 | Advanced Theories and Models in Counselor Education | 3 |
| CE 723 | Advanced Group Counseling Techniques/Issues | 3 |
| CE 725 | Theories and Models in Counseling Supervision | 3 |
| CE 801 | Advanced Clinical Skills Assessment Lab | 3 |
| CE 803 | Clinical Practicum II | 3 |
| CE 805 | Internship in Counselor Education | 3 |
| CE 809 | Counselor Supervision Practicum | 3 |
| CE 810 | Advanced Research Designs | 3 |
| CE 813 | Qualitative Research Design | 3 |
| CE 815 | Empirical Bases of Research | 3 |
| CE 899 | Dissertation Research | 1 |