2021 Program Evaluation Report
Coming Soon! 2023/2024 Vital Stats Report
Every student that goes through our program will build a core counseling foundation through personal identity, personal intelligence, self-discovery, and introspection. At Doane, we believe that understanding how to help people starts with understanding yourself.
Each student is different. Whatever the area of focus, Doane helps you build an identity around your interests. At Doane, we help future counselors build a professional identity.
Not everything can be learned in a classroom. Often a hands-on approach to learning provides a deeper understanding of the material - an understanding that’s tied to real experience. At Doane, you learn how to succeed in helping others by actually helping others.
Master of Arts in Counseling students engage in a wide range of classroom learning - which includes topics related to theories, diversity, substance use, trauma, and more - and are provided opportunities for leadership roles, presentations at national counseling conferences, attendance of guest speaking events, and participation in local/state/national advocacy and community efforts. Each of these learning opportunities are designed to expand students’ worldviews so that they can effectively and empathetically serve a diverse client base.
Master of Arts in Counseling students are required to continuously enroll in Professional Identity Development Seminars while in the program. These seminars are intentionally designed to engage students in creative and innovative ideas, discussions, and opportunities that help them expand their identity and role as counselors. Seminar sessions range from practicing creative counseling techniques, such as the use of poetry, music, animals, and crafts, to hearing about the lived experiences of guest speakers, to exploring work with multidisciplinary teams, to discussing current events. Each of these learning experiences helps students connect the field of mental health counseling to the arts, business, politics, media and more.
The final year of the Master of Arts in Counseling (MAC) program's plan of study is solely focused on the practicum and internship clinical experience. During this time, students actively apply their knowledge and skills as they maintain a caseload of real clients seeking mental health counseling within a variety of settings. These real-world settings include agencies, private practices, hospitals, schools and universities. Not only do MAC students provide free counseling services, but they also apply hands-on knowledge to writing case notes, developing treatment plans, providing assessments and engaging in various forms of supervision and staffing with a team of colleagues in the field.
Master of Arts in Counseling students engage in a wide range of classroom learning - which includes topics related to theories, diversity, substance use, trauma, and more - and are provided opportunities for leadership roles, presentations at national counseling conferences, attendance of guest speaking events, and participation in local/state/national advocacy and community efforts. Each of these learning opportunities are designed to expand students’ worldviews so that they can effectively and empathetically serve a diverse client base.
Master of Arts in Counseling students are required to continuously enroll in Professional Identity Development Seminars while in the program. These seminars are intentionally designed to engage students in creative and innovative ideas, discussions, and opportunities that help them expand their identity and role as counselors. Seminar sessions range from practicing creative counseling techniques, such as the use of poetry, music, animals, and crafts, to hearing about the lived experiences of guest speakers, to exploring work with multidisciplinary teams, to discussing current events. Each of these learning experiences helps students connect the field of mental health counseling to the arts, business, politics, media and more.
The final year of the Master of Arts in Counseling (MAC) program's plan of study is solely focused on the practicum and internship clinical experience. During this time, students actively apply their knowledge and skills as they maintain a caseload of real clients seeking mental health counseling within a variety of settings. These real-world settings include agencies, private practices, hospitals, schools and universities. Not only do MAC students provide free counseling services, but they also apply hands-on knowledge to writing case notes, developing treatment plans, providing assessments and engaging in various forms of supervision and staffing with a team of colleagues in the field.
