This program prepares professional counselors to provide counseling, consultation, and preventive services to individuals, families, groups, and communities in mental health, student affairs, and PreK-12 settings.
Bridgewater State College's Counselor Education program prepare professionals to counsel individuals, families, groups and communities with developmental, educational, career and mental health needs. Using a constructivist framework, faculty build on students' prior knowledge, background and experience. Read more about Our Mission.
The Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs
(CACREP), a specialized accrediting body recognized by the Council for Higher
Education Accreditation (CHEA), has granted accreditation to the following
programs in the Department of Counselor Education at Bridgewater State College:
Mental Health Counseling (M.Ed.)., Student Affairs (M.Ed.), and School
Counseling (M.Ed.). The Department of Counselor Education at Bridgewater State
College has made history by being the first counseling program in the Commonwealth
of Massachusetts to achieve this national CACREP accreditation.
Last Modified: April 4, 2008
Informational sessions for prospective students are held during the fall and spring semesters. Please check the schedule for dates.
The Spring 2010 Admissions Interview date has been scheduled for Friday, March 26, 2010, from 9:00-1:00 p.m. This is the only date that admission interviews will be held this semester. Applicants who are applying for the February 1 admission deadline will be contacted and invited for an interview.
New Student Orientation Sessions have been scheduled for Tuesday, May 4, and Friday, May 7, from 5-6:30 p.m. Students who are accepted for admission must attend one of these sessions.
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"The counseling program was excellent career preparation for me. The courses have been applicable every day in my field..."