George Fox University

Graduate Department of Counseling

About the Program

Last Updated: 
September 19, 2012

The Graduate Department of Counseling, of the School of Education at George Fox Univeristy provides systems based training in 4 distinct graduate degree areas; Marriage and Family Therapy, Professional Counseling, School Counseling and School Psychology. We currently have 10 fulltime faculty, with campuses in both Portland and Salem and a clinic and practicum training center. All courses incorporate the Integration of faith and psychology themes and meet at convenient times for adults coming back to school for further training.

Program Overview

Program Administrator: 
Dr. Richard Shaw
Department Emphasis: 
Area Percentage
  Family Therapy35%
  Professional Counseling35%
  School Counseling20%
  School Psychology10%
Campus Enrollment: 
225
Programs Options: 
Master's

Undergraduate Program

Accreditations/Approval: 
CACREP

Graduate Program

Director: 
Dr. Richard Shaw
Courses Offered: 
  • Spirituality and Clinical Praxis I & II
  • Introduction to Marriage and Family Therapy
  • Principles and Techniques of Counseling I, Practicum
  • Human Growth and Development
  • Spiritual Identity
  • Personality and Counseling Theory
  • Psychopathology and Appraisal
  • Advanced Marriage Therapy
  • Images of God
  • Human Sexuality
  • Advanced Family Therapy
  • Professional Orientation
  • Group Theory and Therapy
  • Clinical Internship
  • Social and Cultural Foundations
  • Play Therapy
  • Substance Abuse from a Systemic Perspective
  • Tests and Measurement
  • Clinical Internship I & II
  • Treatment Planning I & II
  • Shame and Grace
  • Lifestyle and Career Development
  • Relationship Assessment
  • Research and Evaluation
  • Graduate Clinical Project
  • Spiritual Integration

Master's Level

Program Options: 
  • Professional Counseling
  • Marriage, Couple and Family Counseling
  • School Counseling
  • School Psychology (NCATE accredited)
Comments: 

Students graduating from these programs will have a solid understanding of systems thinking and the integration of faith and therapy. The M.A. in Counseling is designed to lead to licensure as an LPC. The M.A. in MFT is designed to lead to licensure as both LPC and LMFT.

Faculty

Faculty at George Fox University