Counseling & Guidance, Rehabilitation Teaching for the Blind Concentration (MACG)

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The Counseling and Guidance MA program is designed to prepare counselors for counseling and human service positions in educational institutions and other agencies. The program provides students with basic preparation in counseling and psychology with various elective concentrations offered to prepare students for particular institutional settings, e.g., educational, mental health, and community service agencies. The Clinical Mental Health and the School Counseling concentrations within the MA Counseling and Guidance program are accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP).

CIP Code 131101

Rehabilitation Teaching for the Blind Concentration:

The rehabilitation teaching for the blind concentration requires 33 semester hours of study including a comprehensive examination, a practicum and two internships in a school setting. The rehabilitation teaching for the blind concentration is offered on the main campus only.

Post-MACG Practicum and Internship Policy

Graduates of the Master of Arts Counseling and Guidance (MACG) program at Louisiana Tech University who wish to pursue licensure or Louisiana Board of Education Teacher (Counselor) Certification may enroll in Practicum and Internship courses under the following conditions and only with the prior written approval of the MACG program coordinator. Approval will be based on the following:

The applicant is eligible for Practicum or Internship under the current program requirements, (i.e., the 48-hour school counseling curriculum or 60-hour mental health counseling curriculum); and
There is availability of Practicum or Internship space (current program students have priority).

Under no circumstances is any post-MACG student guaranteed enrollment in practicum or internship for consecutive quarters.

Students in the Human Services concentration are not eligible for licensure and do not participate in practicum or internship.

Curriculum

EPSY 581: Blindness Rehab Systems and Issues 3 Semester Credit Hours
COUN 508: Intro To Counseling Theories 3 Semester Credit Hours
COUN 529: Cross-Cultural Counseling 3 Semester Credit Hours
COUN 590: Ethics and Professional Practice 3 Semester Credit Hours
PSYC 510: Principles of Human Development 3 Semester Credit Hours
Rehab Teaching Cognate
EPSY 580: Immersion in Blindness Practicum 6 Semester Credit Hours
EDCI 436: Braille I 3 Semester Credit Hours
EPSY 582: Intro To Orientation and Mobility 3 Semester Credit Hours
EPSY 587: Advanced Rehabilitation Systems and Issues 3 Semester Credit Hours
EPSY 585: Comp Exam in Educational Psyc No Credit Semester Credit Hours