Psychology Department
Master of Arts in Behavioral Sciences

Business and Industry Counseling

PROGRAM COORDINATOR

OVERVIEW

The Business and Industry Counseling Option is an interdisciplinary option which takes advantage of the strengths and resources of the graduate programs in Psychology and Counselor Education. It includes courses on both theory and application of business and industrial counseling as well as supervised experiences in the field.

The program was developed in response to the growing need to provide counseling services "on the job." The program has as its primary goal the education and training of professionals with expertise in counseling in the workplace. Its objectives include: a) providing students with a common core of professional counseling competencies (based on national standards); b) providing students with a specialization in Business and Industry Counseling including human resources, employee assistance programs, and substance abuse counseling; c) providing students with supervised experiences in the field; and d) developing the professional relationship and interchange between Kean University and business and industry in New Jersey.