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Remote work and classes will continue through Sunday, January 30, 2022. All student services will remain accessible both remotely and in person, and athletics, theatre and most other events will continue as planned. For more information, view the university's health and safety protocols. Visit the  Winter 2022 Student Services Guide for information about student support services and campus activities available during the remote period.

Counseling and Supervision (Ph.D.)

The Ph.D. in Counseling and Supervision prepares experienced counselors and college student affairs professionals to advance their careers as graduate counseling faculty, researchers and scholars, as well as clinical supervisors and master counselors. 

This personal, student-centered and rigorous program fosters the development of individual strengths and leadership as compassionate trauma-informed professionals.

Students work with nationally recognized, widely-published and highly skilled faculty in a vibrant, diverse community to develop their unique specialization in areas such as advanced counseling, trauma counseling, clinical supervision, counseling children, multicultural counseling and college student affairs.

In the fall of 2018, the Counselor Education Department opened the Community Counseling and Wellness Center on Kean's East Campus. Through a University Quality First Initiative (QFI) Grant, 16 advanced counseling students were trained as facilitators for ongoing Child-Parent Relationship (Filial) Therapy. In addition to four rooms for individual counseling, the program also has one room equipped for Play Therapy and Filial Therapy, another room for Sand Tray Therapy and a third room for group counseling.  New video equipment has been installed in all rooms.

Drs. J. Barry Mascari and Jane Webber named 2018 American Counseling Association Fellows

 

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Dr. Jane Webber

Jane Webber, Ph.D., LPC, a 2018 American Counseling Association Fellow, collaborates with her students, fostering the importance of compassion along the way.

What You Learn

This Ph.D. integrates trauma-informed practice, social justice and evidence-based counseling into a curriculum model to develop a specialization, leadership and empathic skills needed to be effective. More specifically, you will:

  • Develop research skills in four quantitative and qualitative research courses
  • Complete advanced practicum in counseling and internships in clinical supervision and teaching
  • Complete and defend your dissertation over three semesters after passing the comprehensive examination

Courses are scheduled evenings and weekends in a hybrid format to accommodate working professionals. Full-time students can complete the degree in three years; it is possible for part-time students to complete the degree in four years.

Application Deadline (Fall admission only):

Priority Deadline: December 1 (the Doctoral Committee will begin to review completed applications.)

Final Deadline: March 1

Admission Requirements

If you have admissions questions, contact Graduate Admissions at gradadmissions@kean.edu or (908) 737-4723.

Program Information

Counseling and Supervision (Ph.D.)

Program Coordinator:

Jane Webber, Ph.D., LPC
East Campus, Room 305
(908) 737-5950
CED_PHD@kean.edu

Office Hours: M- 2-4, T- 4-6:30, W- 2-4, TH- 2-3:30

The Classroom and Beyond

At Kean learning and professional growth extend far beyond the walls of our classrooms. We encourage you to take advantage of a variety of research opportunities, internships, conferences and more to help advance your career and set the stage for continued success.

Counselor Ed center

NEW Community Counseling and Wellness Center

The Community Counseling and Wellness Center, which began in the fall of 2018 on Kean's main campus, features newly-installed state-of-the-art video recording and playback equipment. Doctoral students will work closely with their faculty supervisors to provide individual and group counseling as well as Play Therapy, Sand Tray Therapy and Filial Therapy for children and families.
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Counseling Honor Society

Chi Sigma Iota (CSI) is an international honor society that values academic and professional excellence in counseling and promotes a strong professional identity through members (professional counselors, counselor educators, and students) who contribute to the realization of a healthy society by fostering wellness and human dignity.
9/11 symposium at Kean

Conferences, Symposiums & Events

Imagine: A Center for Loss and Grief, the New Jersey School Counselor Association, Voices of September 11 conference (shown in photo), as well as the American Counseling Association and the NJ Counseling Association conferences are examples of how our faculty contributes to the community. For more details, contact us at (908) 737-5950 or ced@kean.edu.

New book by faculty stresses the importance of compassion

Counseling News

Kean's J. Barry Mascari, Ed.D., LPC, LCADC, and Jane Webber, Ph.D., LPC, were featured in Counseling Today magazine for their latest book, Disaster Mental Health Counseling: A Guide to Preparing and Responding.

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