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Doctor of Philosophy in Counseling with specialization in School and Community Counseling
Doctor of Philosophy in Counseling with specialization in School and Community Counseling
The Doctor of Philosophy in Counseling with specialization in School and Community Counseling program offers extensive course work and relevant learning opportunities through advanced methods and techniques of assessment, and a full array of intervention practices in school and community counseling to continuously develop professionals as researchers, policymakers, human resource managers/ specialists in the academe/industry/community.
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Program Goals
Upon successful completion of the program, students will be able to:
Possess knowledge on how to develop, implement, and evaluate counseling interventions.
Conduct psychological evaluation using tests and authentic measures.
Design psychological programs for specific issues and/or diverse populations in the community.
Develop counseling/psychotherapeutic techniques for students and diverse populations using evidence-based approaches.
Conduct supervision and consultation services for counseling practitioners.
Conduct research in line with counseling and psychotherapy that will enrich local data on evidence-based practices.
Manifest ethical standards in the practice of counseling and psychotherapy.
Advocate for professional identity and advancement.
Develop counseling approach grounded on current trends and research.
Program Curriculum
| BASIC COURSES | 12 | |
| GDSC300 | Foundations of Education and Counseling (Psychological, Sociological, Philosophical, Anthropological, Moral, and Legal) | 3 |
| GDEM301 | Advanced Educational Statistics with Computer Application | 3 |
| GDEM302 | Methods of Research I (Quantitative Research) | 3 |
| GDEM303 | Methods of Research II (Qualitative Research, Mixed Methods, Multi-method Approach) | 3 |
| Major Courses | Units | |
| GDSC301L | Advanced Psychological Assessment & Evaluation (with Projective Techniques) | 3 |
| GDSC302 | Advanced Organization, Administration, and Supervision of Guidance Services | 3 |
| GDSC303 | Group Process and Program Development | 3 |
| GDSC304 | Advanced Career Counseling | 3 |
| GDSC305 | Community Counseling | 3 |
| GDSC306 | Counseling and Psychotherapy | 3 |
| GDSC307 | Counseling Supervision | 3 |
| COURSES | Units | |
| GDSC308 | Mental Health | 3 |
| GDSC309 | Multicultural Counseling | 3 |
| GDSC310 | Advanced Psychopathology | 3 |
| GDSC311 | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy | 3 |
| GDSC312 | Advanced Group Counseling | 3 |
| GDSC313 | Couples & Family Counseling | 3 |
| GDSC314 | Child and Adolescent Counseling | 3 |
| GDSC315 | Counseling Victims of Violence, Trauma & Abuse | 3 |
| GDSC316 | Special Topics | 3 |
| GRLF300 | Foreign Language | 3 |
| GRLE300A | Lasallian Spirituality and Pedagogy | 3 |
| GRLE300B | Lasallian Philosophy of Education | 3 |
| GDSC317 | Supervised Internship (200 hours) and Educational Discipleship (30 hours) | 3 |
| GDEM316 | Dissertation Writing | 12 |
Complete Academic Requirements | 39 | |
| Other Requirements | 21 | |
Passing the Written Comprehensive Examination (WCE) upon completion of the basic, major and cognate courses.
Publication
Publication in a nationally or internationally refereed and indexed journal.
The student must have at least one publication with a publication date that is within the student’s residency in the program reflecting the name of De La Salle University-Dasmariñas as the student’s institutional affiliation.
TOTAL 60 UNITS
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Contact Information
College of Professional and Graduate Studies
 | Room 105, Gregorio De Jesus Hall, De La Salle University – Dasmariñas, Brgy. Fatima 1, Dasmariñas City, Cavite, Philippines, 4115 |
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 | Cavite Line: +63 (46) 481.1900 Manila Line: +63 (2) 8779.5180 |
 | Local Number: 3077 | 3216 |
