Counseling - Mission Statement

The mission of the University of Connecticut's Counseling Program is to prepare professional school counselors to work in elementary, middle, and secondary school settings as educational leaders; advocates for all students, with special emphasis on poor and minority youth; users of school data to effect systemic change; providers of individual counseling, group counseling, and classroom guidance services; and collaborators with faculty, parents, and community agencies. Our mission is set within the American School Counselor Association's National Model for School Counseling and incorporates the domains of academic, career and personal/social development.

Students who graduate from the program will have the necessary skills to: demonstrate effectiveness by assessing and evaluating their school counseling programs; actively advocate for educational equity, work to close the achievement gap for poor and minority youth; and promote academic achievement for all students.