Department of Counselingand Human Services

For more than 130 years,the Johns HopkinsUniversity has beena world leader in both teachingand research.

The university receives more federal research and development grants than any other university.

The university has nine schools throughout the Baltimore-Washington area

Krieger School of Arts and Sciences Whiting School of Engineering Carey Business School School of Education School of Medicine School of Nursing Peabody Institute Bloomberg School of Public Health School of Advanced International Studies

The School of Educationhas a long history of providing innovative academic programs and applied research

Quick SOE Facts Began in 1909 as College Courses for Teachers Named the Johns Hopkins School of Education in 2007 Enrollment: Approximately 2,000 Master’s degrees annually awarded: More than 500 Faculty: 54; and 17 joint faculty appointments

from other JHU schools

Quick SOE Facts Classes taught at three campuses

Baltimore, Columbia, and Rockville Average age: 33 Women: 74% Men 26% Student-Faculty Ratio: 10:1 Living Alumni: Approximately 14,500

Ranked # 6in Graduate Schoolsof EducationUS News and World Report, 2011

David Andrews, Dean ofthe School of Education

The SOE has five departments and two research centersDepartments Department of Counseling and Human Services Department of Interdisciplinary Studies Department of Special Education Department of Teacher Preparation Department of Teacher Development and Leadership Research Centers Center for Technology in Education Center for Research Reform in Education

Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy is the Chair of the Department of Counseling and Human Services.

The department has five faculty members, 3 staff members, and 15 active faculty associates.

Faculty Accomplishments• Active researchers and scholars of counseling

Publication of research in prominent counseling journals Books published and book contracts secured Highly sought after for consultation and workshop presentations

(regionally, nationally, and internationally) Regular presentations at major counseling conferences Highly cited in refereed counseling journals

• Actively involved in regional, national, and international counseling organizations Prominent elected board positions in regional and national counseling

organizations

• Demonstrated teaching excellence

Department Mission:Prepare highly qualified professionals who provide leadership in the development of personal, organizational and collective well-being in the fields of clinical community counseling, and school counseling.

The Department offers two degree concentrations: School Counseling Clinical Community Counseling

The department also offers certificates of advanced graduate study and graduate certificate programs.

New!! Full-time School Counseling Fellows Program began in summer of 2010

Student and Alumni Counseling Association (SACA) The Student Counseling Association is one of the most active student groups on campus with more than 125 members.

Re-Activation of Chi Sigma Iota Honor Society Chapter (Lambda Chapter) 50 + members inducted during Spring 2010 Faculty advisor: Dr. Anita Young

“Promoting Excellence in the Profession of Counseling”

For 24 years the department has offered a nationally acclaimed Summer Seminars program which attracts counselors, psychologists, social workers, and other human service practitioners nationwide and is taught by leading authorities in the field.

2010 Departmental Accomplishments Completion of CACREP self-study for school

counseling program Application deadlines for fall and spring semesters Group admission interviews initiated and

conducted Re-activated chapter of Chi Sigma Iota Honor

Society

2010 Departmental Accomplishments Full-time cohort of school counseling students

(school reform, urban emphasis) Increased on-line course offerings

Appraisal and Testing Ethics for Clinical Counselors Research and Evaluation for Counselor

Approval of 60-credit clinical community counseling program

2010 Departmental Accomplishments New faculty:

Dr. Anita Young (Asst. Professor, school counseling) Ms. Ileana Gonzalez (Instructor, coordinator of Fellows), Dr. Michelle Mentzer (Part-time distance education

coordinator) Janet Martinez (School counseling field coordinator)