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Counseling and Supervision (Ph.D.)

The Ph.D. in Counseling and Supervision prepares experienced counselors and 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 skills as well as your development as a compassionate trauma-informed professional.

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.

The University also has a Community Counseling and Wellness Center. Through a University Quality First Initiative (QFI) Grant, 16 advanced counseling students were trained as facilitators for ongoing Child-Parent Relationship (Filial) Therapy.

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Dr. Jane Webber

Jane Webber, Ph.D., LPC, an American Counseling Association Fellow, collaborates with her students, emphasizing 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 the leadership, empathic and specialized 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 for evenings and weekends in a hybrid format to accommodate working professionals.

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.)

Dr. Yi-Ying Lin
Doctoral Program Coordinator, Department of Counselor Education
Location: EC 306
Telephone: (908) 737-5953
Email: yilin@kean.edu

Cougars Climb Higher

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.

Community Counseling and Wellness Center

The Community Counseling and Wellness Center on Kean's main campus features state-of-the-art equipment. Doctoral students 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.

Counselor Ed center
Community Counseling and Wellness Center

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.

Counselor Ed honor society
Counseling Honor Society

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.

9/11 symposium at Kean
Conferences, Symposiums & Events

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