Survey esults for Graduate Counseling Program Evaluation

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Survey esults for Graduate Counseling Program
Evaluation
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Monmouth University

• The Department of Psychological Counseling does
  outcome studies to identify the effectiveness of
  its programs
• The results of these studies lead to changes in
  curriculum and administrative processes

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Program Evaluation Tools

• Surveys
• Alumni, current students and field supervisors
• Advisor evaluation process
• Standardized testing
• CPCE, NCE
• Results analyzed and changes considered at dept.
  meetings

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Latest Survey Results

• Alumni Survey
• Somewhat confident in skills
• Areas for Requested Improvement
• Skills Couple divorce and separation grief
  adolescent groups counseling tests
• Current Students
• Somewhat confident in skills
• Areas for Requested Improvement
• Skills Grief counseling children domestic
  abuse
• Courses Research Methods Community Mental
  Health Mental Health Counseling

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Survey Results

• Field Supervisors
• MU students better than average (3.7/5.0)
• Areas for Requested Improvement
• Case analysis assessment and intake skills
• More contact and info from MU

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Standardized testing results

• NCE
• MU scores show higher average than CACREP
• MU significantly higher in 2 areas (professional
  identity and assessment )
• MU lower in one area (research and program
  evaluation)

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How Will The Results Be Used?

• Results will be analyzed at faculty meetings
• Suggested changes may include
• Changes to syllabus of courses (e.g.,
  introduction of additional lectures on grief
  counseling)
• New courses
• New information communicated (e.g., lecture on NJ
  licensing requirements)
• Continued monitoring of outcomes