"UAB Trains Counselors Who Touch the World" 

Vision Statement:

The program in Counselor Education will train knowledgeable and skilled counselors who will be able to serve a culturally diverse society.

Mission Statement:

The program in Counselor Education at the University of Alabama at Birmingham will prepare community, school, and rehabilitation counselors at the Master's and Educational Specialist levels.

 

Philosophy:

The graduate program in counseling is designed to train students to make appropriate, ethical decisions as counseling professionals. The most important of these decisions is the selection of strategies that empower clients to make personal decisions leading to the resolution of problems and resulting in an improved quality of life. Clients represent the multi-cultural, multi-ethnic, and multi-values character of a diverse American society. Thus, counselors must understand human behavior in terms of its psychological, physiological, and sociological influences and make professional decisions within the legal and ethical constraints that are applicable.