Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology

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You will read about our exceptional education and training programs which attract the best and brightest. Additionally, you will learn about the wide range of services offered through our clinical programs, which integrate the latest in scientific-practitioner research with comprehensive compassionate care.

Currently, our Department offers a Master’s program in Counseling and a Ph.D. program in Counselor Education and Supervision. We are thrilled about the current progress being made toward development of Masters and Doctoral programs in Educational Psychology. Additionally, we are collaborating with the Department of Health and Kinesiology, University of Texas Health Science Center, and the University of Texas in Austin to develop a Sports Psychology program that would not only serve this region of Texas, but provide educational opportunities across the nation.

Regarding the vision of the Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology, and Adult and Higher Education (CEPAHE), we embrace an educational philosophy of engagement that honors collaboration, diversity, and integrity through a synergistic scholarship of teaching, research, service, and relationships with our students, colleagues, and community. This is our passion and immersed within the very fabric of our department.

On behalf of my colleagues, I extend a WARM welcome and encourage you to explore the many facets of our Department presented through these pages. If you would like more information about a specific degree program, please contact one of our outstanding faculty members:

Dr. Thelma Duffey, Counseling Professor and Director of the Counseling Program (Thelma.Duffey@utsa.edu)

M.A. in Counseling with school counseling emphasis;

Dr. Michael Karcher, School Counseling Coordinator (Michael.Karcher@utsa.edu)

M.A. in Counseling with community counseling empahsis;

Dr. Larry Golden, Community Counseling Coordinator (Larry.Golden@utsa.edu)

Ph.D. Doctoral Program in Counseling;

Dr. Gerald Juhnke, Doctoral Program Director (Gerald.Juhnke@utsa.edu).

Please feel free to call our Department Office at 210-458-2600 or visit us at the Downtown Campus of UTSA in the Durango Building at DB 4.322.

Sincerely,

Marcheta P. Evans, Ph.D., LPC-S, NCC
Department Chair, CEPAHE