Many individuals, couples and families utilize human services, faith-based agencies, or churches to seek assistance with personal adjustment or relational concerns. Issues such as crisis pregnancies, adjustment to normal life transitions, personal loss and grief, parenting skill enhancement, and improvement of personal wellness are common non-clinical concerns that lead people to seek out the assistance of lay counselors, peer supports, and indigenous people helpers.
Why Pursue My Master’s in Community Care Online at IWU?
Indiana Wesleyan University’s 36-credit-hour master’s in counseling in community care is a non-licensure track that prepares students to provide human-related services in the community. Our program focuses on an integration of sound psychological theory, interpersonal skill development, and faith-based principles. Our Christian faculty teach from the same biblical worldview valued on our campus, so that students can implement these principles in a fulfilling career.
What Will I Learn in a Master’s in Counseling in Community Care Program?
Upon degree completion of the master’s in counseling in community care, you'll be prepared to be a source of care, compassion, and support to persons and families dealing with life adjustment and transitions. Students in the community care program are exposed to a variety of learning experiences that enable them to discover ways in which personal faith can be integrated with practice.
Your Master of Arts in Graduate Counseling may be closer than you think! Learn more about the Graduate Counseling programs at Indiana Wesleyan, and the incredible faculty team dedicated to making helping you take the next steps in your counseling career!
What Makes IWU Different?
IWU has provided on-campus education for more than 100 years.
Faith-integrated curriculum and a commitment to changing the world.
Center for Student Success for counseling, tutoring, and more!
Dr. Robert Atchison
Associate Professor; Chair, Division of Graduate Counseling
Professor Atchison is a graduate of the Indiana Wesleyan University Graduate Counseling program. He began his track as a youth minister but transitioned into the world of counseling as part of his Calling.
36 Credit Hours
$602/ Credit Hour
Financial aid is available in the form of grants, loans, scholarships, veterans’ benefits, and employer reimbursement.
These courses contain the program-specific knowledge. Upon completion, you should have the tools to conquer your new career with confidence.
CNS-501 | Human Growth and Development |
3 |
CNS-502 | Multicultural Counseling |
3 |
CNS-503 | Theory and Techniques in the Helping Relationship |
3 |
CNS-504 | Theory and Techniques in Group Counseling |
3 |
CNS-505 | Theory and Techniques in Career Counseling |
3 |
CNS-507 | Research and Evaluation of Methods and Practice |
3 |
CNS-509 | Integration of Christian Faith in Professional Counseling |
3 |
CNS-511 | Issues in Addiction Recovery |
3 |
CNS-524 | Ecological Counseling and Prevention |
3 |
CNS-541 | Foundations of Marriage and Family Therapy |
3 |
Electives |
6 |
NOTE: The graduate admissions committee retains the right to waive an admission requirement for special circumstances. Successful graduate coursework may be substituted for the GRE.
Up to 35% of a program's required credit hours may be transferred from an accredited institution into a graduate-level counseling program at Indiana Wesleyan University.
SPECIAL NOTE:
Indiana Wesleyan University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission (HLC), www.hlcommission.org, 312-263-0456. Other accreditations and associations of Indiana Wesleyan University are available at www.indwes.edu/about/iwu-profile/accreditation.