Additional Program Initiatives
In addition to a comprehensive program taught by experienced and accomplished faculty members, our program also includes specific initiatives designed to give graduate students comprehensive learning experiences:
Supplemental College and Career Readiness Program (SCCRP)
Jackson Township School District has specifically partnered with Monmouth University’s Educational Counseling program (EDC), to provide the opportunity for a paid internship experience for some of the program’s counseling interns. In addition to this ongoing paid internship opportunity, these graduate student interns of the Educational Counseling program will also receive additional professional development trainings and experiences to better prepare them as future school counselors. In this capacity, these counseling interns assist with the Supplemental College and Career Readiness Program to support the Jackson district through an academic mentoring program with the goal of increasing the numbers of low-income, first-generation students graduating from high school. Through this, the EDC interns acquire important skills which make them better prepared as future school counselors.
Empowering Young Black Males Leadership Mentoring Program
In this leadership development program, Monmouth University students mentor Neptune High School students to provide support and promote personal and academic achievement. The program also collaborates with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Monmouth & Middlesex County.
Violence Prevention and Early Intervention Program
To deal with a critical issue, this program focuses on social skills, violence prevention, and an anti-bullying skills for elementary school students. This program involves students from (EDC 550 Counseling At-Risk Students and Families) where we provide weekly, group counseling sessions on violence prevention with elementary school students.
IDEA Exchange Program
This program is designed for opportunities for education professionals in the school and university level to discuss current issues/ strategies, collaborate, and engaged new ideas for interventions and teaching competencies. Students, counselors, and alumni are selected to lead groups at each level (elementary, middle, high school, university).
Central Jersey Consortium for Excellence
This initiative focuses on educational training and workshops in areas of social justice, culturally inclusive practices in counseling and teaching. Numerous school districts participate in the consortium. As an example, the consortium includes topics such as “Cultural competence with Latino/a Students in K-12 School Settings.”
Chi Sigma Iota Honor Society
Chi Sigma Iota is an international honor society that values academic and professional excellence in counseling. It 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.
Chi Sigma Alpha Counseling Honor Society for Counselors
Chi Sigma Alpha, the international honor society for student affairs, serves to recognize our top students and offer professional development and support to program students.
