Mission Statement

Henderson State University is the Public Liberal Arts Comprehensive University of Arkansas.  It serves the Arkansas consumer by providing higher education opportunities for its graduate and undergraduate students. 

The Counselor Education program at Henderson is committed to offering studies in School Counseling and Community Counseling leading to the personal growth of students ultimately benefiting the diverse client groups they serve.  The primary mission of the program is to select highly qualified and motivated students and prepare them to become effective professionals in counseling and related fields.  Counselor preparation combines three areas:  the knowledge base, which  includes the eight CACREP common-core areas, a variety of counseling skills, and personal attributes.  Successful students learn how to apply theory, acquire a repertoire of helping skills, evaluate their personal attributes, and listen with the accuracy and empathy necessary to work with people on a personal level. 

In consonance with Henderson’s liberal arts mission statement the counselor education program seeks to promote students’ growth through the attainment of knowledge and the acquisition of necessary skills in a manner that will develop in each student the capability to think logically and critically, communicate effectively, and appreciate the complexity and diversity of world cultures.