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Graduate Counselor Education

The skills and theories learned in AUM’s Counselor Education programs are applicable for those who wish to serve in settings such as:

  • Private practice counseling
  • School counseling
  • Higher education
  • Play therapy
  • Adult development and aging/gerontology
  • Assessment
  • Non-traditional settings

Counselor Education courses use a blend of technology and media to support candidates in a variety of learning environments. These courses are designed to help counselors provide specially designed interventions for their clients and to work with diverse populations. AUM currently offers specialty counseling tracks in Clinical Mental Health and School Counseling. An internship is required.

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Paul Hard

Department Chair

Dr. Paul F. Hard, Associate Professor, Core Faculty

  • Ph.D. Counselor Education and Supervision, University of Alabama
  • M.A. Community Counseling, University of Alabama
  • MA Religious Education, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
  • MDiv Christian Theology, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

Dr. Hard’s concentrations are in clinical mental health and marriage & family counseling. He has over 13 years of agency counseling and private practice. He is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), a Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC), and an LPC Supervisor. He sponsors the Alpha Upsilon Mu Chi Sigma Iota chapter at Auburn University at Montgomery. His research interests have been in the areas of counselor/professional impairment and wellness, complicated grieving in pre- and post-natal loss, professional credentialing and advocacy, sexual minority issues in counseling, and ministerial termination. He holds multiple awards from the Alabama Counseling Association and the American Counseling Association with whom he has held several high offices.

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Eric Darch

Assistant Professor

Dr. Eric Darch, Assistant Professor, Core Faculty

  • Ph.D. Counselor Education and Supervision, Auburn University
  • M.Ed. School Counseling, Auburn University
  • B.A. Foreign Language (Spanish), Auburn University

Dr. Darch has over 20 years of Title 1 public school experience serving as a teacher and school counselor within all grades PK-12. He is a Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC) and a Nationally Certified School Counselor (NCSC). His professional interests include: the role of the school counselor, children and adolescents, translating research to practice in the school setting, behavior management, and multicultural and linguistically diverse students. He has several publications and has presented on these topics.

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Yuh Guo

Associate Professor

Dr. Yuh-Jen Guo, Assistant Professor, Core Faculty

  • Ph.D. Counselor Education and Supervision, Auburn University
  • M.Ed. Guidance & Counseling, University of Texas at El Paso
  • B.A. Foreign Language & Literature, National Cheng-Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan

Yuh-Jen Guo was born in the island country of Taiwan. He completed a B.A. in Foreign Language and Literature at National Cheng Kung University and later an M.Ed. at University of Texas at El Paso and a Ph.D. of Counselor Education and Supervision at Auburn University. He has several years of clinical experience in outpatient and hospital settings. Before joining AUM Counseling program, he had taught graduate courses in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at University of Texas at El Paso and St. Cloud State University. His research interests include child disorders, crisis counseling, stress and trauma, and multicultural counseling. He is a licensed counselor and supervisor in both Minnesota and Texas and holds NCC and a certificate of Registered Play Therapist.

Evaluate & Improve

Counselor Education Survey

In order to evaluate and improve the counseling program of study, current and former students are surveyed during the spring semester each year. Students are asked to complete the Counselor Education Survey, and evaluate their training, professional development and involvement opportunities, and faculty-student mentoring. Current and former students are also asked for suggestions about improving the program. Finally, they list their employment, professional certifications and licensure, current professional membership and service and honors. Informal student input is also solicited from students periodically as needed.

Counselor Education Program

The Comprehensive Assessment Plan

The Counseling Program at AUM engages in an array of data gathering activities to improve its program.  Comprehensive Program Plan for the AUM Counselor Education Program at Auburn University at Montgomery addresses both the continuous systematic program evaluation processes as well as the assessment of student learning outcomes processes. The assessment plan is detailed at both the curricular experiences and overall program level in relation to assessing direct evidence of student learning.

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