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Doctoral Program in Counselor Education & Supervision

Regent's Doctoral Program in Counselor Education & Supervision is both theoretical and experiential and is intended to prepare students to work as counselor educators, counselor supervisors, advanced practitioners in clinical settings and leaders in the field of counseling. The emphasis of the doctoral program is on training educators to teach counseling at the college and university level, with commensurate emphasis on the development of advanced clinical skills, which are necessary to both teach and supervise effectively, as well as enhance the practice of the professional counselor.

According to the US Department of Labor, the employment prospects for counselors in all specialties is very good to excellent.  It is anticipated that between 2006 and 2016 the demand for counselors, and those who train counselors will rise 13 percent for school counselors and 34 percent for substance abuse and behavioral counselors. Similarly, the expected increase in the demand for post-secondary educators is expected to be 23 percent. The demand for counseling professors would be higher given the increased demand for master's level counseling professionals. In summary, the job outlook for Ph.D. level professional counselors is very good. The data from the US Dept of Labor is presented below.

Bureau of Labor Statistics
Occupational title		SOC Code		Employment, 2006		Projected employment, 2016		Change, 2006-16				Detailed statistics
								Number		Percent
Counselors		21-1010		635,000		771,000		136,000		21		PDF
Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors		21-1011		83,000		112,000		29,000		34		PDF
Educational, vocational and school counselors		21-1012		260,000		292,000		33,000		13		PDF
Marriage and family therapists		21-1013		25,000		32,000		7,400		30		PDF
Mental health counselors		21-1014		100,000		130,000		30,000		30		PDF
Rehabilitation counselors		21-1015		141,000		173,000		32,000		23		PDF
Counselors, all other		21-1019		27,000		32,000		4,500		17		PDF
Postsecondary teachers		25-1000		1,672,000		2,054,000		382,000		23		PDF
NOTE: Data in this table are rounded. See the discussion of the employment projections table in the Handbook introductory chapter on Occupational Information Included in the Handbook.