Northern Illinois University’s Counselor Education &
Supervision. The Ph.D. degree
in Counseling Education and Supervision (CES) offers advanced professional
preparation for those intending to become counselor educators (university
professors), supervisors, researchers, and practitioners
in academic and clinical settings.
The Northern Illinois University Doctorate of Philosophy
in Counselor Education and Supervision program has been nationally
accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational
Programs (CACREP) since 1989!
The CES Faculty provide knowledge and mentorship in areas
of research, clinical supervision, and classroom instruction. The faculty
at NIU are a diverse group of educators with a
breadth of clinical practice and teaching. Their scholarship consists of state,
regional, national, and international presentations as well as research and
publications on topics related to career counseling, trauma, grief, LGBTQ
concerns, group counseling, and race and resiliency.
The program is designed to help students develop
awareness, knowledge, and skills in CACREP’s five counselor education domains;
counseling, supervision, teaching, research, and professional leadership.
The program faculty in concert with current students, work
collaboratively to create a collegial and collaborative community of
acceptance, mentorship, and professional networking within the university and
the counseling profession at the state, regional, and national level.
Faculty
Highlights
Co-Chair,
Diversity Committee for the National Career Development Association (2017-2020)
President-Elect-Elect
Illinois Counseling Association (ICA) 2017-2018
Secretary, Illinois Counselor Educators
and Supervisors (2017 – 2018)
Professional Trustee, ALGBTIC (2017 –
2020)
Treasurer,
American Counseling Association, (2016-2017)
Illinois Association for Specialists in Group Work,
President 2016-2017
Illinois Counselors for Social Justice, Past-President
2016-2017
President,
Illinois ASERVIC (2016-2017)
Past
President, ALGBTIC (2014-2015)
Scholar
in Residence, American Counseling Association (2014-2015)
Student
Highlights
Counselor
Educator Academy, National Career Development Association (2016)
American
Counseling Association Midwest Leadership Training (2016)
Northern Illinois University Outstanding Graduate Student
Award (2016)
NIU Ally
Award (2016)
CAHE
Outstanding Faculty Instructor Award (2016)
Program
Highlights
CACREP
accredited since 1989
Online
Trauma-Informed Counseling Graduate Certificate
In-House
Community-Based Training Center
International
Research & Service Projects; Kenya, Ethiopia, & Guatemala
Northern Illinois University is a comprehensive teaching and research institution
with a student enrollment of approximately 20,000 located in DeKalb, Illinois;
approximately 65 miles west of Chicago!
Please visit our website NIU Counselor
Education and Supervision
Contact:
Jane E. Rheineck, Ph.D., LCPC, NCC
Associate Professor & Program Coordinator
Counseling, Adult and Higher Education
Northern Illinois University
CACREP Liaison & Site Team Visitor
