Argosy University

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The Doctor of Education (EdD) in Counseling Psychology Program prepares counselors from a variety of settings with the skills and credentials necessary to pursue leadership, supervision, training, and teaching positions in the profession. Students with a background in mental health, social work, school counseling, pastoral counseling, and psychiatric nursing join together to earn the terminal degree in their field, and develop new interests and levels of competency and direction for their practice through an applied, research-practitioner approach to the role of professional counselor.

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The Doctor of Education (EdD) in Organizational Leadership Program is designed to meet the special requirements of working professionals who wish to develop their knowledge and skills to handle the changing needs of modern organizations. The Organizational Leadership Program focuses on the qualities of transformational leadership, not just managerial attributes. This approach enables the faculty members to dedicate themselves to preparing students to lead complex organizations faced with an abundance of strategic challenges, such as increasing globalization, changing economies, societal shifts, and individual-organizational relationships.

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The Doctor of Education (EdD) in Pastoral Community Counseling Program is based on the fundamental belief that religious/spiritual communities provide a unique opportunity for human growth and development. The program is designed to prepare leaders within religious communities with an opportunity for personal and professional development, directed toward making a significant contribution to their community and to society. With this in mind, the program integrates the engagement of knowledge, the development of skills, reflective practice, and research in a manner that prepares the pastoral counselor to address individual and communal development in an ethically responsible fashion. Currently, the EdD in Pastoral Community Counseling is only available at Argosy University, Sarasota.

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The Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) in School Psychology Program is designed to prepare students to meet the criteria for state certification as school psychologists, and to prepare them to become nationally certified school psychologists in accordance with criteria developed by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP). The program emphasizes the development of attitudes, knowledge, and skills essential to the training of school psychologists who are committed to the ethical provision of quality services. Currently, the PsyD in School Psychology Program is only available at Argosy University, Honolulu and at Argosy University, Phoenix.