College of Education & Health Professions

Mission Statement

The mission of the Professional Counseling Program at UHV is to educate, train, and mentor students from diverse backgrounds to equip them to be highly qualified counselors who are competent to practice in a culturally sustaining and responsive manner within a multicultural and global society.

Program Objectives

University of Houston – Victoria students will become professionals who:

1. Articulate their counselor professional identity and advocate for their profession and community
2. Utilize evidence-based prevention and intervention techniques within a theoretical framework
3. Effectively counsel individuals, couples, groups, and families in a developmentally and culturally appropriate manner.
4. Practice professional counseling, demonstrating the ability to utilize an ethical decision-making model in alignment with the statutory requirements of the Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors and ethical standards of the American Counseling Association and the American School Counselor Association.

The M.S. programs in Professional School Counseling and Clinical Mental Health Counseling at the University of Houston-Victoria are accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP). Matriculation through a CACREP accredited program ensures students will receive quality instruction, clinical experience, and the ability to form a distinct professional identity as a counselor.