Overview

The Community Care and Counseling - Traumatology (Online) program from Liberty University allows you to earn a doctoral-level credential in a much shorter time frame. If you later decide to get your doctorate, you can potentially transfer up to 27 credit hours of your EdS studies into a corresponding EdD in Community Care and Counseling at Liberty.

Earning your EdS in counseling and trauma at Liberty is an investment that can pay dividends for years to come. Don’t put reaching the pinnacle of your profession on hold any longer — partner with us and take your career to new heights.

Career opportunities:

Church counselor
Counseling educator
Group therapist
Mental health counselor
Trauma therapist

Note: Some of the above career options may require some form of licensure. Liberty’s EdS in Community Care and Counseling – Traumatology is a non-licensure program.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Issues & Trends in Community Counseling

Teaching & Learning

Child Adolescent Trauma Research Design

Adult & Familial Trauma

Disaster Mental Health & Community Response

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Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 18 months

Start dates & application deadlines

You can apply for and start this programme anytime.

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The admission deadline is flexible and we accept applications on a rolling admission basis.

Language

English

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IELTS

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Lynchburg, United States

Disciplines

Counselling Psychology Community Development View 24 other PhDs in Counselling Psychology in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

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General requirements

Send official college transcripts (mailed as sealed, unopened copies or sent via a direct electronic transcript system). A regionally or nationally accredited master’s degree with at least a 3.0 GPA is required for admission in good standing.
Applicants whose native language is other than English must submit official scores for the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or an approved alternative assessment.

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

13500 USD / year

≈ 13500 USD / year
Out-of-State

13500 USD / year

≈ 13500 USD / year
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In-State

13500 USD / year

≈ 13500 USD / year

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