Review of Student Performance in the Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program

The progress of all students is consistently reviewed each semester. Both academic performance and professional behavior and development are considered. An understanding of professional behavior may be derived from the counseling literature in such articles as:

• Brown-Rice, K. A., & Furr, S. (2013). Preservice counselors' knowledge of classmates' problems of professional competency. Journal of Counseling & Development, 91, 224-233.
• Foster, V. A., & McAdams, C. R. (2009). A framework for creating a climate of transparency for professional performance assessment: Fostering student investment in gatekeeping. Counselor Education & Supervision, 48, 271-284.
• McAdams, C. R., Foster, V. A., & Ward, T. J. (2007). Remediation and dismissal policies in counselor education: Lessons learned from a challenge in federal court. Counselor Education & Supervision, 46, 212-229.