Teacher Education Outreach

The Teacher Education Outreach Program meets the crucial need of educating minority students through a comprehensive, sustained program of training designed to increase the numbers of minority and bilingual teachers. In an off-campus setting, the program has successfully increased the numbers of well-qualified bilingual teachers with a background in Navajo, Hispanic and Ute culture and language.  If you are interested in learning more about Teacher licensing please contact Dr. Gary Knight at knight_g@fortlewis.edu

Master’s Degree Programs

Adams State College, the University of Colorado at Denver & Health Sciences Center, the University of Colorado-Denver, the University of Denver, and the University of Northern Colorado have generously brought Master's Degree programs to Durango for the convenience of advanced learners in this region. Classes are held at various sites in Durango. The programs are accredited and created through the various schools that provide these exceptional programs. If you are interested in one of the Master's Degrees listed below, please click on the links and contact the schools directly via the information below. All registrations and administration of the degrees will be done through the school through which the degree is offered.      Masters in Counseling      Masters in Counseling Psychology and Counselor Education      Masters in Political Science      Masters in Social Work

Masters in Counseling
Adams State College

Contact:
               Dr. Susan Varhely,  719-587-7626, scvarhel@adams.edu
               Webpage:  http://counselored.adams.edu/

The Department of Counselor Education offers M.A. programs in school and community counseling. These programs are accredited by CACREP, NCATE and the Colorado Department of Education.  These programs are designed to provide the human relations and therapeutic skills necessary to become a professional counselor. Four general goals are necessary to develop the mature and professionally competent counselor: (1) personal growth, (2) development of a broad knowledge of counseling theory & research, (3) development of individual & group counseling skills and (4) knowledge of auxiliary services and follow-up.

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Masters in Counseling Psychology and Counselor Education
University of Colorado at Denver & Health Sciences Center

Contact:
               LeThi Bartley, 303-352-3759, Lethi.Bartley@cudenver.edu 
               Dr. Andrew Helwig, 303-556-3374, andrew.helwig@cudenver.edu
               Website: http://www.cudenver.edu/Academics/Colleges/School+of+Education/Programs+and+Degrees/Masters+Degrees/Counseling+Psychology/default.htm

The Counseling Psychology and Counselor Education Master's degree program prepares professionals for a variety of work settings including public schools, mental health agencies, private practice, colleges and universities, and business and industry.  Concentrations are available in: Community Agency/Private Practice (Leads to State Licensure) or School Counseling (Leads to School Counselor Licensure).

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Masters in Political Science
University of Colorado-Denver

Contact:     
               Kathryn Cheever, Ph.D, 303-556-5950, Kathryn.Cheever@cudenver.edu 
               Website: http://thunder1.cudenver.edu/newdirections/

The Master’s Degree program is designed to prepare participants with the theoretical base and the applied competencies necessary for becoming effective leaders and agents of change in neighborhoods, communities, government, non-profits, and the broader private sector. The program culminates in a Master’s Degree in Political Science with an area of emphasis on politics and public policy. Throughout the program, students study and are challenged to think critically about that which guides leadership and change in Colorado and the nation as a whole: political behavior, political structures and functions, political phenomena, political ideas, political documents, and projections for the political future.

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Masters in Social Work
University of Denver Graduate School of Social Work
Four Corners Program, Durango, Colorado

Contact:     
               Wanda Ellingson, LCSW
               Assistant Clinical Professor
               970-247-9773
               wellings@du.edu
               http://www.du.edu/gssw/

The mission of the Graduate School of Social Work is to foster social work responsibility regarding social and economic justice, quality of life, and multicultural communities, based on equality for all people. We offer a MSW program accredited by the Council of Social Work Education, equivalent to that offered at the University of Denver's main campus, which has been providing social work education since 1931. The program features a Friday evening and Saturday class schedule to accomodate the needs of working professionals. The two year program ( 1 year for BSW students) aims to prepare social workers for advanced practice in either clinical practice ( work with individuals, couples and families) or community practice ( work in administration, community organizing and development, policy analysis and advocacy).

If you have specific questions about the programs or want to register, please contact the schools listed above.

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