DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND COUNSELING

Ignite Change! Our programs in Education and Counseling combine theory with practical experience to prepare students to help improve the quality of the lives of others.
The Department of Education and Counseling deems itself distinctively positioned to help the College of Arts and Sciences meet its goals of “promoting intellectual curiosity, instilling the fundamentals of critical insight, mature judgment, and independent thinking, and awakening in its students a sense of the importance of values and the moral responsibility of caring for others.” We believe that these capacities are central to the preparation of teachers, administrators, counselors and every truly educated person. We seek to nurture these skills and dispositions in the students enrolled in each of our courses.
Education & Counseling
St. Augustine Ctr.- Rm 302
Villanova University
800 Lancaster Avenue
Villanova, PA 19085
NEWS & EVENTS
Lindback Award for Outstanding Teaching 2023, Dr. Christa Bialka
The Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Award for Outstanding Teaching is presented to a faculty member who excels in undergraduate teaching. MORE...
Dr. Rayna Markin Discusses Psychotherapy for Pregnancy Loss
Dr. Rayna Markin was selected to participate in the American Psychological Association's therapy demonstration video series. MORE...
Counseling Professor’s Books provides Innovative Ideas on the use of Motivational Interviewing
A new book coauthored by Edward Wahesh, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Counseling, includes several unique contributions and innovative ideas related to the use of MI in mental health settings. MORE...
Education Professor Selected as an Inaugural Aspen Index Impact Fellow
Congratulations to Villanova University’s own Dr. Helen Lafferty on being selected as an inaugural Aspen Index Impact Fellow with the Aspen Institute! 93 community stakeholders, youth, educators, and scholars have come together to advance the future of youth leadership development. MORE...
New Graduate Certificate in College Admissions Counseling
The Graduate Certificate in College Counseling is a specialized online program designed for current high school, career and independent counselors looking to enhance their skills and sharpen their knowledge of college admissions. MORE...
EDUCATION WITH IMPACT
AN EDUCATION IN THE LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES promotes intellectual curiosity and rigor; instills the fundamentals of critical insight, mature judgment and independent thinking; and strengthens students’ sense of their moral responsibility for others and for the betterment of society.