Learners focus on becoming educated consumers of research and examine major concepts and
techniques of social science research, including problem formulation, identification of variables, literature
review, research design, sampling, definition and
measurement of study variables, instrument construction, and data collection and analysis.
Child and adolescent counselors earn their master's degree in counseling or a related field to fine tune their education with regards to child development theories, counseling
techniques with children,
review of mental, behavioral, and emotional disorders, educational and psychological testing and
measurement, and individual, group, and family therapy.