View our EdD Early Childhood specialization completion requirements
Minimum degree requirements:
60 quarter credits
- Core courses (50 cr.)
- Capstone (10 cr.)
Minimum degree requirements:
60 quarter credits
Courses
In the EdD Early Childhood Education specialization, you’ll build skills and progress toward your final capstone project in every course.
Disclaimers: Walden students have up to 8 years to complete their doctoral program unless they petition for an extension.
In general, students are continuously registered in the dissertation/doctoral study course until they complete their capstone project and it is approved. This usually takes longer than the minimum required terms in the dissertation/doctoral study course shell.
To complete a doctoral dissertation, students must obtain the academic approval of several independent evaluators including their committee, the University Research Reviewer, and the Institutional Review Board; pass the Form and Style Review; gain approval at the oral defense stage; and gain final approval by the Chief Academic Officer. Students must also publish their dissertation on ProQuest before their degree is conferred. Learn more about the dissertation process in the Dissertation Guidebook.
For a personalized estimate of the number of your transfer credits that Walden would accept, call an Enrollment Specialist at 844-937-8785.
Courses
PhD completion program courses help you return to doctoral work, match with an advisor, and stay on track to finishing your dissertation.
Disclaimers: Walden students have up to 8 years to complete their doctoral program unless they petition for an extension.
In general, students are continuously registered in the dissertation/doctoral study course until they complete their capstone project and it is approved. This usually takes longer than the minimum required terms in the dissertation/doctoral study course shell.
To complete a doctoral dissertation, students must obtain the academic approval of several independent evaluators including their committee, the University Research Reviewer, and the Institutional Review Board; pass the Form and Style Review; gain approval at the oral defense stage; and gain final approval by the Chief Academic Officer. Students must also publish their dissertation on ProQuest before their degree is conferred. Learn more about the dissertation process in the Dissertation Guidebook.
For a personalized estimate of the number of your transfer credits that Walden would accept, call an Enrollment Specialist at 844-937-8785.
Courses
Develop the skills and confidence you need to tackle complex managerial challenges, contribute new knowledge, or teach at the graduate level.
Courses
Develop the skills and confidence needed for complex managerial challenges and research with Walden’s ACBSP-accredited PhD program.
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Dr. Jim Reynolds received his doctorate in Counselor Education and has been engaged in teaching graduate courses in counseling over his 30+ year career. Dr. Reynolds has served as a full-time and adjunct professor in several universities, teaching masters and doctoral courses in counseling and research. He also served on many doctoral dissertations over the past 25 years. He is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) in Florida, and a master addictions counselor (MAC). He is also an Approved Clinical Supervisor (ACS). His clinical experience in counseling has been in a variety of settings, including hospitals, agencies, and private practice. His area of clinical specialization is in addictions treatment. He has served as counselor, supervisor, and director of various addiction treatment programs. In his role as the Director of Addictions Training for the International Trauma Training Institute (ITTI), Dr. Reynolds develops and teaches a variety of courses related to substance use disorders.
EdD, University of Sarasota
MA, University of South Florida
BA, University of South Florida
Sarasota Substance Abuse and Mental Health Stakeholders Consortium, Member - Sarasota
Sarasota Manatee Association for Riding Therapy, Volunteer - Bradenton
The Practitioner Scholar: Journal of Counseling and Professional Psychology, Volunteer -
President's Award for Excellence in Teaching, Professor of the Year, Argosy University, 2016
Reynolds, J. (2018). The Use of silence in psychotherapy: Productive, unproductive, and misunderstood . Practitioner Scholar: Journal of Counseling and Professional Psychology
Reynolds, J. (2018). Ethical Decision Making for Licensed Substance Use Disorder Counselors. Practitioner Scholar: Journal of Counseling and Professional Psychology
Reynolds, J. (2012). Distance Supervision: The PIDIB Model. ACA's VISTAS 2012
Reynolds, J. (2008). The Use of a pantheoretical case note format as a clinical tool. New Jersey Journal of Professional Counseling
Reynolds, J. (2018). Motivational Interviewing. Argosy University and First Step of Sarasota
Reynolds, J. (2017). Motivational Interviewing. Argosy University and First Step of Sarasota
Reynolds, J. (2016). Addiction: The Opioid Epidemic. Argosy University
Reynolds, J. (2016). Graduate Group Counseling Experience: Trusting the Process. ACA
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