Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Degree: Master of Arts in Counseling
Semester Hours: 60

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Our curriculum includes study in the areas of professional identity and ethics, counseling theories, group counseling, counseling techniques, abnormal behavior, appraisalpsychopathology, assessment and evaluation, career development, human growth and development, social and cultural functions, research, social and multicultural issues, ethics, spirituality and religion, addictions, multicultural counseling, counseling research and program evaluation, addictions counseling, crisis counseling, counseling children and adolescents, marriage and family counseling, and supervised clinical work in practicum and internship settings. Our curriculum uniquely offers courses in advanced psychopathology and advanced multicultural counseling, as well as training in supervision and consultation. Common elective course offerings include courses in the neurobiology of trauma and mindfulness in psychotherapy.

To graduate, the student will have met all course requirements with a minimum GPA of 3.00, obtained satisfactory internship references, met program assessment criteria for competency, and obtained the formal approval of the faculty for graduation.

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