General Track:
- Prepare practitioner-scholars who possess a comprehensive understanding of the fields of counseling and clinical health psychology across theoretical, research, and applied practice domains.
- Prepare students to understand psychological history and philosophy.
- Prepare students for individual and group approaches to assessment and evaluation.
- Provide students with an understanding of the cultural context of relationships, issues and trends in a multicultural and diverse society.
- Instruct students in counseling, consultation, and psychotherapy processes.
- Provide an understanding of research methods, statistical analysis, needs assessment, and program evaluation.
Program Structure
The program will consist of 48 credit hours:
- 39 credits of didactic coursework
- 9 credits of practicum experience
Addictions and Offender Counseling Track:
- Provide students with solid grounding in psychological counseling theory and methods.
- Provide students with solid grounding in cognitive behavioral and other research based approaches to addictions and correctional treatment.
- Provide students with practical experience in the implementation of effective treatments for addictions and offending.
- Prepare students to take the Pennsylvania and NBCC licensing/certification examinations in addictions counseling leading to the credentials of Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and Certified Drug and Alcohol Counselor (CADC).
Program Structure
The program will consist of 60 credit hours:
- 36 credits will overlap exactly with the General Track
- 60 credits will consist of:
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- 51 credits of didactic coursework
- 9 credits of practicum experience
Both Tracks:
Students will take a comprehensive examination at the end of the first year or beginning of the second year of study. Students will have the option of either part-time or full-time study:
- Full time study will involve 2 years enrollment for 7 consecutive quarters.
- Part time study will involve two and one half to three years enrollment.
Students may transfer up to six credits from other master's level programs at the discretion of the program chair. These credits may only be applied towards the basic core courses, not towards specialization courses in addiction/correctional counseling.
