Course Sequence
Mental Health Counseling

2017-2018 Academic Year

FIRST YEAR
Fall
Theories of Counseling	3 credits
Assessment and Counseling Skills	3 credits
Lifespan Development	3 credits
Winter
Program Evaluation, Research Methods and Statistics	3 credits
Foundations of Psychotherapy	3 credits
Counseling Perspectives on Psychopathology	3 credits
Spring
Social and Cultural Foundations in Counseling	3 credits
Professional, Legal and Ethical Issues in Counseling	3 credits
Tests and Measurements	3 credits
Summer
Group Therapy	3 credits
TOTAL CREDITS FIRST YEAR	30

 

SECOND YEAR
Fall
Professional Development I*	1 credit
Practicum/Internship Seminar I	2 credits
Elective**	3 credits
Behavioral Changes in Health Counseling***	3 credits
Winter
Professional Development II*	1 credit
Internship Seminar II	2 credits
Elective**	3 credits
Counseling in Healthcare Settings: Integrating Seminar***	3 credits
Spring
Career and Lifestyle Development	3 credits
Professional Development III*	1 credit
Internship Seminar III	2 credits
Elective**	3 credits
Summer
Elective**	3 credits
TOTAL CREDITS SECOND YEAR	30
TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED FOR DEGREE COMPLETION	60

* Professional development includes mentorship and professional counseling with a faculty member with activities such as in-depth review of therapy sessions with clients, and alumni job shadowing in areas of interest.

** Mental Health Counseling electives include Cognitive Behavior Therapy; Trauma; Marriage and Family Counseling; Child, Adolescent, and Family Issues in Substance Use Disorders; Physiology, Health and Counseling; Acceptance and Commitment Therapy; Counseling in Correctional Settings; Advanced Interventions in Addictions Counseling; and Applied Behavioral Analysis Courses. Students specializing in addictions counseling should take the following courses: Biopsychosocial Basis of Addictions; Assessing and Treating Substance Use Disorders; Advanced Interventions in Addictions Counseling; Counseling in Correctional Settings; Addictions and Correctional Counseling: Integrating Seminar; and Child, Adolescent, and Family Issues in Substance Use Disorders.

***Or an elective (see list above) with prior approval of the program director.