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MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING


Course Sequence
Mental Health Counseling

2018-2019 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.

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