Mental Health Counseling (60 credits)
The Mental Health Counseling Program prepares individuals through coursework and supervised experience to serve in a variety of clinical settings: mental health centers, family counseling and community agencies; consultation in business and industry settings; career counseling settings; and private practice. Professional preparation includes counseling theories and skills, specialized skills with individuals, groups, and families, assessment and treatment planning, counseling through he life span (children, adolescents, adults, and senior adults), social and cultural factors in counseling, use of technology in counseling, research methods, and supervised clinical experience.
Required Prerequisites: Statistics, Developmental Psychology and Abnormal Psychology or equivalents.
Required Core (48 credits):
- CSP 618 (3) Introduction to Mental Health Counseling
- CSP 645 (3) Counseling Procedures and Skills I
- CSP 648 (3) Counseling in a Multicultural Society
- CSP 650 (3) Child & Adolescent Counseling Techniques
- CSP 652 (3) Counseling Through the Family Life Cycle
- CSP 658 (3) Career Development
- CSP 661 (3) Appraisal Techniques: Mental Health Counseling
- CSP 665 (3) Counseling Theories
- CSP 666 (3) Counseling Procedures and Skills II
- CSP 667 (3) Family Counseling
- CSP 668 (3) Couples Counseling
- CSP 669 (3) Intervention: Treatment Planning and Evaluation
- CSP 673 (3) Group Counseling
- CSP 679 (1) Practicum I: Mental Health Counseling
- CSP 686 (2) Internship I: Mental Health Counseling
- CSP 687 (3) Internship II: Mental Health Counseling
- CSP 689 (3) Technology in Counseling and Student Affairs
Required Research (5 or 6 credits):
- CSP 675 (3) Research and Writing in Counseling and Student Personnel
- CSP 694 (2) Alternate Plan Paper or CSP 699 (3) Thesis
Restricted Electives for Licensure (6 credits minimum):
- CSP 573 (3) Counseling the CD Family or CSP 670 (3) Issues in Counseling Women
- CSP 653 (3) Professional Issues in Mental Health Counseling and Family Counseling
Electives (1 credit minimum):
- ED 590 (1) Fall Play Therapy Conference (Graduate Credit Option)
- CSP 573 (3) Counseling the CD Family or CSP 670 (3) Issues in Counseling Women
- CSP 647 (3) Crisis Intervention Strategies
- CSP 654 (3) Play Therapy Theories and Techniques
- CSP 656 (3) Advanced Play Therapy Theories and Techniques
- CSP 671 (3) Assessment of Intellectual Functioning
- CSP 686 (1) Internship III: Mental Health Counseling
