MS in Clinical Mental Health Counseling
100% Online Coursework + Onsite Internship
Curriculum & Learning Outcomes
Curriculum
Students will receive a foundational curriculum in counseling skills and techniques, diagnoses, assessments, and interventions to meet the needs of culturally diverse individuals, families, and communities. They will be exposed to individual and group treatment modalities and complete a 12-month clinical internship training with a community-based mental health agency. In addition, students will complete a 1-week residency within the first year of the program.
12-Month Internship Placement
Students provide a minimum of 600 hours of clinical internship experience after completing 100 hours of practicum. Students work in a wide variety of carefully selected clinical settings and engage in on-site clinical supervision. Students meet weekly with a faculty clinical supervisor to discuss experiences in a synchronous seminar format with other graduate students. Students will further hone their skills and evaluate their performance through self-critique and formal clinical case presentations.
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Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Curriculum
Clinical Foundational I Courses:
Clinical Foundational II Courses:
Clinical Applied Courses:
Electives:
Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate a continually broadening sense of self-awareness and self-monitoring across a spectrum as a means to foster: (a) Practice conducted within the boundaries of competencies and (b) Commitment to lifelong learning;
- Engage in reflective practice (i.e., reflection on action) and self-assessment as a means to foster: (a) engagement with scholarship, critical thinking, and (b) a commitment to the development of the profession;
- Demonstrate knowledge of and respect for scientific knowledge of the bases for behavior (biological, cognitive-affective, and lifespan human development) and incorporate this knowledge into professional practice;
- Be familiar with and appreciate research methodology and techniques of data collection and analysis appreciate scientifically derived knowledge;
- Demonstrate an ability to form and maintain professional, productive, and respectful relationships with clients, peers/colleagues, and supervisors,
- Demonstrate awareness and sensitivity in working professionally with diverse individuals, groups, and communities who represent various cultural and personal backgrounds and characteristics;
- Apply ethical concepts, codes, laws, rules, and regulations to professional activities with individuals, groups, and organizations;
- Articulate an awareness of multiple and differing worldviews, roles, professional standards, and contributions across contexts and systems, and identify distinctive roles of related professionals;
- Assess and diagnose problems and issues associated with individuals, groups, and/or organizations by utilizing systematic approaches to gathering data to inform clinical decision-making; and
- Apply and evaluate interventions designed to alleviate suffering and promote the health and well-being of individuals, groups, and/or organizations.
Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate a continually broadening sense of self-awareness and self-monitoring across a spectrum as a means to foster: (a) Practice conducted within the boundaries of competencies and (b) Commitment to lifelong learning;
- Engage in reflective practice (i.e., reflection on action) and self-assessment as a means to foster: (a) engagement with scholarship, critical thinking, and (b) a commitment to the development of the profession;
- Demonstrate knowledge of and respect for scientific knowledge of the bases for behavior (biological, cognitive-affective, and lifespan human development) and incorporate this knowledge into professional practice;
- Be familiar with and appreciate research methodology and techniques of data collection and analysis appreciate scientifically derived knowledge;
- Demonstrate an ability to form and maintain professional, productive, and respectful relationships with clients, peers/colleagues, and supervisors,
- Demonstrate awareness and sensitivity in working professionally with diverse individuals, groups, and communities who represent various cultural and personal backgrounds and characteristics;
- Apply ethical concepts, codes, laws, rules, and regulations to professional activities with individuals, groups, and organizations;
- Articulate an awareness of multiple and differing worldviews, roles, professional standards, and contributions across contexts and systems, and identify distinctive roles of related professionals;
- Assess and diagnose problems and issues associated with individuals, groups, and/or organizations by utilizing systematic approaches to gathering data to inform clinical decision-making; and
- Apply and evaluate interventions designed to alleviate suffering and promote the health and well-being of individuals, groups, and/or organizations.
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