M.A. in C.H.D. - Clinical Mental Health Counseling
In accordance with the CACREP accreditation standards for Clinical Mental Health Counseling, the Counseling and Human Development program with Clinical Mental Health specialization consists of 20 courses totaling 60 semester hours. Course work is divided into three areas:
- FOUNDATIONS (3 courses) that must be taken early in the program and are prerequisites to higher level courses;
- AREA OF CONCENTRATION (15 courses) that are sequenced to build a strong mental health skill base;
- ELECTIVES (2 courses) that allow students to pursue further course work in an area of interest (for the clinical mental health emphasis all electives must be in "clinical" areas).
Prerequisites are specified within the course descriptions listed in this catalog. "Practice oriented" courses included in the curriculum are: CHD 790 Practicum, CHD 796I Internship in Clinical Mental Health Counseling I and CHD 796II Internship in Clinical Mental Health Counseling II. The Practicum course is designed to provide students with counseling experience under the supervision of the Practicum instructor and the individual clinical mental health supervisor. This experience is necessary to enhance counseling competencies in practitioners. Practicum requires 100 hours of work, of which 40 hours must involve direct client service (Note: Students pursuing both Clinical Mental Health and School Counseling specialties are required to obtain 120 hours of work, of which 40 hours must involve direct client/student service). Students must obtain Professional Liability Protection prior to starting the Practicum class.
Clinical mental health internship is served in an "out placement" setting. Examples of settings include the University Counseling Services, community clinical mental health agencies, hospitals, family services, substance abuse agencies, crisis centers, private practice, and others. Requirements for Clinical Mental Health Counseling students include a total of 600 hours of internship with at least 240 hours of direct client service. The 240 hours of direct client service contact must include a range of activities such as individual, couple, family and group counseling as well as diagnostic assessment, diagnosis to mental and emotional disorders, and treatment planning. The hours must be distributed among a broad range of clinical activities.
Code | Title | Hours |
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Foundations | ||
BSC 560 | DV:Intro Counsel/Counsel Prof | 3 |
CHD 602 | Research Methods/Prog Eval | 3 |
CHD 603 | Assessment in Counseling 1 | 3 |
Area of Concentration | ||
CHD 610 | Prin/Tech/Theories of Coun/Dev | 3 |
CHD 612 | Lifepsan Development | 3 |
CHD 624 | Career Counseling 2 | 3 |
CHD 626 | Group Process | 3 |
CHD 635 | Addictions | 3 |
CHD 665 | CMHC:Foundations for Practice | 3 |
CHD 730 | Soc/Cult Diversity in Coun | 3 |
CHD 740 | Ethics/Issues in Counseling | 3 |
CHD 772 | Advanced Abnormal Behavior | 3 |
CHD 775 | Diag Mental/Emot Disorders | 3 |
CHD 777 | Treat Mental/Emot Disorders | 3 |
CHD 780 | Personality Assessment 2 | 3 |
CHD 790 | Practicum: Counseling Tech | 3 |
CHD 796I | Internship in MH Counsel I | 3 |
CHD 796II | Internship in MH Counsel II | 3 |
Electives | ||
Select two of the following: | 6 | |
Marriage/Family Counseling | ||
Theo & Prac of Add Counseling | ||
Assess/Treat Plan Addict Couns | ||
Evid Based Pract Addict Counsl | ||
Counseling Adolescents | ||
Counseling Children | ||
Spirituality in Counseling | ||
Cross Cult Coun Interve-Uganda | ||
Counseling in Military Culture | ||
Conflict Resolution | ||
Counseling Families | ||
Group Counsel in Clin Practice | ||
Cons Old Adults & Families | ||
Narrative Counseling Methods | ||
Art Ther & Neuro Basd Trauma T | ||
Crisis Intervention | ||
Grief and Loss Couseling | ||
Trauma Assessment/Treatment | ||
Relational Cultural Therapy | ||
Psychopharmacology | ||
Supervision and Consultation | ||
Art Therapy 3 | ||
Couples Therapy | ||
Eating Disorders | ||
Wellness | ||
Motivational Counseling | ||
Art Therapy II 3,4 | ||
Cognitive Behavior Intervent | ||
Individ Study: Counsel/Dev | ||
Total Hours | 60 |
1 | For additional fee |
2 | Additional course fees for testing materials required |
3 | Additional fees for art supplies required |
4 | Prerequisite course is CHD 756 |