Mental Health Counseling

Degree Offered: M.S.

Concentrations Available: 1) Clinical or 2) Clinical Rehabilitation

Fall Admission Only 

Concentration 1: Clinical

The Mental Health Counseling - Clinical program is a 60 credit-hour counselor training program that is nationally accredited by the Council on the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP). The program is accredited as a Clinical Mental Health Counseling program. This designation indicates curricular experiences encompassing each of the eight core areas of professional counseling including Professional Identity, Social and Cultural Diversity, Human Growth and Development, Career Development, Helping Relationships, Group Work, Assessment, and Research and Program Evaluation. Other required coursework includes clinical assessment and treatment planning, trauma theory and treatment, addiction counseling and family counseling. This degree prepares graduates to work in a variety of clinical counseling capacities and settings including community, non-profit, collegiate and medical settings.

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Concentration 2: Clinical Rehabilitation

The Mental Health Counseling - Clinical Rehabilitation program is a 60-hour program accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs Education (CACREP) as a Clinical Rehabilitation program. This and is designed to prepare culturally competent counselors who specialize in working with persons with physical, developmental, cognitive, psychological, and neurological disabilities and/or illnesses. The program is accredited as a Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling program. Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling students are equipped with knowledge, skills, and experience to empower persons with disabilities through the counseling process. Students are further equipped with unique competencies to provide effective rehabilitation counseling services within a cultural context.

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Program Contact Information

College of Education
Department of Counseling

Graduate Program Coordinator (Clinical Concentration): Dr. Tammy Webb
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Graduate Program Coordinator (Clinical Rehabilitation Concentration): Dr. Paige Dunlap
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Department Chair: Dr. Caroline Booth
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