College of Education

Mental Health Counseling

The Master's in Professional Counseling program will transition into a new name in 2010:               the Master's in Mental Health Counseling.

 

The application for the Master's in Mental Health Counseling program is now available online.

To learn more about this name change, as well as the application process, please contact the Mental Health Counseling program's assistant at 404-413-8200, or register to attend a prospective student information session.

The Mental Health Counseling Master of Science program enables the student to acquire expertise in the eight core areas of knowledge and all the domains of clinical mental health counseling required by CACREP. The program is designed to be full time (9.0 credit hours or more per semester) and completed in 2.5 years, including summer semesters.  The common core areas are: professional orientation and ethical practice, social and cultural diversity, human growth and development, career development, helping relationships, group work, assessment, and research and program evaluation.

Students are exposed to a wide range of therapeutic models and counseling styles.  Graduates of this program are found working in mental health agencies, correctional settings, family counseling centers, business and personnel positions, private practice, and many other settings requiring expertise in human resource development. 

At completion of the program, the counselor is prepared to: Work individually with clients on educational, vocational, social, emotional, or personal problems, consult with other professionals and administrators concerning the client's developmental needs, participate in psychological assessment programs, including the interpretation of test results, provide information and understanding to clients in the areas of educational, social, or vocational planning, and conduct and facilitate local research efforts.

A. Professional Studies (9)

Required (9):

CPS 7340             Social/Cultural Issues in Counseling and Psychological Services (3)

CPS /EPY 7500    Individual and Family Over the Life Span (3)

EPRS 7900           Methods of Research in Education (3)

B. Major (36)

Required (36):

CPS 6010             Professional Identity and Ethics in Mental Health Counseling (3)

CPS 6410             Basic Counseling Skills (3)

CPS 6450             Group Counseling Systems (3)

CPS 7000             Consultation, Advocacy, and Leadership in Mental Health Counseling (3)

CPS 8430             Advanced Counseling Skills (3)

CPS 7260             Counseling Systems and Interventions (3)

CPS 7300             Career Theory, Assessment, and Intervention (3)

CPS 7450             Educational and Psychological Appraisal (3)

CPS 8100             Psychobehavioral Diagnosis (3)

CPS 8380             Family Systems and Interventions (3)

CPS 8460             Biopsychosocial Aspects of Addiction (3)

CPS 8470             Crisis Intervention (3)

C. Applied Practice Sequence (12)

Required (12)

CPS 7660             Applied Practice I: Mental Health Counseling (3)

CPS 7680             Internship: Mental Health Counseling (9)

D. Elective (3): A list of approved 3-credit hour electives for Mental Health Counseling Master’s Degree students is available in each student’s handbook and in the department at the front desk (COE 950).

Program total: minimum of 60 semester hours