Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Program Admission Requirements

Phase I:  Graduate School Admission.

• Meet the requirements to be admitted to the School of Graduate Studies.
• Provide verification of background clearance/fingerprints.

Phase II:  Counseling Program Admissions Portfolio

Candidates must submit a portfolio to the Counselor Education Program for review.  The portfolio affords a candidate to provide valuable information regarding:

• Relevance of Career Goals
• Aptitude for Graduate-level study
• Potential success in forming effective counseling relationships
• Respect for Cultural differences.
• Resume including educational background, a record of employment, and volunteer activities.
• Professional Goals Essay
• Three completed Recommendation for Admission Forms.

I. Professional Courses: 9 hours

• CO 506. Life-Span Development and Learning (3)
• ED 504. Techniques of Educational Research (3)
• ED 506. Educational Statistics (3)

II. Concentration Courses: 39 hours

• CO 500. Professional Orientation (3)
• CO 508. Pre-Practicum in Counseling (3)
• CO 541. Techniques of Counseling (3)
• CO 542. Career Development and Counseling (3)
• CO 543. Counseling Children and Adolescents (3)
• CO 544. Strategies for Crisis Intervention (3)
• CO 545. Diagnostic Techniques in Counseling (3)
• CO 546. Group Counseling (3)
• CO 547. Counseling Multicultural Populations (3)
• CO 558. Practicum in Clinical Mental Health Counseling (3)
• CO 589. Internship in Clinical Mental Health Counseling (6)
• PY 520. The Diagnostic Process for Mental Disorders (3)

Twelve hours from the following:

• CO 510. Theories and Treatment of Addiction (3)
• CO 511. Issues in Addiction Recovery (3)
• CO 512. Family Issues in Counseling Addicted Clients (3)
• CO 513. Techniques of Addictions Counseling (3)
• CO 530. Theory and Techniques in Distance Counseling (3)
• CO 531. Law and Ethics in Distance Counseling (3)
• CO 532. Administration and Practice of Distance Counseling (3)
• CO 533. Distance Counseling with Special Populations (3)
• CO 534. Skills Application in Distance Counseling (3)
• CO 550. Theory and Treatment of Trauma (3)
• CO 551. Counseling with Special Populations Grief, Trauma, or Crisis (3)
• CO 553. Substance Abuse and Addictions Counseling (3)
• CO 554. Technology and the Counseling Profession (3)
• CO 560. Theory and Treatment of Grief (3)
• CO 571. Introduction to Play Therapy (3)
• CO 572. Advanced Play Therapy (3)
• CO 573. Adult/Child Relationship (3)
• PY 525. Personality Assessment (3)
• PY 526. Marriage and Family Therapy (3)
• PY 528. Health Psychology (3)
• PY 529. Psychopharmacology (3)
• PY 535. Advanced Techniques in Family Counseling (3)
• PY 560. Psychological Tests and Measurements (3)
• PY 563. Assessment Techniques in Family Counseling (3)

Total Required: 60 hours

Note(s):

• This program is also offered online.

Program Completion Requirements

• A grade-point average of not less than 3.0 on a four-point scale on all work attempted with no grade less than “C.”
• Satisfactory performance in one practicum for 100 clock hours and full-time internship of 600 clock hours of internship and 700 hours total professional practice supervised jointly by a site supervisor and a UWA counselor educator program faculty member.
• Passing score on the comprehensive examination, known as the Counselor Preparation Comprehensive Examination (CPCE), which can be taken no earlier than upon completion of forty-eight semester hours of coursework in their program.