Counseling - Clinical Mental Health Emphasis Requirements (MS)

Sixty units for school emphasis, and sixty units for clinical mental health emphasis. These include practicum and internship requirements, but not thesis. The thesis option is available for 6 units and is in addition to the required units. Course and emphasis requirements are given below. Emphases, required course sequences, and elective courses should be selected in consultation with advisers to match individual career paths.

Core Courses:
COUNSED 712PROFESSIONAL FOUNDATIONS OF COUNSELING3
COUNSED 715RESEARCH IN COUNSELOR EDUCATION3
COUNSED 716CRISIS INTERVENTION AND TRAUMA COUNSELING ACROSS SETTINGS3
COUNSED 718PRINCIPLES OF COUNSELING3
COUNSED 719APPRAISAL PROCEDURES IN COUNSELING3
COUNSED 720CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND INFORMATION SERVICES3
COUNSED 721GROUPS: THEORY AND PRACTICE3
COUNSED 722THEORIES OF COUNSELING3
COUNSED 728MENTAL HEALTH DIAGNOSIS IN COUNSELING3
COUNSED 731INTRODUCTION TO MARRIAGE, COUPLES, AND FAMILY COUNSELING3
COUNSED 736COUNSELING ACROSS THE LIFESPAN3
COUNSED 741SOCIAL AND CULTURAL FOUNDATIONS IN COUNSELING3
COUNSED 751PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES: ETHICS AND CONSULTATION3
COUNSED 793SUPERVISED PRACTICUM3
COUNSED 795COUNSELING INTERNSHIP6
Clinical Mental Health Counseling Emphasis:
COUNSED 746COUNSELING AND THE CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY PROCESS3
COUNSED 753TREATMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS3
Emphasis Electives:6
INTRODUCTION TO HIGHER EDUCATION AND STUDENT AFFAIRS
COLLEGE STUDENT DEVELOPMENT: THEORY, ASSESSMENT AND APPLICATION
ADVANCED MARRIAGE, COUPLES, AND FAMILY COUNSELING
FAMILIES: ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT OF ABUSIVE BEHAVIORS
SCHOOLS AND THE ROLE OF THE SCHOOL COUNSELOR
TRAUMA TREATMENT
SCHOOL COUNSELING: CONSULTATION, COLLABORATION, AND INTERVENTION
COUNSELING CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS
CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY: EVIDENCE-BASED AND INTEGRATED TREATMENT
WORKSHOP
SPECIAL STUDIES
THESIS RESEARCH
Total Units60