Clinical Mental Health Counseling
This course will introduce concepts and practices of community mental health (CMH) systems,
including the development and implementation of CMH at local, national, international levels;
delivery of evidence-based treatments in publicly funded settings, managed care issues, research,
program evaluation, consultation, and social justice issues.

Chemical Dependence and Addiction Issues
This course is designed to support students to acquire the knowledge, and to develop the skills and
professional dispositions, associated with assessing, diagnosing, and treating individuals with
substance abuse issues.

Professional Counseling Orientation, Law and Ethics
This course is designed to support students to acquire the knowledge, and to develop the skills and
professional dispositions, associated with demonstrating ethical decision-making and compliance
with applicable local, regional, state, and federal laws and regulations that protect the public and
guide the profession.

Couple and Family Counseling
This course explores theories, interventions and research related to couple and family relationship
issues. Couple and family systems theory therapies and practices are considered relative to
assessment, diagnosis, and treatment issues.

Counseling Research Methods and Program Evaluation
The applied research methods evaluation and program evaluation course is intended to provide
basic understanding of quantitative and qualitative research methods; use of research to inform
evidence-based practice; statistical analysis; ethical/legal considerations; needs assessment,
program evaluation; presenting research pertinent to professional counseling.

Counseling Theories
This course orients the counselor to the various theories upon which the counseling field was
founded. Students will develop an essential understanding of the major theories and their empirical
support.

Group Counseling Theories and Techniques (with required Lab)
Group Counseling discusses the major concepts in group counseling theory, practice, and
procedures. Students develop competence in group counseling relationship development and
application of group counseling theory and practice to coordination of group work.

Two Terms of Clinical Counseling Practicum
The first of the sequence of supervised field experiences in an approved mental health setting for at
least 10 weeks, for a minimum of 100 hours, with 40 direct client contact hours at an approved
clinical mental health site. Includes weekly 2-hour supervision class in addition to weekly
individual/group supervision at the site.

Clinical Counseling Internship
A continuation of field experience advanced to a more intensive supervised practical training for
the counselor-in-training at an approved mental health setting over several months documenting at
least 600 hours, with a minimum of 240 direct client contact hours. Weekly clinical supervision
consisting of 2-hour seminar (group supervision) in additional to individual site supervision with
qualified supervisors. This supervised experience helps counselors-in-training develop the
competencies, skills, methods, and procedures in counseling practice: building and maintaining the
therapeutic relationship; professional, legal, multicultural, and ethical issues including abuse
reporting; case conceptualization, and treatment planning; case management and record keeping;
self-monitoring and self-reflection.

Psychopharmacology
This course orients students to the foundations of psychopharmacology within counseling practice.
The course will provide the clinical counselor with a basic understanding of appropriate uses,
contraindications, side-effects, and mechanisms of action for commonly used psychiatric
medications.