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Counseling and
Educational Development

Clinical Mental Health Counseling.

Statement of purpose

This area of study prepares counseling professionals to provide therapeutic services to individuals who seek relief from problems that vary from everyday worries and concerns to significant mental, behavioral, and relational problems. Graduates are prepared to work with community clients who are experiencing mental health difficulties such as depression, anxiety, disruptive behavioral problems, substance abuse, and excessive stress, using individual or group counseling formats.

Program overview

In addition to the common core of helping skills and professional preparation courses, coursework for the Clinical Mental Health Counseling track includes training in proper diagnostic techniques and procedures, comprehensive treatment planning, theoretical applications to various client problems, and a range of courses designed to help students develop skills in working with specific populations or in specific counseling approaches (e.g., substance abuse, counseling children, counseling adolescents, spirituality in counseling, motivational interviewing). Courses are designed to incorporate both research and practical application, keeping consistent with the scientist-practitioner philosophy of the Department of Counseling and Educational Development. This program of study meets the requirements for applying as a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in North Carolina.

Potential career areas

Students who specialize in the Clinical Mental Health Counseling track will be prepared to practice counseling in community settings including inpatient, outpatient, and private practice. Many of our CMHC graduates work for agencies that specialize in working with a certain problem or population (e.g., substance abuse settings, child and adolescent counseling). Through internship and practicum experiences, CMHC students will be exposed to a wide variety of settings and client issues to help them clarify their career path in clinical mental health counseling.

Core courses for Clinical Mental Health Counseling (M.S.)

Core Courses

• CED 605 Counseling Diverse Populations
• CED 610 Helping Relationships
• CED 611 The Counselor as Scientist-Practitioner
• CED 612 Developmental Counseling
• CED 620 Counseling Theories and Practice
• CED 650 Group Counseling Theory and Practice
• CED 669 Career Development and Career Counseling
• CED 678 Professional Orientation
• CED 682 Application of Measurement and Clinical Appraisal Techniques

Specialized Courses

• CED 644 Counseling in Community Settings
• CED 687 Diagnosis and Treatment Planning in Counseling
• Third course (as advised)
• Fourth course (as advised)

Supervised Practica and Internships

• CED 653 Practicum in Counseling (throughout program)
• CED 675 Counseilng Field Practicum
• CED 679 Advanced School Practicum
• CED 680A Counseling Internship
• CED 680B Counseling Internship

Electives (3 hours as advised)

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