Master of Science (M.S.) in Counseling & Human Development with a concentration in Community Mental Health Counseling
(ISIS code: CM1)

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The Community Mental Health Counseling Program requires 60 credits and 1,000 clock hours of supervised practicum and internship. If you complete this program you will be able to apply independently for the NYS licensure as a Mental Health Counselor (must also complete a licensure exam and 3,000 post-master's hours of supervised experience).

Requirements

I. Master's Core
(6 credits)

ED 406 Master's Research Methods (3)
ED 429 Theories of Human Development (3)

II. Counseling Specialization Courses
(36 credits)

EDU 472 Principles and Practice of Community and Mental Health Counseling (3)
EDU 457 Counseling Theory and Practice I (3)
EDU 460 Counseling Theory and Practice II (3)
EDU 454 Career Counseling and Development (3)
EDU 453 Counseling and Facilitating in Small Groups (3)
EDU 470 Multicultural Perspectives in Counseling (3)
EDU 471 Counselor as Systems Consultant (3)
EDU 466 Problem Identification and Intervention in Counseling I (3)
EDU 473 Problem Identification and Intervention in Counseling II (3)
EDU 465 Assessment and Appraisal (3)
EDU 474 Addictions Counseling and Prevention (3)
EDU 439 Interpersonal Systems in Counseling and Human Development (3)

III. Social Context Courses (one of the following is required)
(3 credits)

ED 419 Life Course Studies (3)
ED 418 The Family and Social Dynamics (3)
ED 487 Developing Values and Character in the School, Home, & Community (3)
ED 494 Human Development in Old Age
ED 425 Minority Youth Development in Urban Contexts (3)

IV. Supervised Clinical Sequence
(12 credits/1,000 clock hours)

Internships can be done in two semesters (450 hours x 2) or three semesters (300 hours x 3)

EDF 450 Practicum in Counseling (3) (formerly EDU 458)
EDF 458 Supervised Internship in Community Mental Health Counseling I- (300 clock hours)
EDF 459 Supervised Internship in Community Mental Health Counseling II- (300 clock hours)
EDF 460 Supervised Internship in Community Mental Health Counseling III- (300 clock hours)

V. Elective
(3 credits)

One three-credit course selected from the Counseling and Human Development, Educational Leadership, or Teaching and Curriculum programs courses, in consultation with your advisor.

VI. Additional Requirements

Master's Thesis - completed prior to graduation, currently with Master's Internship II (0)

Total: 60 credits

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