Clinical Mental Health Counseling, MA

60 credit hours

The clinical mental health counseling program (CMHC) provides students with a broad base of psychological knowledge and theory integrated with extensive training and practice in the use of counseling skills. The CMHC program offers students an opportunity to complete coursework prerequisite to professional counseling (LPC) licensure in Missouri. Graduates of the program who complete post-graduate Missouri licensure requirements, including supervised post-graduate counseling service and the required licensure exams, are qualified to work in a variety of mental health settings with individuals, groups, and families.

The program is taught in a fully synchronous format which offers students options for on-campus, hybrid, and distance learning courses.

Requirements

Major Coursework

45 credit hours of coursework from the following options:

IPC 51100Foundations of Clinical Mental Health Counseling

3

IPC 51200Ethics and Professional Issues

3

IPC 52100Human Growth and Development

3

IPC 52200Personality Theories and Psychopathology

3

IPC 52401Adult Diagnosis and Treatment Planning

3

IPC 53100Family Counseling

3

IPC 54100Research Methods and Program Evaluation

3

IPC 55100Counseling Theory and Practice

3

IPC 55200Counseling Skills Lab

3

IPC 56100Group Dynamics, Process and Counseling

3

IPC 56200Social and Cultural Foundations of Counseling

3

IPC 56500Introduction to Substance Abuse Counseling

3

IPC 58100Appraisal of the Individual

3

IPC 58200Lifestyle and Career Development

3

IPC 61008Trauma Counseling

3

Note: Courses are three credit hours unless otherwise indicated.

Additional Coursework

6 credit hours of coursework from the following options:

IPC 56400Crisis Intervention

3

IPC 61006Grief Counseling

3

Note: Courses are three credit hours unless otherwise indicated.

Internship Coursework

9 credit hours of coursework from the following options:

IPC 61100Clinical Mental Health Counseling Practicum

3

IPC 62000Clinical Mental Health Counseling Internship I

3-6

IPC 63000Clinical Mental Health Counseling Internship II

3

A minimum of 3 credit hours in IPC 62000 (Clinical Mental Health Counseling Internship) coursework is required.

Comprehensive Examination Coursework

In order to fulfill degree requirements, each student completes IPC 60500 Comprehensive Examination by obtaining a passing score on the Counselor Preparation Comprehensive Examination (CPCE). Further information regarding exit requirements is provided in the Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program Handbook.

IPC 60500Comprehensive Examination

0