MA - Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Mission Statement
It is the mission of the M.A. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling program to provide a Christ-centered academic community that facilitates the professional and personal development of students to become competent providers of exceptional clinical mental health services to individuals and their related systems within relevant ecological contexts.
Successful Program Learning Outcomes are as follows:
- Students will articulate a clear understanding of CMHC professional identity.
- Students will deliver mental health services with multicultural competence.
- Students will integrate understanding of developmental concepts and processes in case conceptualizations.
- Students will conceptualize the relationship that exists between/among work, personal and relational well-being, and other life roles.
- Students will demonstrate essential counseling skills with competence.
- Students will facilitate a group session with competency.
- Students will display counseling appraisal skills that demonstrate validity and reliability.
- Students will apply research findings from professional literature to inform development of treatment plans/intervention strategies.
- Students will integrate faith-based or spirituality-based principles/strategies in case conceptualizations or interventions.
- Demonstrate ability to diagnose mental disorders using accepted diagnostic systems (e.g. DSM, ICD).
- Apply CMHC paradigm in case conceptualizations (i.e., remediation of pathology and promotion of well-being in clients and their related ecological contexts).
- Students will function in professional roles and relationships in ways that reflect adherence to ethical and legal standards.
Requirements (60 credits)
Core Courses
| CNS-501 | Human Growth and Development | 3 |
| CNS-502 | Multicultural Counseling | 3 |
| CNS-503 | Theory and Techniques in the Helping Relationship | 3 |
| CNS-504 | Theory and Techniques in Group Counseling | 3 |
| CNS-505 | Theory and Techniques in Career Counseling | 3 |
| CNS-506 | Appraisal of Individuals and Families | 3 |
| CNS-507 | Research and Evaluation of Methods and Practice | 3 |
| CNS-508 | Legal, Ethical and Professional Issues | 3 |
| CNS-509 | Integration of Christian Faith in Professional Counseling | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 27 |
Clinical Experiences
| CNS-550A | Supervised Practicum - Clinical Mental Health Counseling | 3 |
| CNS-551A | Supervised Internship - Clinical Counseling | 3 |
| CNS-552A | Supervised Internship - Clinical Counseling | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 9 |
CNS-554A is no longer required by CACREP or the Indiana CMHC Licensure Board. Students are permitted to select a course from a list of suggested course alternatives as a substitute. The program advisor will assist students in identifying a suitable alternative course.
Major Courses
| CNS-511 | Issues in Addiction Recovery | 3 |
| CNS-522 | Foundations in Clinical Mental Health Counseling | 3 |
| CNS-523 | Assessment and Intervention in Clinical Mental Health | 3 |
| CNS-524 | Ecological Counseling and Prevention | 3 |
| CNS-533 | Psychopathology | 3 |
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| Electives | 9 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 24 |
