Mental Health & Clinical Counseling
The purpose of the program in mental health and clinical counseling is to provide (a) graduate-level training for individuals seeking employment by community mental health centers, the Arkansas State Department of Human Services, and other community agencies; (b) electives and enrichment for other master’s degree programs; and (c) courses of interest to lay persons holding a baccalaureate degree.
The master’s degree in mental health and clinical counseling is designed to provide students with training in both clinical and developmental counseling. It also meets Arkansas licensure requirements for Licensed Professional Counselors, but does not meet requirements for school counseling. Candidates for this degree will be required to develop skills necessary to provide personal and group counseling for clients in mental health, community agencies, private practice, and business and industry settings.
Specific Degree Requirements
Each candidate for the master’s degree in mental health and clinical counseling will be required to complete the 60 semester hours listed below.
Mental Health & Clinical Counseling Curriculum
Professional Education Core Courses (3 credit hours)
- EDUC 6003 Educational Research
Counseling Core Courses (57 credit hours)
- COUN 6403 Introduction to the Counseling Profession
- COUN 6413 Ethical, Legal and Professional Issues in Counseling
- COUN 6423 Counseling Theories
- COUN 6433 Basic Counseling Skills
- COUN 6443 Group Counseling
- COUN 6453 Human Development for Helping Professionals
- COUN 6463 Career Counseling: Theory and Practice
- COUN 6473 Counseling in a Diverse Society
- COUN 6483 Assessment Procedures for Counselors
- COUN 6583 Counseling Children and Adolescents
- COUN 6493 Practicum in Clinical and Developmental Counseling
- COUN 6503 Case Management & DSM-IV Diagnosis
- COUN 6513 Internship in Clinical and Developmental Counseling I
- COUN 6523 Internship in Clinical and Developmental Counseling II
- COUN 6533 Advanced Counseling Skills and Techniques
- COUN 6543 Substance Abuse Counseling: Theory and Practice
- COUN 6553 Marriage and Family Counseling: Theory and Practice
- COUN 6563 Human Sexuality: Concepts, Theory and Practice
- COUN 6573 Psychopharmacology and the Counseling Profession
