Mental Health Counseling Program (63 credit hours)

This 63 credit program is for those seeking license as a Mental Health Counselor in the state of Massachusetts.  Students will need to meet the requirements of the Massachusetts Board of Registration, which are in effect at the time of your anticipated graduation.   

Course Number	Course Name	Credits
CNGC528	Counseling and Development	3
CNGC529	Multicultural Counseling	3
CNGC500	Research and Evaluation	3
CNMH534	The Professional Counselor: Standards, Ethics & Legal Issues	3
CNGC535	Applied Counseling: Adolescent-Adult Prerequisite:  CNGC528	3
CNGC536	Applied Counseling: Pre-Adolescent Prerequisite:  CNGC528	3
CNGC538	Group I: Theory and Process of Group Interaction Prerequisite:   CNGC528	3
CNMH568	Psychopathology Prerequisite:  CNGC528	3
CNGC532	Psychological Assessment	3
CNGC539	Introduction to Career Counseling	3
CNMH564	Theories of Psychological Development	3
CNGC520	Group Experience (Pass/No Pass)	0
CNMH570	Advanced Applied Counseling: Mental Health Counselor (100 hours) Prerequisites:  CNGC 528, CNMH 534, CNGC 535,  and CNMH 568, successful completion of the Group Experience, and a practicum application approved by the Director of Fieldwork and Training	3
CNMH571	Internship: Mental Health Counselor (Total of 900 hours; 18 credits)* Prerequisite: CNGC 529, CNGC 538, CNMH570 or CNMH 580 and a fieldwork application approved by the Director of Fieldwork and Training *Variable Credit (3-12 credits; 150-600 hours per semester)	Total of 18
	Nine Credits of Electives (at the 500 level or above)	9
	Comprehensive Examination

 

Last Modified: February 24, 2009