Clinical Mental 健康 Counseling, M.S.

The role of mental health professionals has never been more important. By pursuing your degree and license through McDaniel, you'll be equipped to advance the health of your patients, making a valuable impact on their mood, productivity and overall wellness.

学位帽

学位类型

硕士

美元符号

项目成本

每学分609美元

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Through a combination of research, 理论, 和实践, our counseling program encourages graduate students to become reflective practitioners. Our graduates are employed in a variety of settings, including public and private schools, 社区学院, 医院, 诊所, 私人诊所, 以及人类服务机构.

领取许可证

The Master of Science degree 在咨询 (Clinical Mental 健康 Specialization) ensures eligibility for licensure in both Maryland and Pennsylvania upon successful completion of required courses, to include a practicum (100 hours) and an internship (600 hours).

Students are eligible to sit for their National Counselor Exam administered by the National Board of Certified Counselors upon graduation. They are able to apply for their respective states for licensure.

临床实习

作为实习生, you will complete a 600 clock hour experience at a site or sites that prepare you for work in 医院, 私人诊所, human services agencies and 诊所. You will engage in both individual and group counseling, and a variety of related activities that a regularly employed staff member in the setting would be expected to perform.

These experiences are meant to be the culminating experience in your program of study by allowing you the opportunity to apply, 评估, and refine clinical skills by bridging the gap between 理论和实践.

在你的经历中, you will also develop the personal qualities, characteristics and behaviors of a professional counselor.

What You Need to Know About the M.S. 在咨询

Completed application for graduate study
Official transcript verifying completion of an undergraduate degree from a regionally accredited college or university with a minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0
专业的简历
目标陈述论文
Successful completion of an in-person interview with a Counseling advisor

在入学, students must also must complete a criminal background disclosure statement and may be required to undergo a criminal background check and finger printing at the student’s expense. Students should be aware that a criminal background may prohibit practicum and internship placement and therefore may be a barrier to program completion. Students should also be aware that it may also be a barrier to obtaining licensure. All incidents of criminal history must be self-reported to both the program and to the practicum and internship sites prior to 招生 and at any time throughout the program. All students may be subject to criminal background and finger printing by 金沙js6038 and by the practicum and internship site at any time.

Successful completion of 60 credits hours 课程大纲
至少3.0 G.P.A.
Successful completion of practicum and internship experiences.

Grad students sitting in outdoor chairs on campus.

特别的机会

双重用途培训

Our training has a dual purpose: to ensure the counselor’s professional growth and skill development, and to increase the counselor’s personal growth and self-awareness. This latter purpose is emphasized and given serious focus throughout the program.

Both cognitive and affective learning are considered necessary in counselor preparation, and this belief is reflected throughout the program.

推进你的职业生涯 M的职业道路.S. 在咨询

获得硕士学位的学生.S. 在咨询 have pursued careers as both specialists and generalist practitioners in:

私人诊所
社区机构
Managed behavioral health care organizations
综合输送系统
医院
员工援助计划
Substance abuse treatment centers

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Discover more about this program and others at one of our monthly, virtual open houses!

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We are now accepting applications for 秋天和春天 招生.

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部门教员

Learn more about the faculty and staff behind this program.

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Photo of professor Lyneia Richardson standing outside in a garden.

莱尼娅·理查森博士.D. 教师的功能

Lyneia Richardson was inspired to pursue 心理学 after meeting educators who were also practicing psychologists. Now a licensed psychologist herself, for 10 years she has provided services in a variety of clinical settings. 她的Ph值.D. dissertation at Howard University focused on understanding the impact of race and gender on professional Black women and their mental health. She now teaches courses like Family Counseling and Diversity Sensitive Counseling in McDaniel’s Counseling graduate program. “It’s great to have practical experience that I can bring right into class.”

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心理学社会工作