Our Clinical Mental Health Counseling master's program will help you apply theory and research to counsel individuals through serious issues.
注意: Our clinical mental health counseling program is CACREP accredited.
Students will develop as counselors, scholars and ethical professionals throughout the program. 你将获得:
- Knowledge of relevant areas of clinical mental health counseling, 包括人格, 生命周期发展, 多元文化的问题, 心理咨询理论, 评价, 和评估
- Skills in interviewing, assessment and counseling techniques
- Awareness of client’s individuality, multicultural sensitivity, and importance of flexibility in working with clients
- Appropriate ethical behavior and clinical mental health counselor professional identity
Choose a concentration to focus your curriculum on your specific career goals:
Note: Both concentrations prepare students to take the examinations for Licensed 专业 Counselor and Licensed Clinical 专业 Counselor designations.
Adult Clinical Mental Health Counseling Concentration:
This clinical mental health counseling degree will prepare you to work with adult clients in a wide variety of professional counseling settings.
Child and Adolescent Clinical Mental Health Counseling Concentration:
This clinical mental health counseling curriculum will prepare you to work with children, adolescents and families in a diverse range of professional counseling settings.
Child and Adolescent Distinction
The Child and Adolescent distinction is embedded within the Child and Adolescent concentration in the Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program. Students will receive a notation on their transcript upon graduation denoting a concentration in child and adolescent counseling.
Optional Course of Study
成瘾研究
Students enrolled in the Clinical Mental Health Counseling program can add an 成瘾研究 component to their degree by taking the following additional courses:
- Introduction to Addictions
- Special Populations in Addictions
- Internship in Addictions (Replaces 26-590 Internship in Counseling)
Lewis is the first in Will County to offer this advanced training program. 通过这些课程, students will be prepared to take the examination for Licensed 专业 Counselor, Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor or both. The required supervision and work experience is embedded in this accredited advanced training program.
真实的能力. 灵活的格式.
Our faculty are real-world practitioners who bring their counseling experiences from a wide range of medical settings to the classroom, teaching from their successes as well as their mistakes. With 700 practicum and internship hours, you will receive the hands-on experience necessary to prepare you for this challenging career.
Based on State of Illinois guidelines, you can take up to 50 % of your coursework online. Face-to-face classes meet one night weekly at our main 罗马oville campus.
PREPARED TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE
You will be prepared to help people as a counselor in clinical mental health, 药物滥用, 康复, 危机, 悲伤, 婚姻与家庭, or military veterans’ settings. 研究生s are working in a variety of clinical mental health settings, hospitals and private practice.
Counseling Program/Student Outcomes
就业率
LPC pass rate: 81-90% (estimated).
School Guidance Counselor Option: Type 73 Certification
By adding additional coursework to your Clinical Mental Health Counseling degree, you can work toward your Type 73 Certification without completing a full second master's degree.
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