Clinical Mental Health Counseling - College of St Joseph

Clinical Mental Health Counseling from College of St Joseph is a Campus Master Counseling degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. The primary objective of the Clinical Mental Health Program is to train competent, master's level, professional counselors who can help others to understand their personal and interpersonal difficulties, develop effective decision-making strategies, utilize appropriate resources and implement appropriate courses of action to enhance their level of personal functioning and psychological adjustment. Like the other programs within the Division, the Mental Health Counseling Program is also based on the premise that self awareness, commitment to continuous personal and professional growth and ethical decision making are necessary to function as an effective counseling professional. The program is designed to meet the academic requirements for licensure as a clinical mental health counselor. Program Description and Competencies The Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program (CMHC) is in compliance with the Vermont Licensure Law as regulated by the Board of Allied Mental Health Practitioners. The CMHC degree program consists of a total of 60 credits, which includes the practicum and internship field experiences. During precandidacy, the student is required to pass satisfactorily (with a minimum grade of ?B?) eighteen (18) credits, including GPS 500, 501, 502, 504, 518, and 519. Precandidacy is an evaluative stage which provides an opportunity to assess the student's academic competence, potential for personal growth, and functioning as a professional mental health counselor . In the second stage of the student's program, remaining requirements for the degree are completed, including field work experiences. Competency areas include: A. Human Growth and Development B. Theories C. Counseling Skills D. Groups E. Measurement F. Professional Orientation and Ethics G. Treatment Modalities (currently by elective) H. Marriage and Family Counseling I. Human Sexuality (currently by elective) J. Addictive Disorders K. Psychopharmacology L. Multi-Cultural Foundations (Diversity in Professional Relations) M. Research and Evaluation N. Career Development and Lifestyle Appraisal. O. 1000 Hours (minimum) of supervised field experience in clinical mental health counseling . View more details on College of St Joseph . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Counseling courses.