Counseling Psychology - Dominican University of California

Counseling Psychology from Dominican University of California is a Campus Master Counseling Psychology degree that prepares you for a Psychology career. Program Description The Master of Science in Counseling Psychology at Dominican University of California prepares students to provide professional counseling, consultation, case management, education and training to a wide variety of clients. Graduates of the program are: marriage and family therapists, consultants, case managers, educators and trainers in healthcare, academic and business settings. The Counseling Psychology program was established in 1978 and its graduates are known and respected for their professionalism, high degree of academic knowledge, and clinical and professional skill. The faculty and staff are committed to keeping abreast of the changes and emerging opportunities in the field of counseling. All clinical faculty are licensed, practicing psychotherapists. The Department of Counseling Psychology prepares students to provide psychotherapy, counseling, consultation, education, training and client-centered advocacy emphasizing recovery-oriented care. The program emphasizes student-centered and collaborative learning. The curriculum is designed to provide students with skills for working effectively with diverse populations utilizing the most recent developments in the major theoretical orientations from evidenced-based treatments to alternative and innovative approaches. Students are encouraged to practice with empathy and sensitivity, work with clients' strengths, and build client resilience. Student Learning Outcomes The student will demonstrate: An ability to effectively apply theory and techniques of counseling and psychotherapy as assessed by: performance in counseling techniques courses for the MFT specialization, passing the Comprehensive Clinical Proficiency Review (CCPR), passing the written exam for MFT licensure at a significantly higher rate than the state average, passing the General Master's Proficiency Project (GMPP). An understanding of career paths and opportunities in counseling as measured by alumni responses to the alumni survey and the On-Site Supervisor's Field Placement Evaluation Form. Technological literacy in the use of computers in helping to select field placements, in gathering information for writing assignments, in creating treatment planning protocols, and in learning of possible applications of technology to the field of counseling, as measured by performance in individual courses, the Comprehensive Clinical Proficiency Review (CCPR) written case study or the General Master's Proficiency Project (GMPP). Effectiveness and clarity in both written and verbal communication as measured by classroom performance, the CCPR Reviewer's Rating Scale or the General Master's Proficiency Project and the students' On-Site Supervisor's Field Placement Evaluation Form. An understanding of human diversity issues in counseling and the ability to apply interventions with a variety of clients as measured by performance in the course CP 5219 Human Diversity, CP 5294 Fieldwork in Counseling, the CCPR Reviewer's Rating Scale or the General Master's Proficiency Project, and the On-Site Supervisor's Field Placement Evaluation Form. An understanding and ability to apply current law and professional ethics and values to specific client situations as measured by performance in the courses CP 5294 Fieldwork in Counseling Seminar, and CP 5217 Professional Ethics and Law, the CCPR Reviewer's Rating Scale, the General Master's Proficiency Project, and the On-Site Supervisor's Field Placement Evaluation Form. View more details on Dominican University of California . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Counseling Psychology courses.