Counseling Mental Health Counseling - Messiah College

Counseling Mental Health Counseling from Messiah College is a Campus Master Counseling degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. Mission The master of arts in counseling program at Messiah College is designed to help prepare students to become competent counselors who are capable of working in multiple settings. As such, they will be prepared to serve others in the counseling process, develop their leadership abilities in the counseling field, and seek to reconcile relationships within the counseling setting. Learning Objectives Mental Health Counseling Track The educational goals and objectives for the mental health counseling track are: 1. to provide programming that is consistent with the standards for accreditation under the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP). 2. to prepare students to meet the educational requirements for state licensure as a licensed professional counselor (LPC). 3. to prepare students for the professional practice of mental health counseling. 4. to provide students with the knowledge of the eight core content areas of mental health counseling as delineated by CACREP, which include the following 1. Professional Orientation and Ethical Practice 2. Social and Cultural Diversity 3. Human Growth and Development 4. Career Development 5. Helping Relationships 6. Group Work 7. Individual and Group Approaches to Assessment and Evaluation 8. Research and Program Evaluation 5. to provide students with the knowledge and skills in the domains specific to mental health counseling as delineated by CACREP, which include the following a. Historical and Professional Foundations of Mental Health Counseling b. Counseling , Prevention, and Intervention c. Diversity and Advocacy d. Clinical Assessment e. Research and Program Evaluation f. Clinical Diagnosis with the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) 6. to become self aware and self reflective leaders who understand and address issues of racism, discrimination, sexism, power, privilege and oppression which impact the practice and policy levels of mental health counseling in a multicultural society. 7. to help students examine the tension and compatibility between their Christian faith and the mental health counseling field. 8. to integrate a Christian worldview that seeks to facilitate forgiveness and reconciliation within relationships in the mental health counseling field. View more details on Messiah College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Counseling courses.