Counseling, Clinical Mental Health Concentration

The Clinical Mental Health Counseling concentration prepares students to work in a variety of mental health settings serving individuals, couples, families, and/or groups. Students are trained as counseling generalists and are eligible to work in inpatient, outpatient, agency, and other mental health related settings.

Student Learning Outcomes

To provide students with an understanding of the various roles and responsibilities of Clinical Mental Health counselors in various settings.
To provide students with the knowledge to design, implement and evaluate psychoeducational programs and clinical interventions to effectively facilitate change in the community.
To foster enthusiasm and commitment for ongoing professional development and integration of theory, research, and practice.
To promote ethical and legal considerations specifically related to the practice of Clinical Mental Health counseling.
To encourage the understanding and use of a biopsychosocial perspective when working with families, groups, couples, and individuals.
To provide a high-quality program that fosters the professional identity of the Clinical Mental Health counselor.

Admission Requirements

3.0 undergraduate GPA * (Preferred)
Two professional letters of recommendation and rubric
Admissions Essay - Goals and Objectives
A faculty interview (all candidates) - Two faculty (minimum) will interview each candidate
Current Resume/CV
Transcript (most recent degree)

*Exam requirement if UG GPA is below 3.0 - MAT (preferred) or GRE. No specific cut off score has been set as this data will be considered will all admissions data submitted.

Curriculum Requirements

Core

COUN 7000 - Counseling and Consultation Theories Credit Hours: 3
COUN 7010 - Lifespan Development Credit Hours: 3
COUN 7020 - Career Development Credit Hours: 3
COUN 7050 - Group Counseling and Group Work Credit Hours: 3
COUN 7060 - Ethical and Legal Issues in Counseling Credit Hours: 3
COUN 7070 - Multicultural Counseling Credit Hours: 3
COUN 7080 - Addictions Counseling Credit Hours: 3
COUN 7090 - Crisis and Trauma Counseling Credit Hours: 3
COUN 7100 - Research and Program Evaluation Credit Hours: 3
COUN 7110 - Assessment and Testing Credit Hours: 3
COUN 7150 - Counseling Skill Practice and Helping Relationships Credit Hours: 3

Core Credits Required: 33

Specialty Courses

COUN 7200 - Professional Orientation - Clinical Mental Health Counseling Credit Hours: 3
COUN 7210 - Child and Adolescent Counseling Credit Hours: 3
COUN 7220 - Family Counseling Credit Hours: 3
COUN 7230 - Psychopathology and Diagnostic Processes Credit Hours: 3

Specialty Courses Credits Required: 12

Related Electives

Pick 2 of the Following:

COUN 7700 - Advanced Substance Use Disorder Counseling Credit Hours: 3
COUN 7710 - Treatment Planning Collaboration & Referral Credit Hours: 3
COUN 7720 - Gambling Addiction Credit Hours: 3
COUN 7730 - Addiction and the Family Credit Hours: 3
COUN 7740 - Assessment and Evaluation of Substance Use Disorders and Advanced Group Skills Credit Hours: 3
COUN 7750 - Prevention, Education and Treatment of Substance Abuse Credit Hours: 3
COUN 7760 - Opioid Abuse Credit Hours: 3
COUN 7770 - Advocacy and Public Policy in Addictions and Recovery Credit Hours: 3
COUN 7800 - Issues and Techniques in Counseling Athletes Credit Hours: 3
COUN 7810 - Sports Counseling Programming Credit Hours: 3
COUN 7820 - Counseling and Advising Athletes with Death, Loss and Grief Credit Hours: 3
COUN 7830 - Student Athlete Mental Wellness Credit Hours: 3
COUN 7840 - Advanced Issues & Techniques Counseling Athletes Credit Hours: 3
COUN 7850 - Spiritual, Ethical and Religious Values in Counseling Credit Hours: 3
COUN 7860 - Applied Spiritual, Ethical and Religious Counseling Theory Credit Hours: 3
COUN 7870 - Grief and Loss Counseling Credit Hours: 3
COUN 7310 - Individual Development: Childhood through Adolescence Credit Hours: 3
COUN 7320 - Developmental Counseling in Schools Credit Hours: 3
COUN 7330 - Techniques for Counseling Students with Disabilities Credit Hours: 3
COUN 7350 - Diagnosis and Counseling Children and Adolescent Credit Hours: 3
COUN 7900 - Sexuality in Counseling Credit Hours: 3
COUN 7910 - Neurocounseling Credit Hours: 3
COUN 7920 - Humor, Health, and Healing Credit Hours: 3
COUN 7930 - Correctional Counseling and Assessment Credit Hours: 3
COUN 7940 - Issues in Rural Counseling Credit Hours: 3
COUN 7950 - Creative and Expressive Arts Counseling Credit Hours: 3
COUN 7960 - Mind-Body Techniques in Counseling Credit Hours: 3
COUN 7970 - Counseling of Persons Living with HIV/AIDS Credit Hours: 3
COUN 7971 - Trauma-Informed Care for Helping Professionals Credit Hours: 3
COUN 7972 - Professional Issues for Direct Service Providers Credit Hours: 3
COUN 7973 - Post-Concussive Social and Emotional Wellness and Recovery Credit Hours: 3
COUN 7980 - Thesis Credit Hours: 3
COUN 7990 - Special Topics in Counselor Education Credit Hours: 1 TO 3
SPED 6000 - Special Education Foundations and Collaboration Credit Hours: 3
ED 5940 - Supporting English Language Learners Birth to Grade 12 Credit Hours: 3

Related Elective Credits Required: 6

Related Requirements

COUN 7160 - Practicum Credit Hours: 3
COUN 7180 - Clinical Field Credit Hours: 3 TO 6
AND/OR
COUN 7190 - Internship Credit Hours: 1-6

What can PennWest tell me about…

Catalog