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Course Requirements

Required Courses For Mental Health Counseling 

Foundations Courses 6 semester hours 

  • Research & Program Evaluation (CHD 602) 
  • Introduction to Counseling and Interviewing (BSC 560) 

Mental Health Concentration 48 semester hours 

  • Interpretation of Psychological Testing (CHD 603) 
  • Principles, Tehcniques and Theories of Counseling and Development (CHD 610) 
  • Human Development  and Adjustment (CHD 612)
  • Educational and Occupational Information (CHD 624) 
  • Group Process (CHD 626)
  • Marriage and Family Counseling (CHD 633) 
  • Dynamics of Chemical Dependency (CHD 635) 
  • Social and Cultural Diversity in Counseling (CHD 730)
  • Ethics and Issues in Counseling (CHD 740) 
  • Advanced Abnormal Behavior (CHD 772) 
  • Diagnosis of Mental and Emotional Disorders (CHD 775) 
  • Treatment of Mental and Emotional Disorders (CHD 777) 
  • Personality Assessment (CHD 780) 
  • Practicum: Counseling Techniques (CHD 790)
  • Internship in Mental Health Counseling I & II (CHD 796I & 796II) 

Electives 6 semester hours
Chosen from: 

  • Grief Therapy (CHD 751) 
  • Trauma Assessment and Treatment (CHD 752) 
  • Relational & Cultural Therapy (CHD 753) 
  • Supervision and Consultation (CHD 755) 
  • Art Therapy (CHD 756) 
  • Couples Therapy (CHD 757) 
  • Childhood and Adolescent Treatment Approaches (CHD 758) 
  • Cognitive and Behavioral Therapy (CHD 768) 
  • Play Therapy  (CHD 761)
  • Eating Disorders  (CHD 762)
  • Wellness  (CHD 763)
  • Motivational Counseling (CHD 764)
  • Divorce Interventions (CHD 765) 
  • Psychopharmacology (CHD 754)
  • Individual Study: Counseling and Human Development (CHD 662)


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