Mental Health Counseling - Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Mental Health Counseling from Kutztown University of Pennsylvania is a Campus Master Counseling degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. The degree in Mental Health Counseling is designed to prepare students for professional counseling services in community agencies. The program is structured to develop personal awareness of self as a counselor , knowledge of counseling and psychological concepts, and skills in counseling and mental health service delivery. Included in this program is an emphasis on developing assessment and research skills and using research findings in mental health service delivery. Upon completion of the program, students will have met the academic eligibility requirements to sit for the Pennsylvania Licensed Professional Counselor Examination. Admission to this program requires the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), provide a statement or description of a relationship where you were the "helper", and an interview. Applicants are notified of the date of the interview after ALL general admission requirements have been completed. Applicants who do not have a Psychology background will be asked to complete additional undergraduate Psychology courses. Each course is three semester hours unless otherwise stated. Students will complete sixty (60) semester hours and a comprehensive examination prior to graduation. Professional credits students who intend to apply for admission to the M.A. in Counseling Psychology are limited to THREE courses prior to admission. All students accepted into this program must complete all requirements within eight (8) calendar years. The following is the course of study for this program. Acceptable substitute courses are listed beneath each required course. Students enroll in the Field Experience (Internship) for two consecutive semesters (Fall/Spring), for a total of 6 credits. Students are expected to have completed ALL nonelective course work prior to Field Experience Internship. (Exceptions must be cleared by the Student's Faculty Advisor.) Internship requires a pre-registration professional liability insurance, child abuse clearance, and a criminal record check. The faculty members of the Department of Counseling and Human Services reserve the right to terminate the training or supervision of any candidate who does not show himself or herself capable of achieving an acceptable standard of personal and/or professional behavior. This standard also applies to candidates for admission. View more details on Kutztown University of Pennsylvania . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Counseling courses.