Clinical Mental Health Counseling, MA

60 credit hours

The Clinical Mental Health Counseling program (CMHC) provides students with a broad base of psychological knowledge and theory integrated with extensive training and practice in the use of counseling skills. The CMHC program offers students an opportunity to complete coursework prerequisite to professional counseling (LPC) licensure in Missouri. The CMHC program offers students an opportunity to complete coursework prerequisite to professional counseling (LPC) licensure in Missouri. Graduates of the program who complete post-graduate Missouri licensure requirements, including supervised post-graduate counseling service and the required licensure exams, are qualified to work in a variety of mental health settings with individuals, groups, and families.

The CMHC program is intensive and comprehensive, requiring a minimum of 60 credit hours of coursework and applied experience.

Admission to the CMHC counseling program is selective. To be considered for admission applicants must submit the following:

Evidence of an earned bachelor’s degree
All undergraduate and graduate transcripts
Completed application to Graduate Admissions
Current résumé
Achieved a minimum of 3.0 cumulative GPA in the highest degree earned and earned a minimum 3.0 during any graduate coursework
Three professional references (contact information)
Completed writing sample in response to department prompts assessing counselor program readiness and earned with a minimum score of 12 or higher on the CMHC writing sample rubric
- CMHC core faculty and the Department Head review the completed applications once received from Admissions. Each core faculty will evaluate the writing sample, based on the CMHC writing sample rubric. If there is a tie, the Department Head will discuss and review the application in its entirety with the faculty, and make an admission determination. Faculty will consider all application pieces when making a decision regarding admission to the CMHC Program.

The CMHC department admits new students in the spring, summer, and fall terms.

The CMHC department will notify students of their admission decisions prior to the start of the term for which they are seeking enrollment.

If candidates are denied admission, they may appeal to the College of Education and Human Services Appeals Committee.

Requirements

Major Coursework

51 credit hours of coursework from the following options:

IPC 51100 - Foundations of Clinical Mental Health Counseling Credit Hour(s): 3
IPC 51200 - Ethics and Professional Issues Credit Hour(s): 3
IPC 52100 - Human Growth and Development Credit Hour(s): 3
IPC 52200 - Personality Theories and Psychopathology Credit Hour(s): 3
IPC 52401 - Adult Diagnosis and Treatment Planning Credit Hour(s): 3
IPC 53100 - Family Counseling Credit Hour(s): 3
IPC 54100 - Research Methods and Program Evaluation Credit Hour(s): 3
IPC 55100 - Counseling Theory and Practice Credit Hour(s): 3
IPC 55200 - Counseling Skills Lab Credit Hour(s): 3
IPC 56100 - Group Dynamics, Process and Counseling Credit Hour(s): 3
IPC 56200 - Social and Cultural Foundations of Counseling Credit Hour(s): 3
IPC 56400 - Crisis Intervention Credit Hour(s): 3
IPC 56500 - Introduction to Substance Abuse Counseling Credit Hour(s): 3
IPC 58100 - Appraisal of the Individual Credit Hour(s): 3
IPC 58200 - Lifestyle and Career Development Credit Hour(s): 3
IPC 61006 - Grief Counseling Credit Hour(s): 3
IPC 61008 - Trauma Counseling Credit Hour(s): 3

Internship Coursework

9 credit hours of coursework from the following options:

IPC 61100 - Clinical Mental Health Counseling Practicum Credit Hour(s): 3
IPC 62000 - Clinical Mental Health Counseling Internship I Credit Hour(s): 3-6 (Minimum of 3 credit hours in IPC 62000 is required to meet internship coursework requirement.)
IPC 63000 - Clinical Mental Health Counseling Internship II Credit Hour(s): 3