MEd Clinical Mental Health Counseling Concentration
Upcoming Infosession
Learn to provide individual, group, family, and community counseling from a multicultural and social justice perspective.
This 60-credit program prepares students for rewarding careers in community, state, federal, and private counseling agencies; employee assistance programs; higher education; or private practice. It assists graduates in meeting the course work requirement for the Virginia Licensed Professional Counselor credential.
Core Requirements (40 Credits)
- EDCD 525: Advanced Human Growth and Development (3 credits)
- EDCD 601: Introduction to Research in Counseling (3 credits)
- EDCD 602: Foundations in Counseling (3 credits)
- EDCD 603: Counseling Theories and Practice (3 credits)
- EDCD 604: Assessment and Appraisal in Counseling (3 credits)
- EDCD 606: Counseling Children and Adolescents (3 credits)
- EDCD 608: Group Processes and Analyses (4 credits)
- EDCD 609: Counseling Skills and Strategies for Adults (3 credits)
- EDCD 610: Career and Educational Counseling (3 credits)
- EDCD 619: Trauma and Crisis Counseling (3 credits)
- EDCD 628: Counseling and Social Justice (3 credits)
- EDCD 656: Diagnosis and Treatment Planning for Mental Health Professionals (3 credits)
- EDCD 660: Multicultural Counseling (3 credits)
Clinical Mental Health Concentration Requirements (18 Credits)
- EDCD 652: Introduction to Substance Abuse Counseling (3 credits)
- EDCD 654: Counseling and Ethics in Community Agencies (3 credits)
- EDCD 658: Couples and Family Counseling (3 credits)
- EDCD 750: Practicum in Mental Health Counseling (3 credits)
- EDCD 792: Internship in Mental Health Counseling I (3 credits)
- EDCD 793: Internship in Mental Health Counseling II (3 credits)
Electives (2 Credits)
- Selected from EDCD courses or with permission of advisor