Duration

2 years

Starting Date

January, June, August

Tuition Fee

$ 17,982 per year

Location

Kent, United States

About the program

This Clinical Mental Health Counseling program from Kent State University is designed to fulfill the educational requirements for licensure as a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Ohio. The program may be pursued on a part-time or full-time basis, although some full-time study is encouraged.

State and Federal background checks are required for internship experiences and to apply for Counselor Trainee status. See the Practicum and Internship Coordinator for more information.

Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:

  • Effectively work with clients from a multicultural and pluralistic society
  • Demonstrate knowledge in assessment, group work, career development, helping relationships human growth and development, social and cultural diversity, research and program evaluation and professional orientation and ethical practice
  • Meet the academic components required by the Ohio Counselor, Social Worker, and Marriage and Family Therapist Board to be eligible to sit for the current licensure assessments
  • Understand legal and ethical standards and practice in a legal and ethical manner
  • Understand and demonstrate multicultural responsiveness
  • Demonstrate a strong counselor identity
  • Demonstrate strong clinical skills in case conceptualization, diagnosis and treatment planning
  • Understand and demonstrate sound counseling skills and techniques within a theoretical framework in both individual and group counseling
  • Understand the importance of research in advancing the counseling profession, including how to critique research to inform counseling practice
  • Effectively work with crisis, trauma, suicide and at-risk clients

Courses included:

  • Research in Counseling
  • Clinical Mental Health Counseling
  • Counseling Theories
  • Counseling Skills and Techniques
  • Multicultural Counseling
  • Diagnosis in Counseling
  • Foundations of Addictions Counseling
  • Orientation and Ethics: Clinical Mental Health Counseling
  • Clinical Mental Health Counseling

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