Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling
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Counseling (MSCMHC)Masters
Program Mission Statement
The mission of the MS in Clinical Mental Health Counseling (CMHC) program is to prepare students with the knowledge and skills needed to be culturally competent, trauma informed, and stalwart advocates for social justice ensuring equity, and access to effective and affirmative clinical mental health care for all individuals.
Program Vision Statement
The MS in Clinical Mental Health Counseling (CMHC) program envisions cultivating the next generation of professional counselors through a compassionate and rigorous curriculum that focuses on strengths-based approaches. We aim to empower our students to become advocates for mental health, social justice, wellness, and emotional well-being for all.
Program Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the program, graduates will be able to:
Learning Outcome
Evaluate counseling models to gain a broad and comprehensive understanding of individual and group assessments, testing, interviewing, and diagnostic processes for client lifespan development.
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Develop evidence-based practice methods to evaluate individual counseling interventions and program designs and procedures while considering strategies that are culturally and developmentally responsive focused on continuously improving the effectiveness of clinical practice.
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Deliver competent clinical counseling strategies to foster therapeutic relationships and work effectively and affirmatively with diverse individuals, couples, families, groups, and communities.
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Facilitate effective counseling relationships to provide affirmative, comprehensive, and culturally competent mental health services to clients from diverse backgrounds across the lifespan and as members of specialized practice and interprofessional teams.
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Practice a professional identity to prioritize ethical and effective practice as a critical pathway for the healing, empowerment, and the emotional and mental well-being of clients, and to build counseling relationships from a strength-based, intergenerational, trauma-informed perspective.
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Act as a social justice advocate to serve communities in various capacities, contributing positively and effectively to well-being and positive development, and informing advocacy in counseling decision-making as part of career development.