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The Clinical Mental Health Counseling (CMHC) program is accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling & Related Educational Programs (CACREP) and is approved by the Ohio Counselor, Social Worker, and Marriage & Family Therapist Board (CSWMFT) to meet academic requirements for the Professional Counselor (PC) and Professional Clinical Counseling (PCC) licenses. The curriculum is based on a firm commitment to biblical responsibilities and principles as they apply to personal wholeness and the healing of human hurts. Field experience requirements are designed to allow students freedom in selecting sites to match career interests and goals. Students are exposed to a rich blend of expertise through faculty who serve at a variety of institutional, agency, and private practice settings.
The MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling degree is offered at the Ashland Campus and the Columbus Center. A new cohort of counseling students begins in the Fall semester each year, meeting on Thursdays in Ashland for students beginning in odd-numbered years and on Tuesdays in Columbus for students beginning in even-numbered years. Students earning the MA in CMHC degree complete 60 semester hours of counseling coursework and a four-hour religious heritage core.
The Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling program is offered from within a Christian worldview and strives to develop exceptional professional counselors with the necessary knowledge and skills to provide compassionate care to people from diverse backgrounds. This program provides the academic and experiential background needed to equip students to effectively practice as professional counselors. In addition, the degree satisfies Ohio educational requirements set by the Ohio Counselor, Social Worker, and Marriage and Family Therapist Board for licensure as a Professional Counselor (P.C.) and Professional Clinical Counselor (P.C.C.). Graduates from this program typically enter a wide variety of professional vocations and post-graduate programs. These include but are not limited to private practice, community mental health centers, psychiatric hospitals, residential treatment programs, military and institutional chaplaincies, correctional agencies, and church-based counseling centers.
Ashland Campus
910 Center Street
Ashland, OH 44805
Columbus Center
1900 E. Dublin Granville Road
Columbus, OH 43229
The CMHC Program’s assessment system includes broad Degree Learning Outcomes (DLOs) in three areas; Knowledge, Professional Skills, and Personal Attributes. Each of these more general degree learning outcomes is composed of a number of more specific degree learning outcomes as indicated below. (Degree learning outcomes are attained through “student learning objectives” (SLOs) which are specified in course syllabi.)
By the conclusion of their program, students will be able to distinguish the clinical information needed by professional counselors (“Knowledge Objective” or “KO”). More specifically, the student will be able to:
By the conclusion of their program, students will demonstrate ability in professional counseling skills (“Professional Skills Objective” or “PSO”). More specifically, the student will be able to:
By the conclusion of their program, students will exhibit personal characteristics important for professional counseling and counselors (“Personal Attributes Objectives” or “PAO”). More specifically, the student will be able to:
CLASS NAME | CREDIT HOURS |
Institutional Courses | 6 hours |
BSG 5510 Fundamentals of Biblical Interpretation | 2 hours |
CTH 5510 Fundamentals of Christian Theology | 2 hours |
CLC 5501 Spiritual Themes in Clinical Counseling | 2 hours |
Counseling Core Courses | 32 hours |
CLC 5504 Introduction to Clinical Mental Health Counseling | 2 hours |
CLC 5508 Counseling Techniques | 3 hours |
CLC 5509 Counseling Theories | 3 hours |
CLC 5511 Human Growth and Development | 3 hours |
CLC 5520 Social and Cultural Issues in Counseling | 3 hours |
CLC 5522 Lifestyle and Career Counseling | 3 hours |
CLC 5530 Group Dynamics I | 1.5 hours |
CLC 5531 Group Dynamics II | 1.5 hours |
CLC 6691 Introduction to Research Methods and Design | 3 hours |
CLC 6692 Assessment | 3 hours |
CLC 7729 Differential Diagnosis | 3 hours |
CLC 7770 Professional Ethics and Responsibilities | 3 hours |
Clinical Content Courses | 15 hours |
CLC 7751 Special Issues in Abnormal-Personality Disorder OR | 3 hours |
CLC 7756 Introduction to Substance Abuse | 3 hours |
CLC 7761 Personality Assessment | 3 hours |
CLC 7787 Treatment of Mood and Anxiety Disorders | 3 hours |
CLC 7721 Crisis Counseling | 3 hours |
CLC 7795 Treatment Planning Principles and Practice | 3 hours |
Practicum and Internship | 6 hours |
CLC 6636 Practicum in Counseling | 2 hours |
CLC 7796 Internship in Counseling | 4 hours |
Elective Courses | |
Clinical Content Electives | 5 hours |
Total Hours | 64 hours |
Practicum is an important experience in the student’s preparation as a clinical counselor. It is intended to be an on-the-job experience conducted in a setting as close as possible to the one in which the student will seek employment. The nature of this experience should be as similar to a regular counseling position as possible, but with much more supervision than is usually the case with an employed counselor.
The internship is one of the most important experiences in the student’s preparation as a clinical counselor. The internship experience follows practicum and provides further opportunity for students to assume the role of professional counselor-in-training (counselor trainee) and to provide clinical services within a community agency, school, or private group practice under appropriate supervision. In the internship, students have the opportunity to synthesize and apply what they have learned in theory, practice, and research in an actual counseling setting. While in this setting, the site supervisor serves as an important role model and mentor, guiding the intern as she/he works with clients. Thus the internship is intended to be an experience from which the student, clients, the internship site, and the school can all benefit.
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