Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Course Structure for Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Year 1 (Freshman Year)

Summer Semester:

HDCO 502: Counseling Ethics and Professional Orientation (2 credits)

HDCO 558: Career Counseling (2 credits)

HDCO 508: Counseling Theories I (2 credits)

Fall Semester:

HDCO 503: Professional Issues in Counseling (3 credits)

HDCO 510: Counseling Theories II (3 credits)

HDCO 521: Counseling Skills Lab (3 credits)

HDCO 522: Group Counseling (3 credits)

Spring Semester:

HDCO 524: Crisis Counseling: Theory and Practice (3 credits)

HDCO 530: Mind-Body Well-Being Self-Care (3 credits)

HDCO 564: Diagnosis and Mental Health (3 credits)

HDCO 571: Professional Counseling Practicum (3 credits)

Year 2 (Sophomore Year)

Summer Semester:

HDCO 550: Counseling Research and Evaluation (3 credits)

HDCO 551: Appraisal (3 credits)

HDCO 598: Internship (2 credits)

Fall Semester:

HDCO 563: Multicultural Awareness (3 credits)

HDCO 568: Mental Health Methods (3 credits)

HDCO 598: Internship (2 credits)

Electives: (3 credits)

Spring Semester:

HDCO 523: Theory and Practice of Addiction (3 credits)

HDCO 554: Developing Theory Across Lifespan (3 credits)

HDCO 598: Internship (2 credits)

Electives: (3 credits)

Total Program Credits: 60

Elective Options:

CHTH 430: Mental Health & Social Issues in Aging (3 credits)

CHTH 435: Human Response To Stress (3 credits)

EDU 612: Critical Race Theory (3 credits)

HDCO 525: Counseling Child & Adolescents (3 credits)

HDCO 526: Adventure Counseling (3 credits)

HDCO 556: Sexuality Counseling (3 credits)

HDCO 565: Couples Counseling (3 credits)

HDCO 569: Advanced Family Counseling (3 credits)

HDFS 451: Trauma and Recovery: A Lifespan Perspective (3 credits)