Clinical Mental Health Counseling Concentration

Master of Science in Counseling - Clinical Mental Health Counseling concentration

The Clinical Mental Health Counseling concentration prepares students to work in a variety of community agency settings and/or eventual private practice. Students completing this concentration will have met the educational requirements for licensure in Tennessee as a Licensed Professional Counselor with Mental Health Service Provider status.

The curriculum requirements include coursework, a 100-hour practicum experience, 600-hour internship and a comprehensive examination.

Major Core Requirements

COUN 5000 - Research and Evaluation in Counseling 3
COUN 5110 - Lifespan Development 3
COUN 5160 - Counseling Children and Adolescents 3
COUN 5190 - Psychological Assessment and Appraisal 3
COUN 5400 - Theories of Counseling 3
COUN 5410 - Counseling Techniques 3
COUN 5420 - Advanced Counseling Techniques 3
COUN 5430 - Group Theories and Techniques 3
COUN 5440 - Counseling Diverse Populations 3
COUN 5600 - Theories and Counseling in Career Development 3
COUN 5993 - Addiction Counseling 3
COUN 6010 - Ethical, Legal and Professional Issues in Counseling 3

Total Hours 36

Concentration Requirements

NOTE: Successful completion of a comprehensive exam is also required.

COUN 5080 - Diagnosis and Psychopathology 3
COUN 5170 - Practicum in Mental Health Counseling 3
COUN 5180 - Theories and Practice in Clinical Supervision 3
COUN 5200 - Foundations of Clinical Mental Health 3
COUN 5720 - Internship in Mental Health Counseling 3

Total Hours 18

Concentration Guided Electives

COUN 5992 - Couples and Family Counseling 3
COUN 6020 - Research Experience in Counseling 3
COUN 6720 - Introduction to Play Therapy 3
PSYC 5010 - Death, Dying and Bereavement in Counseling 3
PSYC 5015 - Foundations of Academic Advising 3
PSYC 5025 - The Science of Learning for Advisors 3
PSYC 5035 - Advising Emerging Adult Populations 3
PSYC 5040 - Behavior Modification: Theories and Practicum 3
PSYC 5050 - Applied Psychopharmacology for Counselors 3
PSYC 5060 - Advanced Group Dynamics 3
PSYC 5320 - Learning and Behavioral Disorders 3
PSYC 5380 - Military Psychology 3
PSYC 5990 - Thesis 3 to 6