In addition to the core curriculum, a series of courses are required for each specialization. These include courses within students’ chosen specialization area, and courses focused on developing professional clinical skills. In addition to completing their chosen course of study, students may opt to complete a Master’s thesis.
Listed below are the specialization courses in the Clinical Mental Health track.
| Course ID |
Credit
Hours |
Course Title |
EPSY 100
EPSY 100 - Career Decision Making
2 Credit Hours
EPSY 100 focuses on career decision-making. This course is designed for you to explore yourself and the characteristics that make you who you are. Most of the activities and assignments will help you learn more about yourself, your decision style, and major or career goals.
Please note: This course is not a component of the MS degree program.
Check Class Schedule for Availability
|
2 |
Career Decision Making |
EPSY 501
EPSY 501 - Professional, Ethical & Legal Issues in Community Counseling
3 Credit Hours
This course provides an overview of the history, foundations, practices and ethical and legal issues relevant to community counseling. This course does not include specific skill attainment.
Check Class Schedule for Availability
|
3 |
Professional, Ethical & Legal Issues in Community Counseling |
EPSY 503
EPSY 503 - Professional, Ethical & Legal Issues in Marital, Couple & Family Counseling
3 Credit Hours
This course provides and overview of the history, foundations, practices, and ethical and legal issues relevant to marital, couples, and family counseling. This course does not include specific skill attainment.
Prerequisite: EPSY 541
Check Class Schedule for Availability
|
3 |
Professional, Ethical & Legal Issues in Marital, Couple & Family Counseling |
EPSY 548B
EPSY 548B - Individual Counseling Practicum
3 Credit Hours
Practice of counseling skills with different populations in varied settings. The professional setting depends on the student’s interest area. Individual and group supervision are provided. Use of tape recorder is required.
Graded S/U only.
Prerequisite: 493, 541, admitted to counseling program
Check Class Schedule for Availability
|
3 |
Individual Counseling Practicum |
EPSY 548C
EPSY 548C - Career Group Practicum
3 Credit Hours
Supervision in the creation and maintenance of small group process for the purpose of career development. Application of theoretical models is stressed concurrently with entry level skills in the facilitation of small groups and career counseling.
Graded S/U only.
Prerequisite: 542, 543, admitted to counseling program
Check Class Schedule for Availability
|
3 |
Career Group Practicum |
EPSY 549
EPSY 549 - Diagnosis & Treatment in Counseling
3 Credit Hours
This course provides counselors and other human service workers with an overview of the DSM and is designed to acquaint future counselors or students in other helping professions with an understanding of the etiology, prevention, and treatment of mental and emotional disorders. The course will address differential diagnosis and associated disorders of the primary diagnoses in the multi-axial system.
Prerequisite: EPSY 493, 501 or 502 or 503, or consent of instructor
Check Class Schedule for Availability
|
3 |
Diagnosis & Treatment in Counseling |
EPSY 590
EPSY 590 - Special Topics in Family Counseling: Sexuality, Violence, and Trauma
3 Credit Hours
This course is designed to prepare counselors-in-training to work effectively with couples and families who may be dealing with issues related to sexuality, violence, and trauma, and to address relevant professional, legal, and ethical issues surrounding clinical work in these areas. Human sexuality includes physiological, psychological, developmental, social, and relational issues as they relate to the conceptualization and treatment of clinical issues in couples counseling. Family violence issues include physical, emotional, and sexual abuse of children, elders, and intimate partners. In addition, the course provides an overview of theories and application of crisis intervention strategies for individuals and family members experiencing a crisis or trauma.
Prerequisite: Graduate Standing
Check Class Schedule for Availability
|
3 |
Special Topics in Family Counseling: Sexuality, Violence, and Trauma |
EPSY 591
EPSY 591 - Internship in Counseling
6 Credit Hours
A total of 6 credits (in a minimum two semesters) of supervised internship at an approved site, for 600 clock hours (including 240 hours direct client service in individual, group, and/or family counseling). Internship provides advanced students opportunity to perform a variety of activities expected of a regular employed professional counselor, under supervision of on-site and faculty supervisors.
Graded S/U.
Prerequisites: EPSY 548A or B and EPSY 548C.
Check Class Schedule for Availability
|
6 |
Internship in Counseling |
| EPSY 599
|
3 |
Thesis |
REHB 461
REHB 461 - Intro to Alcohol & Substance Abuse
3 Credit Hours
This is the introductory course in the substance abuse concentration offered by the Rehabilitation Counselor Training (RCT) program in the Rehabilitation Institute, College of Education and Human Services. This course is an elective for rehabilitation counseling majors and a prerequisite for REHB 471-3, Rehabilitation and Treatment of the Alcohol and Drug Abuser, REHB 558-3, Rehabilitation of Special Alcoholic and Drug Abusing Populations, and REHB 566-3, Alcoholism, Drug Abuse and the Family.
An overview of a variety of topics related to alcohol and drug abuse will be presented. The topics shall include history of the profession, theories of cause and development, consequences of abuse, classes and types of drugs, legislation, and other current issues related to substance abuse and addiction.
Check Class Schedule for Availability
|
3 |
Intro to Alcohol & Substance Abuse |
