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Mental Health Counseling concentration

Program Coordinator: Dr. Gail Mears, gmears@plymouth.edu
Contact phone number: (603) 535-2485
Associate Professor of Counselor Education; Chair, Counselor Education and School Psychology
B.A., Plymouth State College; M.Ed., CAGS, University of New Hampshire; Psy.D., Antioch University

The Mental Health Counseling concentration is designed to prepare students to function as licensed clinical mental health counselors. It provides the educational requirements outlined by the Board of Mental Health Practice as requisite to attaining mental health counseling licensure. Students should note that there are significant post-degree requirements to undertake prior to being licensed. The Mental Health Counseling concentration is accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP).

Please see the program overview page for detailed information regarding the screening and admission process, counselor education monitoring and dismissal process, and internships available.

Required Courses

Counselor Education Core

CO 5010 Foundations of the Counseling Profession - 3 credits
CO 5050 Advanced Human Development - 3 credits
ED 5000 Social Behavior in a Diverse Society - 3 credits
ED 5030 Research Design - 3 credits
CO 5100 Practicum in Counseling - 3 credits
CO 5230 Career Counseling and Development - 3 credits
CO 5260 Counseling Theories - 3 credits
CO 5020 Counseling Skills - 3 credits
CO 5430 Assessment and Consultation - 3 credits
CO 5460 Group Counseling - 3 credits

Mental Health Counseling Specialization Courses

CO 5130 Psychopharmacology and the Biological Basis of Mental Health - 3 credits
CO 5600 Introduction to Mental Health Counseling - 3 credits
CO 5670 Family and Social Systems - 3 credits
CO 5700 Critical Issues: Mental Health Practice - 3 credits
CO 5770 Psychopathology: Disorders of Childhood, Adolescence and Adulthood - 3 credits
CO 5780 Counseling and Consulting Interventions for Children and Adolescents - 3 credits
CO 5790 Interventions in Mental Health Practice - 3 credits
CO 5880 Seminar and Internship in Mental Health Counseling - 9 credits
Elective - 3 credits

Total for M.Ed. in Counselor Education, Mental Health Counseling Concentration - 63 credits