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Employment Information for Mental Health and School Counseling Graduates since 1996
- Number of Mental Health and School Counseling students graduated: 114
- Number of School Counseling Graduates: 99
- Percent Employed as Elementary School Counselor: 27%
- Percent Employed as Middle School Counselor: 25%
- Percent Employed as High School Counselor: 22%
- Percent Employed in Related Fields: 9%
- for example: working in residential facilities, mental health treatment centers
- Percent not employed as school counselor or in related fields: 17%
- for example: Teachers, Family Commitments, Doctoral Studies, or unknown
- Number of Mental Health Counseling Graduates (since 2000) = 15
- Percent Employed in Mental Health and Related Fields: 73%
Professional Counseling Organizations
National Professional Associations
American Counseling Association (ACA)
Association of Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES)
National Career Development Association (NCDA)
Association of Specialists in Group Work (ASGW)
Counselors for Social Justice (CSJ)
Association for Assessment in Counseling (AAC)
American College Counseling Association
American Rehabilitation Counseling Association
Association for Spiritual, Ethical & Religious Values in Counseling
International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors
National Employment Counseling Association
American School Counselor Association (ASCA)
American Mental Health Counselors Association (AMHCA)
State Professional Associations
New Hampshire School Counselors Association
Vermont School Counselor Association
Maine Clinical Counselors Association (MCCA)
Massachusetts Mental Health Counselor's Association (MaMHCA)
New Hampshire Mental Health Counselors' Association (NHMHCA)
Vermont Mental Health Counselors Association (VTMHCA)
Other Professional Counseling Organizations
Council on Accrediting Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP)
National Board for Certified Counselors and Affiliates
New Hampshire State Clinical Mental Health Counseling Licensing Requirements
330-A:19 Clinical Mental Health Counselors. –
I. The board shall issue a clinical mental health counselor license to any person who meets all of the following requirements or their equivalent:
- Has a master's degree or a doctorate degree in counseling from a regionally accredited institution whose graduate program meets the guidelines set forth by the National Academy of Certified Clinical Mental Health Counselors or the National Board for Certified Counselors, Inc. or has a master's degree or doctorate degree with a concentration in the field of counseling or psychology from a regionally accredited institution. After July 1, 1995, the master's degree shall include at least a 2-year master's degree program with a minimum of 60 hours of graduate credit.
- Has passed the clinical mental health counselor's examination of the National Board of Certified Counselors, Inc.
- Has completed a minimum of 2 years of paid, post-master's experience in a mental health counseling setting, including completion of a minimum of 3,000 hours of supervised clinical work in no less than a 2-year period and in no more than a 5-year period, and was supervised by a nationally-certified or state-licensed mental health professional, including 100 hours of face-to-face supervision by a licensed mental health professional.
