Master's in Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Learning Outcomes

1. Students will identify as a professional counselor in alignment with ethical and legal standards.
2. Students will develop skills to work with diverse clients which includes attention to issues of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in counseling.  
3. Students will incorporate knowledge of models for development across the lifespan to promote wellness and optimal development.
4. Students will learn and apply career development models and assessment tools to address client’s vocational needs.
5. Students will acquire and demonstrate basic counseling skills while employing a major counseling theory.
6. Students will learn and apply knowledge of group dynamics and group counseling skills.
7. Students will apply a working knowledge of assessment to assess client problems and to effectively treat clients.
8. Students will learn and apply research strategies and statistical knowledge to improve client treatment and program outcomes. 
9. Students will demonstrate the skills to effectively serve clients in the clinical setting which includes assessment, diagnosis, and clinical treatment.
10. Students will demonstrate culturally responsive professional behaviors that display self-regulation, self-awareness, flexibility, openness to feedback, and motivation to learn and grow. 

Certificates

• Pastoral Care Specialist (CPCS) Certificate
• Pastoral Clinical Mental Health Counseling Certificate of Advanced Study (CAS)

Program Objectives

• Recruit, admit, retain, and graduate a diverse student body.
• Provide a meaningful education to students to prepare them with the core counseling knowledge and practical skills necessary for employment as a clinical mental health counselor. 
• Prepare students to work ethically in diverse settings with adherence to multi-cultural counseling guidelines.
• Prepare students with the necessary skills and knowledge to address future clients’ spiritual needs. 
• Prepare students for employment, licensure, and certification as a clinical mental health counselor.

Required Courses (60 Credits)

• COUN 500 Introduction to Clinical Mental Health Counseling (3 Credits)
• COUN 505 Theology for Pastoral Identity
  (3 Credits)
• COUN 510 Counseling Theories (3 Credits)
• COUN 555 Perspectives on the Human Person (3 Credits)
• COUN 700 Psychopathology (3 Credits)
• COUN 710 Marriage and Family Counseling
  (3 Credits)
• COUN 720 Human Growth and Development (3 Credits)
• COUN 730 Ethics and Professional Issues
  (3 Credits)
• COUN 740 Pre-Clinical Preparation and Orientation (3 Credits)
• COUN 750 Clinical Practicum (3 Credits)
• COUN 760 Groups: Theory and Practice
  (3 Credits)
• COUN 770 Internship I (3 Credits)
• COUN 771 Internship II (3 Credits)
• COUN 780 Clinical Assessment (3 Credits)
• COUN 781 Career Counseling (3 Credits)
• COUN 782 Research Methods (3 Credits)
• COUN 785 Addiction Counseling (3 Credits)
• COUN 786 Multicultural Counseling (3 Credits)
• COUN 789 Trauma and Crisis (3 Credits)
• COUN 799 Interdisciplinary Seminar (3 Credits)

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Tuition

Tuition for the clinical mental health master’s is based on the number of credits students are enrolled in. For more information, visit the Office of Financial Assistance.

While Neumann is known for its competitive, affordable sticker price, we know that most graduates need financial assistance of some kind while enrolled in graduate school. For everything you need to know about your financial aid options, download our guide: Offsetting the Cost of Graduate School — Financial Aid for Graduate Students.

Admissions Requirements

Clinical mental health counseling applicants must hold a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited, degree-granting institution with a 3.00 GPA, submit official transcripts from all institutions attended, complete the graduate writing prompt, provide two (2) letters of recommendation, and submit a graduate student application. 

For more information on the admissions requirements for this program, visit our admissions page. 

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Educational Partnerships

Current Programmatic Partnerships:

•    Y.A.L.E. School of Philadelphia
•    Melmark
•    Interboro School District
•    EdCor
•    Eden Autism
•    Diocese of Wilmington
•    City of Philadelphia
•    Chester County Intermediate Unit
•    Chester Community Charter School
•    Bright Bloom Centers