Master of Arts in Counseling: Clinical Mental Health Counseling (low-residency)
Location: AU Seattle
Credits for Degree: 60 semester credits
Standard Mode of Instruction: Low-residency
Standard time to completion: 40 months
This program is designed to lead to state licensure.
Program Overview
The low residency MA in Counseling, Clinical Mental Health Counseling (CMHC) program is accredited by COUNCIL FOR ACCREDITATION OF COUNSELING RELATED EDUCATION PROGRAMS (CACREP). The curriculum meets the highest standards in counselor training and supervision with advanced competencies in multicultural counseling, evidence-based practices, and clinical competencies.
At a total of 60 graduate credits, the low residency CMHC program provides a structure and set of experiences to help students develop the intellectual and relational capacities needed to understand and work with others in the professional practice of counseling empowering diverse individuals, families, and groups. With a greater emphasis on multicultural counseling competence, global mental health, and mental liberation, the program will also equip students to address community and institutional inequities consistent with a social justice counseling orientation. These goals are accomplished through a combination of required coursework, electives, practical experience, and a supervised internship.
The Clinical Mental Health Counseling program exceeds the educational requirements for Washington state licensure in Mental Health Counseling (LMHC) and is Counseling Compact eligible program which allows for increased portability based on participating states.
Developed with the working professional in mind, the low-residency CMHC program takes 3.25-3.5 years to complete, and students move through the program together in a cohort learning model. has year-round course offerings in a cohort model. Core classes and clinical classes meet via zoom on Mondays (three two-hours classes each Monday). Electives are offered via a zoom or asynchronous, generally during the summer semester.
Residencies:
In addition to the online course work, students will attend two in-person residencies, one in their first summer and the second in their second spring. The residential experiences will provide opportunities for intensified face-to-face clinical practice and community enrichment. This collective experience is consistent with an infused emphasis on multicultural discourse, resilience, civil enrichment, and social justice.
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