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The Department of Health and Human Development at Montana State University offers three counseling degree programs: Marriage and Family Counseling, Mental Health Counseling, and School Counseling. All three of our programs are accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP). We believe that as a prospective student, you should be interested in pursuing a counseling graduate program that is CACREP-accredited. The choices available to you as a beginning student may seem staggering. There are many aspects to consider in deciding which graduate training program to choose. Many programs across the nation still require only 30-36 semester hours in order to graduate. However, you must decide whether you will be acquiring a quality education and whether you will be adequately prepared to enter the work force upon graduation. Most states' marriage and family or mental health licensure rules require additional course work and/or supervision beyond the degree in order to practice. Furthermore, at least 18 states require CACREP or an equivalent curriculum as a basis for their educational requirements.
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MARRIAGE AND FAMILY COUNSELING
This program track prepares counselors to address mental health and relationship problems from a family systems perspective. Students are taught a conceptual framework for assessment and intervention that emphasizes the multiple systems and family |
context of human development. In addition, the program is a positive, competency-based model of family functioning that focuses on individualdevelopment and treatment in context of interaction systems within and between the family and outer environmental systems (i.e., economic, social, and cultural), and emphasizes collaboration across mental health disciplines.
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MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING |
The Master of Science degree in Health and Human Development with an emphasis in Mental Health Counseling
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prepares students for licensure as licensed clinical professional counselors. Graduates in mental health counseling are prepared to work in a variety of community, social service, and private practice arenas. Program goals are reflective of national accreditation standards and include the development of professional competence, respect for clients, self-awareness, individual growth, professional identity, an effective professional theory base, and an ethical practice.
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SCHOOL COUNSELING |
The Master of Education School Counseling option is designed to prepare students to work in public or private schools as professional counselors. The School Counseling option is a 48-credit master's degree, and is accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related
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Educational Programs (CACREP). Upon completion, students are eligible to apply for a Class 6 Specialist Educator License as a school counselor with the Montana Office of Public Instruction. No teaching license or certificate is required for the Class 6 Specialist License (School Counselor). Because school counseling requires high levels of professional maturity and interpersonal skills, the curriculum offers a number of experiential learning courses which are designed to foster students' personal development, relationship skills, and professional orientation. The courses include self-exploration and skill acquisition regarding personal values, professional issues, personal and professional relationships, and group dynamics. The courses offer opportunities for development of cohesive relations between students through self-disclosure, empathic listening, feedback, and role-plays.
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