CN 775 - Seminar: Structure and Organization of Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Semester Hours: 3
This purpose of this course is to prepare students for careers as counselors in community and agency settings. The course will examine the historical and socio-cultural foundations of clinical mental health counseling, the settings in which community counselors practice, and organizational/business concerns. The course will examine the roles and responsibilities of community counselors, client characteristics and needs, including diversity issues, and supervision. The course will address ethics, credentialing, licensing, and professional identities of counselors.

Pre-requisites: CN 716 - Lifespan Development and Counseling: An Integration, CN 718 - Introduction to Psychopathology, and CN 724 - Counseling Methods and Ethics, or by consent of the Program Director.