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Mental Health Counseling
Application Process
Mental Health Counseling (M.Ed.)-The
Master of Education degree in Counselor
Education with a specialization in
Mental Health Counseling is designed to
prepare graduates to assess, diagnose
and treat clients with mental disorders
as well as those with problems in
living. Graduates will have completed
all the academic requirements to become
a Licensed Mental Health Counselor
(LMHC) in Florida. The emphasis of this
Master's degree program is on developing
skills in counseling individuals,
families and groups, using the best
theoretical and research-based
practices. The goals are to help clients
to become stabilized and to achieve as
optimal functioning as possible.
Preparing for Your
New Career
The 60 hour Master's degree program
provides a solid foundation in
counseling theories and techniques with
specialty courses in issues in mental
health counseling practice,
psychopathology, substance abuse
counseling, and human sexuality
counseling. During the practicum,
advanced practicum and internship that
total 1000 hours, students are assigned
to mental health agencies where they
specialize in areas of interest to them.
They provide individual counseling,
family counseling and lead groups.
Students also are provided with the
opportunity to counsel a variety of
clients in our in-house community
counseling center under direct faculty
clinical supervision
Where are MHCs
Employed?
FAU graduates in Mental Health
Counseling work in a variety of
agencies, including community mental
health centers, psychiatric hospitals,
university counseling centers, domestic
violence agencies, adolescent run-away
agencies, sexual assault treatment
centers for adults and for children.
substance abuse treatment centers,
marriage and family counseling centers,
eating disorders agencies, women's
centers, elder centers, hospice,
employee assistance programs, career
counseling centers and private practice.
To become licensed in Florida, graduates
must counsel under an approved
supervisor for two years and take the
state licensing exam. Many of our
graduates later become administrators in
their agencies, some develop their own
private practices and some pursue
doctoral work in counseling or
psychology.
Suggested Course
Sequence for a Full Time Student
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All courses are 3 credit hours, with the
exception of the Internship which is 6
credit hours.
Note: A maximum of
eighteen credit hours of course work
taken in The Department of Counselor
Education, at Florida Atlantic
University prior to admission may
be approved toward program
requirements. |