MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING 

Designed to meet the changing needs of healthcare and social services, the 60-credit graduate program offers theoretical and applied principles of psychological counseling.  The program has been approved by the New York State Education Department as meeting the requirements for licensure-qualifying programs in Mental Health Counseling.   Graduates of this program, with required post-graduate experience, are eligible to sit for licensure as Licensed Mental Health Counselors (LMHC) in New York State.

 Core Courses Required (39 credits)

PSM 6515    Developmental Psychology Across the Lifespan

PSM 6405    Social Psychology

PSM 6120   Basic Principles of Counseling

PSM 6815   Psychopathology: Child, Adolescent & Adult

PSM 6461   Principles in Group Therapy

PSM 6517   Career Development Counseling

PSM 6225   Assessment and Appraisal of Individuals, Couples,
                  Families and Groups

PSM 6400   Statistics, Research and Program Evaluation

PSM 6371    Ethics & Issues in Professional Practice
                       (Includes New York State required Syllabus  on
                         Identification and Reporting of Child Abuse and 
                           Maltreatment)

PSM 6225    Advanced Issues in Professional Practice:
                  Multicultural & Diversity Issues

PSM 6500   Advanced Issues in Mental Health Counseling

PSM 6191   Concepts and Techniques in Mental Health
                   Counseling (Clinical Instruction)

PSM 6943    Supervised Field Placement I - Proseminar 1.5 credits
                  (Includes group supervision and Proseminar on
                      Professional Development)

PSM 6944    Supervised Field Placement II -Proseminar 1.5 credits
                 (Total must meet supervised MHC experience of 600 hours)

Other Required Coursework (12 credits)

PSM 6193    Counseling Skills Development

PSM 6816    Advanced Issues in Psychopathology and Diagnosis

PSM xxxx   Counseling Practicum

PSM 6483   Substance Abuse and Treatment
                (Graduates qualify for 5-credit CAC certification)

Elective and Specialized
Coursework (9 credits)
Choose a minimum of 3 from the following
additional coursework acceptable upon approval
of the Program Director

PSM 6622   Working in Public Settings

PSM 6xxx    Crisis Counseling

PSM 6170   Sexuality and Gender Counseling

PSM 6xxx    Cognitive and Behavioral Therapy Principles for
                   Counseling

PSM 6xxx    Couples and Family Counseling

PSM 6xxx    Counseling with Children and Adolescents

PSM 6xxx    Grief, Loss and Bereavement Counseling

PSA 6601    History and Systems of Psychology

PSH 6930    Physiological Psychology

PSA 6071    Psychopharmacology

The following is the typical program for students beginning in
Fall 2010.

Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, Yeshiva University

Masters Degree (M.A.) in   Mental Health Counseling

60 credits

Year I - 12 Credits Each Semester
(24 credits / academic year)

Year II - 12 Credits Fall Semester
- 13.5 Credits Srpring Semester
(25.5 credits / academic year)

                                               
Year III - 10.5 Credits Fall Semester Only

                                               

Additional Electives
* Eating Disorders (elective)	* Psychopharmacology(elective)
* Psychological Trauma (elective)	* Physiological Psychology (elective)
* History and Systems of Psychology (elective)	* Working in Public Settings(elective)

The courses are taught by faculty who are recognized experts in their fields. Supervised Field Placements are in appropriate mental health agencies or hospital settings. Qualified graduates of the MHC program receive an interview when appropriate for consideration of admission to Ph.D. and Psy.D. specialty programs in Clinical, Clinical Health, and School/Clinical Child Psychology at Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology.

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