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Nov 22, 2009
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Master of Arts in Community Counseling (CCSL)
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The Community Counseling program is a 48-hour master’s degree program that is intended for students who seek licensure as professional counselors and employment in community agency settings. Candidates who are selected for this program are expected to make a major commitment to their graduate-level training and education as well as to enroll in course work on a regular basis. The program includes a 600 clock-hour supervised counseling internship experience. The Community Counseling program is nationally accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP), a specialized accrediting body that evaluates and grants accreditation to graduate-level programs in professional counseling. The program meets the academic and internship requirements for limited licensure as a professional counselor (LLPC) in the state of Michigan. Information on the post-master’s requirements for full licensure as a professional counselor (LPC) is available in the student handbook for Counseling programs. |
Curriculum
The following outline describes the general program requirements leading to a minimum of 48 hours of graduate study for those students seeking the master’s degree in community counseling. Concentration Courses (COUN)
Basic Counseling Core (required): 27 hours
Community Counseling Specialization Area (required): 4 hours
Community Counseling Cognate Area (required): 2 hours
Choose one course from the following: Supervised Counseling Experience (required): 8 hours
Counseling Practicum: 4 hrs; Counseling Internship: 4 hrs Elective Courses: 4 hours
Students select electives with their adviser to enhance their professional growth. They may choose from this list or choose other COUN courses that meet this objective. Research Course (required): 3 hours
Elective Courses
For many students, six hours of elective course work will not be enough to train them to work in the settings in which they will seek employment. It is strongly recommended that students take elective course work in substance abuse counseling, marriage/family counseling and grant/proposal writing. In addition, students who have not had course work in psychology (i.e. abnormal psychology, theories of personality, etc.) will be encouraged to do so. It is possible that some students will want to develop a program that contains more than 48 hours. The student and his/her adviser will carefully review the student’s education and experience in planning the program of study. |
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