The Master of Arts in Mental Health Counseling program at Baruch College prepares its graduates to be professional practitioners in a variety of mental health settings (e.g. clinics, hospitals, counseling centers, outreach programs, and private practice settings). Students graduating from this program will be prepared to be generalists in mental health counseling with a focus on the area of health counseling.

The program provides students with a comprehensive background that emphasizes both academic coursework and supervised clinical internship training. This 60 credit master’s program operates on a cohort model whereby all students complete the same program of study. Enrollment is offered on a full-time basis only, and the program is designed in a lock-step sequence where courses taken each semester are outlined in advance.

The MHC Program is designed specifically to address the needs of those training for the mental health counseling license. When graduating from the program students are prepared for practice in a variety of settings with diverse populations. The program is approved by the New York State Education Department and meets all of the NYSED standards. After 3000 hours of supervised post-degree experience, a graduate of this program would be eligible to take an exam for licensure.

 

Courses in Specialization (60 credits) 

   

PSY 9811

Foundations of Mental Health Counseling            3

PSY 9812

Clinical Health Psychology 3

PSY 9813

Clinical Instructions 3

PSY 9814

Ethical and Legal Issues for Mental Health Counselors 3

PSY 9815

Psychosocial and Cultural Foundations of Counseling 3

PSY 9816

Addiction and Dependency 3

PSY 9817

Counseling and Group Process

PSY 9818

Practicum/Experiential 

PSY 9819

Psychopathology  3

PSY 9820

Life Span Development         

PSY 9821

Cognitive and Behavioral Approaches in Health Psychology

PSY 9823

Career Counseling

PSY 9824

Assessment 

PSY 9825

Coping with Grief and Trauma

PSY 9826

Assessment and Treatment of Obesity and Eating Disorders 3

PSY 9830

Mental Health Counseling Internship I 6

PSY 9831

Mental Health Counseling Internship II 

PSY 9922

Research and Program Evaluation in Mental Health Counseling