Post-Master’s Certificate in Clinical Mental Health Counseling

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Program Speciality	Hours	Dothan	Montgomery	Phenix City	Troy	Support Sites	Troy Online
Clinical Mental Health	60	X	X	X	X	X
Rehabilitation Counseling	60	X	X	X	X	X
School Counseling (M.S. Ed.)	60	X	X	X	X
Student Affairs Counseling	48				X
Substance Abuse Counseling	48		X
Addictions Counseling Certificate	15	X	X	X	X	X
Post Masters Certificate in Clinical Mental Health Counseling	15	X	X	X	X	X
Post Master’s Certificate in Counseling Military Populations	15	X	X	X	X	X
Certificate in Rehabilitation and Deaf/Hard of Hearing Studies	15						X
Certficate in Early Childhood Mental Health Counseling	15				X ^^
Education Specialist (Ed.S)
Counseling	30	X ^^	X ^^	X ^^	X ^^	X ^^	X ^
School Counseling	30	X ^^	X ^^	X ^^	X ^^

**All courses for the Certificate in Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Counseling are online with the exception of the internship which will be completed online with two face-to-face intensive days at the Troy Campus.

Students should consult the General Regulations section of the Graduate Catalog for additional information regarding Graduate School admission requirements, transfer credit, and other critical policies and procedures.

Locations: Augusta, Dothan Campus, Troy Online, Ft. Walton Beach, Tampa, Pensacola, Panama City, Montgomery Campus, and Phenix City Campus

The Post-Master’s Certificate in Clinical Mental Health Counseling is designed to provide post-master’s counseling students with advanced concentration of theory and application skills specifically related to clinical mental health counseling with a conceptual framework of both normal and pathological development and behavior, as well as, expertise in diagnosis and treatment planning for mental health disorders.

Rationale

The Post-Masters Certificate in Clinical Mental Health Counseling provides an opportunity for current Masters level counselor to enhance their clinical skill set and expand their professional expertise. NOTE: This is not a CACREP accredited certificate program.

Admission Requirements

Option 1: Admission for Post-Masters Students with a Master’s Degree in Counseling from Troy University or another regionally accredited university.

Students who have graduated with a Master’s Degree in Counseling from Troy University or another regionally accredited university to be admitted for the Post-Masters certificate. The Master’s Degree in Counseling must have included a minimum of at least one Practicum or Internship. Admission is unconditional. Additional requirements:

Two letters of professional reference
Letter of intent
Resume
Admission Interview

Option 2: Admission for Current Students.

Students must be admitted to the Graduate School and a counseling program in the Division of Counseling, Rehabilitation, and Interpreter Training. See Graduate Admission and the program requirements.

Coursework

Required Courses: (6sh)

CP 6659 - Internship: Mental Health (300 hours)**
CP 6660 - Internship: Mental Health (300 hours)**

Elective: (12sh)

CP 6650 - Practicum - Clinical Mental Health Counseling (100 hours)**
CP 6601 - Legal, Ethical, and Professional Standards
CP 6605 - Foundations of Mental Health Counseling
CP 6634 - Drug Education, Prevention, and Intervention
CP 6656 - Marriage, Family, and Sex Therapy Counseling
PSY 6644 - Bio-Psychology
PSY 6669 - Behavior Pathology
PSY 6670 - Diagnosis and Treatment Planning *

Note:

*Must have successfully completed a graduate level counseling course in Behavior Pathology or Psychopathology.
**Must complete 60 percent of certificate academic courses prior to enrolling in CP 6650 , CP 6659 , or CP 6660

Other Requirements

Students who wish to be issued a certificate must submit the following to their home campus:

Certification Intent
Certificate Plan and Progress Report
Copy of transcript
Recent passing score on the CPCE or NCE

Degree Plan

Post-Master’s Certificate in Clinical Mental Health Counseling Certificate Plan/Progress Record