The Mental Health Counseling program offered by The College of New Rochelle meets the education requirements as dictated by NYSED. To meet the experience requirement for licensure as a mental health counselor, you must submit to NYSED documentation of completion of a supervised experience of at least 3,000 clock hours providing mental health counseling in an acceptable setting. The supervised experiencemust be obtained after completion of the master’s degree program required for licensure. The examination requirements must be met by satisfactory completion of the “National Clinical Mental Health Counselor Examination” administered by the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) or an examination determined by the NYSED to be comparable in content. Students should refer to the New York State Education website at www.nysed.gov for further details on these licensing requirements and application information.
Courses for M.S. Degree in Mental Health Counseling – 60 credits
| PSY 565 | Introduction to Professional Counseling | 3 |
| PSY 571 | Human Growth & Development | 3 |
| PSY 581 | Interviewing & Counseling | 3 |
| PSY 585 | Interviewing & Counseling Practicum | 3 |
| PSY 586 | Counseling the Culturally Diverse | 3 |
| PSY 588 | Family Process & Therapy I | 3 |
| PSY 610 | Behavior Dynamics Across the Lifespan | 3 |
| PSY 685 | Differential Diagnosis & Treatment Planning | 3 |
| PSY 686 | Dynamics of Group Process or GSC 619 Group Counseling | 3 |
| PSY 692 | Family Process & Therapy II | 3 |
| CLD 540 | Theories of Career Development | 3 |
| CLD 547 | Methods & Tools of Assessment in Counseling | 3 |
| GSC 505 | Research Methodology | 3 |
| GSC 584 | Introduction to Theories of Counseling | 3 |
| GSC 784 | Ethics in Counseling | 3 |
| PSY 710 | Mental Health Counseling Internship I (300 hours) | 3 |
| PSY 711 | Mental Health Counseling Internship II (300 hours) | 3 |
| Three Elective Courses | 9 | |
Advanced Certificate Program in Thanatology (Grief Counseling) – 18 credits
The 18-credit Advanced Certificate Program in Thanatology (Grief Counseling) is designed for students who have completed their Baccalaureate Degree and are interested in working with the dying and bereaved, or for students who have a Master’s Degree and seek additional training. The certificate also may be taken as part of the Master’s program in Guidance and Counseling, Gerontology, or Art Therapy.
The program is designed to meet the criteria for certification by the Association for Death Education and Counseling. Graduates of the program have found employment in hospices, hospitals or agencies that serve dying and bereaved clients. Other students have used the certificate to enhance their skills and roles as hospice staff, clergy or spiritual care workers, nurses, educators, counselors or social workers.
Advanced Certificate in Thanatology (Grief Counseling)–18 credits
Required Courses
| GSC 584 | Introduction to Theories of Counseling | 3 |
| PSY 581 | Interviewing & Counseling | 3 |
| GRT 614 | Death & Dying | 3 |
| GRT 615 | Grief, Mourning, and Bereavement | 3 |
| GRT 701 | Field Experience: Internship in Counseling | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | |
Courses
For descriptions of courses, please download the The Graduate School Catalog.