CAGS in Mental Health Counseling Program (30 credit hours minimum) 

This Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study is designed for persons with a master's degree in counseling, which has included an applied counseling internship with clinical supervision, who wish to seek licensure as a Mental Health Counselor in the state of Massachusetts.   

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
CNMH528	Counseling Theories and Techniques for Mental Health Counseling	3
CNGC529	Multicultural Counseling   Prerequisite:   CNMH528 or concurrent	3
CNGC500	Research and Evaluation	3
CNMH564	Theories of Psychological Development	3
CNMH532	Psychological Assessment  Prerequisite:   CNGC500	3
CNMH535	Applied Counseling: Adolescent-Adult  Prerequisite:  CNMH528 and matriculation in the MED or CAGS or Post-Master's program in counseling	3
CNMH536	Applied Counseling: Pre-Adolescent	3
CNGC538	Group I: Theory and Process of Group Interaction  Prerequisite: CNMH528	3
CNMH568	Psychopathology  Prerequisites: CNMH528	3
CNGC539	Introduction to Career Counseling	3
CNMH534	The Professional Counselor: Standards, Ethics, and Legal Issues	3
CNGC563	Psychopharmacology for Non-medical Professionals	3
CNMH540	Substance Abuse and Dependency	1.5
CNMH569	Crisis/Disaster Counseling	1.5
CNMH570	Advanced Applied Counseling: Mental Health Counselor (100 hrs) Prerequisites:  CNMH 528,CNGC 529, CNMH 535, CNMH 534, CNMH 568, and a  fieldwork application approved by the Director of Fieldwork	3
CNMH671	CAGS Internship: Mental Health Counselor (Total of 600 hours; 12 credits*) Prerequisite: CNGC 536 or concurrent, CNGC 538 and CNGC 520, CNGC 563 or concurrent, CNMH 570, and a fieldwork application approved by the Director of Fieldwork and  *Variable credit (3-12 credits; 150-600 hours per semester)	Total of 12 credits
	Electives as needed to meet the minimum 30 credit requirement
	Capstone Experience

 

 

Last Modified: May 8, 2013