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PROGRAM OF STUDY – CLINICAL MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING
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Core Courses
COUN 5010
COUN 5020
COUN 5100
COUN 5110
COUN 5130
COUN 5300
Theories & Techniques of Individual Counseling **
Laboratory in Individual Counseling **
Theories & Techniques of Group Counseling **
Laboratory in Group Counseling **
Theories & Techniques of Marriage, Couple &
Family Counseling **
Laboratory in Marriage & Family Counseling**
II. Foundation Courses
COUN 5040 Human Growth and Development
COUN 5330 Issues, Ethics, & Trends in Professional Counseling
COUN 5410 Measurement and Appraisal
COUN 5430 Career Development
COUN 5550 Practice of Crisis Counseling, Trauma & Disaster Work
COUN 5860 Social & Cultural Foundations of Professional Counseling
COUN 5510 Principles of Addictions Treatment****
COUN 5520 Infectious Diseases in Addiction Treatment****
LEAD 5700 Introduction to Research and Statistics
Elective (Must total 3 credits)
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III. Specialty Courses –Clinical Mental Health Counseling
COUN 5950 Roles and Functions of the CMHC
COUN 5960 Psychopharmacology
COUN 5440 Advanced Psychopathology and Diagnosis
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III. Fieldwork Courses
COUN 5120 Practicum in Professional Counseling ***
COUN 5700 Internship in CMHC (must total 6 semester hours)
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Total Semester Hours must total *60 or more: ____
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*The DCHS faculty recommends that students complete their SC degree program and receive their MA degree, then, if
interested complete the additional courses required for the CMHC emphasis.
**Core courses completed in the first year of the program.
***Taken during the first year of the program as part of the Core experience for students on the two year plan of study and
taken in the spring of the second year for student on the three year plan of study.
****Courses are designed to be taken concurrently. Failure to do so may affect graduation.
ACADEMIC EMPHASIS ‐ ADDICTION EMPHASIS CURRICULUM Courses COUN 5100 COUN 5330 COUN 5520 COUN 5530 COUN 5510 COUN 5950 COUN 5960 COUN 5970 Theories and Techniques of Group Counseling Issues/Ethics/Trends in Professional Counseling Infectious Diseases in Mental Health Treatment Motivational Interviewing Principles of Addiction Roles and Functions of the Clinical Mental Health Counselor Psychopharmacology Advanced Psychopharmacology Semester/Year 3 _____________ 3 _____________ 1 _____________ 2 _____________ 2 _____________ 2 _____________ 1 _____________ 1 _____________ Total Semester Hours
15
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The Department of Counseling and Human Services within the College of Education at UCCS has established
a 15 credit hour emphasis that offers students who have been accepted into the Master of Arts in Counseling
and Human Services program the opportunity to seek certification as an Addictions Counselor (CAC II level).
The university curriculum is designed to meet the training standards set forth by the Office of Behavioral Health
(OBH) including hours of in-class study, additional homework and laboratory assignments. Students may
complete the Master of Arts in Counseling and Human Services and the addictions emphasis simultaneously.
This record services as record that the student has declared an emphasis in Addictions which requires specific
coursework that must be completed. Students who graduate with a Master of Arts degree in Counseling and
Human Services and pass the Master Addiction Counselor Exam will be granted 950 hours of administrative
work experience credit over and above the required 1050 internship clinical work experience for a total of 2000
hours.
Revised 1.15.16