Mental Health Counseling Program Overview
The Mental Health Counseling Program at Iona College is a sixty (60) credit program. Each course is three (3) credits.
There are five areas of coursework that are required. These areas include Required Core Courses (15 total credits),
Required Specialization Courses (18 total credits), Required Thesis or Literature Review Courses (3 total credits),
Required Internship Courses (3 or 6 total credits), and Elective Courses (18 or 21 total credits).
REQUIRED CORE COURSES
COURSE NUMBER
PSY 602
PSY 603
PSY 605
PSY 607
PSY 622
COURSE TITLE
Proseminar in Personality and Social Psychology
Experimental Research Methods in Psychology
Quantitative Research Methods in Psychology: Advanced Concepts
Professional Issues and Legal Requirements
Advanced Life Span Development
CREDITS
3
3
3
3
3
Total Credits = 15
REQUIRED SPECIALIZATION COURSES
COURSE NUMBER
PSY 613
PSY 614
PSY 615
PSY 620
PSY 637
PSY 638
COURSE TITLE
Psychopathology
Counseling Theory and Practice
Basic Interviewing and Counseling Practices
Dynamics of Group Processes
Intellectual and Educational Assessment
Personality Assessment
CREDITS
3
3
3
3
3
3
Total Credits = 18
REQUIRED THESIS OR LITERATURE REVIEW COURSES
COURSE NUMBER
PSY 681
or
PSY 683
COURSE TITLE
Thesis Supervision
CREDITS
3
Literature Review Paper Seminar
3
Total Credits = 3
REQUIRED INTERNSHIP COURSES
COURSE NUMBER
PSY 642
and/ or
PSY 643
COURSE TITLE
CREDITS
Internship in Mental Health: Community Clinical
3
Internship in Mental Health: Community Clinical
3
Total Credits = 3 to 6
ELECTIVE COURSES
COURSE NUMBER
PSY 616
PSY 617
PSY 618
PSY 623
PSY 626
PSY 627
PSY 629
PSY 631
COURSE TITLE
The Psychology of Exceptional Individuals
Health Psychology
Understanding and Treatment of Addictive Behavior
Stress: Affective, Cognitive, and Behavioral Components
Community Psychology and Traumatology
Behavioral Assessment and Intervention
Conflict Resolution: Theory and Practice
Psychological Aspects of Sexual Health
CREDITS
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Total Credits = 18 to 21
Revised 05/09/2018