Program Overview

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Master of Science in Counseling

The Master of Science in Counseling degree prepares individuals to be leaders and advocates in the fields of clinical mental health and school counseling. The program follows a nationally recognized, evidence-based curriculum aligned with national and state standards.

Overview

The program is led by distinguished faculty and boasts a strong support network of school districts and mental health settings. The programs content includes: professional orientation and ethical practice, social and cultural diversity, human growth and development, career development, helping relationships, group work, assessment, and research/program evaluation.

Concentrations

Students specialize in one of two concentrations:

• Clinical Mental Health Counseling
• School Counseling

Clinical Mental Health Counseling

The concentration in Clinical Mental Health Counseling prepares students to work in a wide range of clinical, community, and human service settings. Upon graduation, candidates gain the knowledge, skills, and academic requirements necessary to begin the licensure process in Maryland and many other states.

School Counseling

The School Counseling concentration prepares students to work in K-12 schools with an emphasis in urban school settings. The program is approved by the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE), and graduates are eligible for MSDE certification as school counselors.

Admissions Requirements

Clinical Mental Health Counseling

• Applicants must hold a bachelors degree from an accredited college or university and have earned a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) in all previous undergraduate and graduate studies.
• Applicants must submit an application, official transcripts from all accredited post-secondary institutions attended, a rťsumť or curriculum vitae, an essay, and two letters of recommendation.

School Counseling

• Applicants must hold a bachelors degree from an accredited college or university and have earned a minimum cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) in all previous undergraduate and graduate studies.
• Applicants must submit an application, official transcripts from all accredited post-secondary institutions attended, a rťsumť or curriculum vitae, a personal statement of goals, and two letters of recommendation.

Program Requirements

Clinical Mental Health Counseling

• The programs plan of study requires 60 graduate credits to be completed through full-time or part-time matriculation.
• Students must successfully pass the Counselor Preparation Comprehensive Examination (CPCE) prior to or during the last semester of their graduate program.
• Completion of a 100-hour practicum and 600-hour internship are required in this program.

School Counseling

• The programs plan of study requires 60 graduate credits to be completed through full-time or part-time matriculation.
• Students must successfully pass the Counselor Preparation Comprehensive Examination (CPCE) prior to or during the last semester of their graduate program.
• Completion of a 100-hour practicum and 600-hour internship are required in this program.

Required Courses

Clinical Mental Health Counseling

• ED.860.639: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
• ED.861.502: Counseling Theory and Practice
• ED.861.503: Group Counseling and Group Experience
• ED.861.507: Counseling Techniques
• ED.861.511: Career/Life Development and Planning
• ED.861.605: Human Development and Counseling
• ED.861.609: Diagnosis in Counseling
• ED.861.612: Appraisal and Testing for Counselors
• ED.863.501: Introduction to Clinical Mental Health Counseling
• ED.863.603: Couple and Family Therapy
• ED.863.607: Diversity and Social Justice in Counseling
• ED.863.630: Addictions Counseling I: Theory and Approaches
• ED.863.681: Research and Evaluation for Counselors
• ED.863.709: Psychopathology
• ED.863.795: Ethical and Legal Issues of Mental Health Counseling
• ED.863.870: Practicum in Clinical Mental Health Counseling
• ED.863.875: Internship in Clinical Mental Health Counseling I
• ED.863.876: Internship in Clinical Mental Health Counseling II
• Six credits of elective courses

School Counseling

• ED.860.639: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
• ED.861.502: Counseling Theory and Practice
• ED.861.503: Group Counseling and Group Experience
• ED.861.507: Counseling Techniques
• ED.861.511: Career/Life Development and Planning
• ED.861.605: Human Development and Counseling
• ED.861.609: Diagnosis in Counseling
• ED.861.612: Appraisal and Testing for Counselors
• ED.861.614: The Foundations of School Counseling
• ED.863.571: Counseling Adolescents
• ED.863.603: Couple and Family Therapy
• ED.863.607: Diversity and Social Justice in Counseling
• ED.863.630: Addictions Counseling I: Theory and Approaches
• ED.863.681: Research and Evaluation for Counselors
• ED.863.736: School Counseling Leadership and Consultation
• ED.863.795: Ethical and Legal Issues of Mental Health Counseling
• ED.863.808: Practicum in School Counseling
• ED.863.820: Internship in School Counseling
• ED.863.828: Internship in School Counseling II
• ED.871.501: Introduction to Children and Youth with Exceptionalities (or an elective)

Plan of Study

Clinical Mental Health Counseling - Full-Time

• First Year:
  • Fall: ED.861.502, ED.861.507, ED.861.605, ED.863.501
  • Spring: ED.861.511, ED.861.609, ED.863.607, ED.863.709
• Second Year:
  • Fall: ED.860.639, ED.861.503, ED.863.603, ED.863.795
  • Spring: ED.861.612, ED.863.630, ED.863.870, Elective
• Third Year:
  • Fall: ED.863.681, ED.863.875
  • Spring: ED.863.876, Elective

Clinical Mental Health Counseling - Part-Time

• First Year:
  • Fall: ED.861.605, ED.863.501
  • Spring: ED.861.502, ED.861.507
• Second Year:
  • Fall: ED.863.603, ED.863.607, Elective
  • Spring: ED.861.503, ED.861.609, ED.863.709
• Third Year:
  • Fall: ED.860.639, ED.863.681, ED.863.870
  • Spring: ED.861.511, ED.861.612, ED.863.630, ED.863.795
• Fourth Year:
  • Fall: ED.863.875, Elective
  • Spring: ED.863.876

School Counseling - Full-Time

• First Year:
  • Fall: ED.861.502, ED.861.507, ED.861.605, ED.861.614
  • Spring: ED.861.511, ED.861.609, ED.863.571, ED.863.607
• Second Year:
  • Fall: ED.860.639, ED.861.503, ED.863.603, ED.863.795
  • Spring: ED.861.612, ED.863.630, ED.863.736, ED.863.808
• Third Year:
  • Fall: ED.863.681, ED.863.820
  • Spring: ED.863.828, ED.871.501 (or an elective)

School Counseling - Part-Time

• First Year:
  • Fall: ED.861.605, ED.861.614
  • Spring: ED.861.502, ED.861.507
• Second Year:
  • Fall: ED.863.603, ED.863.607, ED.871.501 (or an elective)
  • Spring: ED.861.503, ED.861.609, ED.863.571
• Third Year:
  • Fall: ED.860.639, ED.863.681, ED.863.808
  • Spring: ED.861.511, ED.861.612, ED.863.630, ED.863.795
• Fourth Year:
  • Fall: ED.863.820
  • Spring: ED.863.736, ED.863.828

Mission Statement

The mission of the Johns Hopkins School of Education Counseling Program is to prepare graduate students to serve as socially just school counselors and clinical mental health counselors who implement theoretical, empirical, and practical frameworks that facilitate client growth and development, introspective awareness, and well-being in a global society.

Programmatic Goals

• Facilitate students mastery of requisite knowledge, skills, and dispositions aligned with CACREP Standards to deliver counseling services that embody social justice principles, advocacy, multiculturalism, and upholds the worth and human dignity of all clients from culturally diverse backgrounds.
• Support and encourage students to incorporate a developmental approach to promote client wellness across the life span.
• Facilitate students development of dispositions to serve as social justice advocates and leaders in the profession.
• Cultivate a collaborative learning atmosphere that incorporates cutting edge research and excellent didactic and experiential instruction.

Program Objectives

• PO1: Graduates will demonstrate the skills and competencies to incorporate a developmental approach to promote student/client holistic well-being across the life span, inclusive of mental health, academic, social/emotional, cultural, and career goals.
• PO2: Graduates will demonstrate the skills and competencies to serve as advocates and leaders in educational and/or mental health settings that value social justice principles, multiculturalism, human dignity and the worth of all clients from culturally diverse backgrounds.
• PO3: Graduates will demonstrate the skills and competencies to assess needs, develop goals, and counsel students/clients in educational and/or mental health settings from culturally diverse backgrounds.
• PO4: Graduates will demonstrate the skills and competencies that reflect the knowledge, roles, and functions of the school and/or mental health counselor.
• PO5: Graduates will demonstrate the skills and competencies to effectively facilitate group work with students/clients from diverse backgrounds in educational and mental health settings.
• PO6: Graduates will demonstrate the skills and competencies to develop equitable data-driven school counseling programs that meet the unique needs of student populations in educational settings.
• PO7: Graduates will demonstrate the skills and competencies to develop, apply, and evaluate evidence-based practices that meet the developmental needs of students/clients from diverse backgrounds in educational and mental health settings.
• PO8: Graduates will demonstrate the skills and competencies to work ethically, legally, and professionally in educational and/or mental health settings.