Program Overview

Counseling Master's: Clinical Mental Health Counseling Track

Program Overview

The Clinical Mental Health Counseling Master's program at the University of North Texas (UNT) is designed to prepare students for careers in counseling settings, such as business or industry, community agencies, churches, private practices, schools, or universities. The program is accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs and meets academic specifications for state certification and licensure as a professional counselor.

Program Details

• Degree Type: Master of Science (M.S.)
• Format: On Campus
• Estimated Time to Complete: 3 years
• Credit Hours: 60

Program Highlights

• The College of Education at UNT is regionally and nationally recognized for excellence in preparing teachers, administrators, counselors, kinesiology and health promotion specialists, play therapists, and other educators.
• The program offers rigorous classroom education and supervised experience in individual, couple, family, and group counseling at the Child and Family Resource Clinic, Center for Play Therapy, and Consortium for Animal-Assisted Therapy.
• Many faculty members are renowned experts in the field, earning recognition from the American Counseling Association, Association for Counselor Education and Supervision, Texas Counseling Association, and Chi Sigma Iota International Honor Society.

Marketable Skills

• Use and critique theory for advocacy purposes
• Knowledge application and integration
• Design and evaluate effective educational interventions
• Leadership ability
• Design/use assessment results to inform for improvement

Courses

• Systems, Leadership and Ethical Program Development in Clinical Mental Health Counseling (3 hrs)
• Career Development and Information Resources (3 hrs)
• Diagnosis and Treatment Planning in Counseling (3 hrs)
• Abnormal Behavior/Effects of Trauma and Crisis Intervention (3 hrs)
• Addiction Counseling (3 hrs)
• Ethical, Legal and Professional Issues in Clinical Mental Health Counseling (3 hrs)

Research Areas

• Counseling methods and techniques
• Current issues in the discipline
• Measurement and evaluation
• Theoretical perspectives
• Suicide prevention
• Mental health services for low-income clients
• Counseling and play therapy in schools
• Near-death experiences and spiritual transformation

Career Opportunities

• Business or industry
• Community agency
• Church
• Private practice
• School or university

Accreditation

• The program is accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs.

Awards and Recognition

• The College of Education at UNT is ranked 1st in the North Texas region among public graduate schools, 3rd among public graduate schools in Texas, 68th among public graduate schools, and 89th overall in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.
• The College of Education is ranked 9th in Texas and 66th in the South by Best-Education-Schools.com.
• The program has received the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision's Outstanding Program Award and its Publication in Counselor Education and Supervision Award multiple times.