Program Outcomes
Students graduating from Emory & Henry College with a M.S. degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling will be prepared to apply to become a resident in counseling. Residency in Counseling is necessary to gain the post-masters clinical experience required for independent licensure as an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor). Becoming an LPC will provide graduates with a full range of career opportunities.
Student Learning Outcomes
- Students will gain the knowledge and skills associated with professional orientation and ethics in counseling.
- Students will gain the knowledge and skills associated with culturally competent counseling practice.
- Students will gain knowledge of human development across the lifespan and its application within the counseling process.
- Students will gain the knowledge of career development and its applications in the counseling process.
- Students will gain the knowledge and skills associated with the establishment of therapeutic relationships and the facilitation of client growth.
- Students will gain knowledge of major counseling theories, evidence-based practices, and skills in applying this knowledge to the counseling process.
- Students will gain knowledge and skills associated with group facilitation and the group counseling process.
- Students will gain knowledge associated with appraisal and testing.
- Students will gain knowledge associated with research and program evaluation to inform counseling practice.
- Students will gain the knowledge associated with working in multidisciplinary mental health systems.
- Students will gain the knowledge and skills associated with mental health diagnosis.
- Students will gain an understanding of traumatic experiences and their impact on human development.