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Clinical Mental Health Counseling (MA)
Step into a career where you can truly change lives. Bradley’s CACREP-accredited Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling is a 60-credit-hour program designed to prepare you for the National Counselor Examination (NCE) and a rewarding career in mental health counseling.
Gain hands-on experience working with diverse populations facing challenges such as trauma, substance abuse, and family dynamics. Through coursework, clinical training, and real-world counseling experiences, you’ll develop the skills to support individuals, couples, and communities on their path to healing
Experiential Learning
750 hours in supervised practicums and internships in clinical settings.
Program Details
Graduate Core – 6 hrs.
- ENC 604: Research Methodology and Applications (3 hrs.)
- ENC 606: Interpersonal Behavior and Organizational Leadership (3 hrs.)
Program Core – 45 hrs.
- ENC 530: Loss and Grief Counseling (1 hr.)
- ENC 540: Human Growth and Development (3 hrs.)
- ENC 551: Substance Abuse Counseling (2 hrs.)
- ENC 586: Counseling Diverse Populations (3 hrs.)
- ENC 620: Introduction to Counseling: Professional Orientation (2 hrs.)
- ENC 621: Career and Life Planning Across Lifespan (3 hrs.)
- ENC 622: Counseling: Ethics and the Law (1 hr.)
- ENC 623: Pre-Practicum in Counseling (3 hrs.)
- ENC 624: Theories and Techniques of Counseling (3 hrs.)
- ENC 625: Principles of Group Counseling (3 hrs.)
- ENC 630: Diagnosis and Treatment of Mental Disorders (3 hrs.)
- ENC 631: Crisis Intervention Counseling (1 hr.)
- ENC 632: Psychopharmacology (1 hr.)
- ENC 640: Supervision (2 hrs.)
- ENC 641: Assessment in Counseling (3 hrs.)
- ENC 654: Consultation in Helping Professions (2 hrs.)
- ENC 661: Couples and Family Counseling (3 hrs.)
- ENC 690: Fall Practicum (2 hrs.)
- ENC 691: Internship I in Clinical Mental Health Counseling (1 hr.)
- ENC 692: Internship II in Clinical Mental Health Counseling (3 hrs.)
- Clinical Mental Health Counseling Specialty Area Course Work (9 hrs.)
Required – 4 hrs.
- ENC 651: Clinical Mental Health Counseling (3 hrs.)
- ENC 663: Counseling and Dynamics of Aging (1 hr.)
Electives – 5 hrs.
- Tailored to your needs
Career Opportunities
The Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling program will prepare you to work in a variety of settings:
- Community Mental Health Agencies
- Psychiatric Hospitals
- University Student Counseling Centers
- School-Based Mental Health
- Private Practice
- Partial Hospitalization Programs
- Administrative positions in mental health agencies