Non-Licensure Concentration, MS
Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling
The Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Bay Path University provides students with an integrated and comprehensive program of study that will focus on the following areas: counseling theory, human growth and development, psychopathology, social and cultural foundations, helping relationships, group dynamics and processes, special treatment issues, professional orientation, ethics and legal issues in counseling, psychological assessment and techniques, and research and evaluation. This 60-credit program enables students to strive for the highest levels of intellectual achievement needed for Counseling Psychology. This program requires completion of a minimum of 48 semester hours of graduate level academic course credit, a practicum of at least 100 hours, and a 600 hour supervised internship.
Some students, including international students, find that requirements in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and other US states related to the license of the internship supervisor are not relevant outside of the US. Bay Path University has therefore developed a non-licensure track with three different 3-credit internship courses from the already existing program so students who will not be seeking licensure have greatly expanded opportunities for internships. Other aspects of the Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling degree program are not affected in any way.
To earn the M.S. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, students must complete 60 credit hours of graduate coursework including a practicum of at least 100 hours and a 600 hour supervised internship.
Requirements for the Non-Licensure concentration are as follows:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| PSY 501 | Human Lifespan Development | 3 |
| PSY 535 | Professional Counseling Orientation and Ethical Practice | 3 |
| PSY 620 | Psychopathology and the Diagnostic Process | 3 |
| PSY 625 | Applied Research Methods and Program Evaluation | 3 |
| PSY 658 | Psychological Assessment in Counseling | 3 |
| PSY 660 | Social and Cultural Foundations | 3 |
| PSY 662 | Counseling Theory and Practice | 3 |
| PSY 664 | Counseling Skills and Techniques | 3 |
| PSY 665 | Group Dynamics and Mental Health Counseling | 3 |
| PSY 680 | Counseling Practicum and Seminar | 3 |
| PSY 696 | Counseling Internship and Seminar I | 3 |
| PSY 697 | Counseling Internship and Seminar II | 3 |
| PSY 698 | Counseling Internship and Seminar III | 3 |
| Electives | 21 | |
| Total Credits Required: | 60 | |
Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| PSY 540 | Individual and Family Treatment of Substance Abuse Disorders | 3 |
| PSY 550 | Family Systems | 3 |
| PSY 590 | Trauma & Crisis Intervention | 3 |
| PSY 654 | Drugs, Medication, and Society | 3 |
| PSY 657 | Counseling and Co-Occurring Disorders | 3 |
| PSY 663 | Career Development Theory and Practice | 3 |
| PSY 671 | Theories and Models of Trauma and Attachment | 3 |
| PSY 672 | Neurobiology of Trauma | 3 |
| PSY 673 | Advanced Techniques in Treating Acute and Complex Trauma | 3 |