Master of Arts [M.A] [Pastoral Clinical Mental Health Counseling] From Marymount University

The PCMHC program prepares students to treat the whole person and to provides counseling services to individuals and groups with an emphasis on the client's?religious/faith-based and/or spiritual perspective. Students often seek the same job opportunities as CMHC students but?also seek positions?in faith-based agencies and institutions.
Marymount?s CACREP, licensure-track counseling program provides an opportunity to earn a degree and complete coursework needed for licensure as a professional counselor (LPC) in 60 credit hours. Individuals are eligible to sit for the National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC) examination at Marymount toward the end of their program of study and begin the supervised experience necessary to become a licensed professional counselor upon completion of this degree program.
Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to display a command of the knowledge base required for professional counselors, including foundations of the counseling field, individual and group counseling skills, tests and measurements, research methods and designs, human growth and development, career development, counseling theory, diagnosis and treatment, multicultural counseling, and ethical issues in counseling; effectively conduct individual and group counseling sessions; apply American Counseling Association (ACA) ethical and professional standards; demonstrate an understanding of current trends in the job market, self-marketing strategies, and professional, legal, and ethical compliance; and demonstrate how they have met or will meet the competencies for addressing spiritual and religious issues in counseling as put forth by the Association for Spiritual, Ethical, and Religious Values in Counseling (ASERVIC).