Mental Health Counseling Counselor Major

Description: A program that prepares individuals to provide evaluations, referrals, and short-term counseling services to help people prevent or remediate personal problems, conflicts, and emotional crises. Includes instruction in human development, psychopathology, individual and group counseling, personality theory, career assessment, patient screening and referral, observation and testing techniques, interviewing skills, professional standards and ethics, and applicable laws and regulations. Is Mental Health Counseling Counselor the right major for you?
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Mental Health Counseling Counselor Major

What Courses Do Mental Health Counseling Counselor Majors Take?

The required and elective courses you would take for Mental Health Counseling Counselor majors vary considerably among institutions. Courses are listed here that are illustrative of the breadth of topics you are likely to experience were you to major in this field.