Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Masters of Science: Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Lehman College offers a full-time, cohort-based, 60-credit, Master’s degree program in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. Students attend full-time, year-round for two years and upon completion can pursue New York State licensure as a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LMHC).

ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS:

Official transcripts from all prior undergraduate and graduate institutions
- A bachelor’s or master’s degree from an accredited institution
- A minimum 3.0 G.P.A. from a completed undergraduate or graduate degree programs
Two letters of recommendation from college faculty and community mental health agency personnel evaluating the applicant’s potential as a professional counselor in leadership, advocacy, collaboration, counseling, technology, and affirming culturally diverse clients
A current resume including: all degrees and GPAs, professional employment and counseling-related positions, service, languages, award/honor, memberships.
A completed application, including a 1,100-word essay consisting of responses to 2 essay questions in the graduate admissions on-line application.
Candidates satisfying admissions requirements are invited to a group interview and provide a writing assessment process
Applicants educated outside of the United States are required to submit transcript evaluation(s) and translation(s) for each post-secondary school attended, and Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or international English Language Testing System (IELTS) scores.

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The Deadline for Fall Admission is March, 15th

NOTE: Students are admitted only for the fall term

CE:CMHC 60-CREDIT COURSE SEQUENCE:

1ST YEAR

Fall Semester: (10 credits)

EDG 701 | Counseling Theories & Techniques (3)

EDG 750 | Foundations of Mental Health Counseling (3)

EDG 751 | Psychopathology in Counseling (3)

EDG 755 | Seminar 1: Anti-Racist, Anti-Oppression
Advocacy and Leadership in Mental Health Counseling (3)

Winter: (3 credits)

EDG 704 | Career Counseling (3)

Spring: (10 credits)

EDG 702 | Multicultural and Social Justice Counseling (3)

EDG 703 | Human Development in Counseling (3)

EDG 705 | Group Counseling (3)

EDG 756 | Seminar 2: Cognitive Behavior Therapy (1)

Summer: (7 credits)

EDG 736 | Parenting in Diverse Family Structures (3)

EDG 752 | Clinical(s) Assessment and Treatment Planning in Mental Health Counseling (3)

EDG 757 | Seminar 3: Abilities, Disabilities, and Neurodiversity in Mental Health (1)

2ND YEAR

Fall Semester: (10 credits)

EDG 708 | Counseling Research, Program Development, and Evaluation (3)

EDG 732 | Crisis, Substance Misuse, and Trauma Counseling (3)

EDG 758 | Seminar 4: Supervision and Consultation in Mental Health Counseling (3)

EDG 761 | Practicum in Clinical Mental Health Counseling (3)

Winter: (3 credits)

EDG 731 | Sexuality Counseling in Schools and Families (3)

Spring: (10 credits)

EDG 735 | Family Counseling and School/Community Partnerships (3)

EDG 738 | Brief Counseling of Children and Adolescents (3)

EDG 753 | Internship in Clinical Mental Health Counseling I (3)

EDG 759 | Seminar 5 Dialectical Behavior Therapy (1)

Summer: (7 credits)

EDG 737 | Couples Counseling (3)

EDG 754 | Internship in Clinical Mental Health Counseling II (3)

EDG 760 | Seminar 6: The Business of Managing a Clinical Mental Health Counseling Practice (1)

EDG 757 | Seminar 3: Abilities, Disabilities, and Neurodiversity in Mental Health (1)

Department Contact

Limor Pinhasi-Vittorio
CLLSE Department Chair, Professor and Coordinator, Literacy Education
Email
718-960-7205

Department of Counseling, Leadership, Literacy, And Special Education (CLLSE); Carmen Garcia, Secretary
718-960-8173
Carman Hall, Room B20
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