Department Contact
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Limor Pinhasi-Vittorio
CLLSE Department Chair, Professor and Coordinator, Literacy Education
Email
718-960-7205Department of Counseling, Leadership, Literacy, And Special Education (CLLSE)
Email
718-960-8173
Carman Hall, Room B20Office Hours
Mondays - Fridays: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
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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.
APPLY NOW
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)
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Limor Pinhasi-Vittorio
CLLSE Department Chair, Professor and Coordinator, Literacy Education
Email
718-960-7205Department of Counseling, Leadership, Literacy, And Special Education (CLLSE)
Email
718-960-8173
Carman Hall, Room B20Office Hours
Mondays - Fridays: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
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