Counseling & Guidance, Clinical Mental Health Counseling Concentration (MACG)

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The Counseling and Guidance MA program is designed to prepare counselors for counseling and human service positions in educational institutions and other agencies. The program provides students with basic preparation in counseling and psychology with various elective concentrations offered to prepare students for particular institutional settings, e.g., educational, mental health, and community service agencies. The Clinical Mental Health and the School Counseling concentrations within the MA Counseling and Guidance program are accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP).

CIP Code = 131101

Clinical Mental Health Counseling Concentration:

The clinical mental health counseling concentration requires completion of a 60 semester hour curriculum (including a practicum and two internship courses), and prepares students for Licensed Professional Counseling roles. Students should consult their advisors for current degree requirements as described in their plan of study. The clinical mental health counseling concentration is offered on the main campus only.

Post-MACG Practicum and Internship Policy

Graduates of the Master of Arts Counseling and Guidance (MACG) program at Louisiana Tech University who wish to pursue licensure or Louisiana Board of Education Teacher (Counselor) Certification may enroll in Practicum and Internship courses under the following conditions and only with the prior written approval of the MACG program coordinator. Approval will be based on the following:

The applicant is eligible for Practicum or Internship under the current program requirements, (i.e., the 48-hour school counseling curriculum or 60-hour mental health counseling curriculum); and
There is availability of Practicum or Internship space (current program students have priority).

Under no circumstances is any post-MACG student guaranteed enrollment in practicum or internship for consecutive quarters.

Curriculum

COUN 502: Mental Health Counseling 3 Semester Credit Hours
COUN 505: Analysis of The Individual 3 Semester Credit Hours
COUN 508: Intro To Counseling Theories 3 Semester Credit Hours
COUN 513: Career Info and Life Style Develop 3 Semester Credit Hours
COUN 516: Intro To Group Processes 3 Semester Credit Hours
COUN 517: Counseling Children and Adolescent 3 Semester Credit Hours
COUN 518: Techniques of Counseling 3 Semester Credit Hours
COUN 524: Diagnosis and Treatment Planning in Counseling 3 Semester Credit Hours
COUN 527: Addiction Counseling 3 Semester Credit Hours
COUN 529: Cross-Cultural Counseling 3 Semester Credit Hours
COUN 534: Adv Mental Health Practicum 3 Semester Credit Hours
COUN 535: Advanced Internship Semester Credit Hours
COUN 590: Ethics and Professional Practice 3 Semester Credit Hours
PSYC 510: Principles of Human Development 3 Semester Credit Hours
PSYC 512: Advanced Abnormal Psychology 3 Semester Credit Hours
PSYC 541: Research and Statistical Methods 3 Semester Credit Hours
Electives (9 hours)

Recommended Elective Courses (9 SCH)

Electives will be selected from Psychology and Counseling areas with the prior approval of your advisor and area coordinator. Recommended electives are the following:

COUN 503: Loss, Grief, and Life Transitions 3 Semester Credit Hours
COUN 509: Advanced Seminar in Counseling Theories and Techniques 3 Semester Credit Hours
PSYC 502: Cognitive Psychology 3 Semester Credit Hours
PSYC 505: Couples Therapy 3 Semester Credit Hours
PSYC 506: Family Therapy 3 Semester Credit Hours
PSYC 507: Learning and Development 3 Semester Credit Hours
PSYC 511: Spec Topics: Crisis Intervention 3 Semester Credit Hours
PSYC 542: Stat Methods: Behavioral Sciences 3 Semester Credit Hours
PSYC 556: Issues in Domestic Violence 3 Semester Credit Hours
FCS 521: Family Crisis 3 Semester Credit Hours
FCS 571: Domestic Violence and The Law 3 Semester Credit Hours
Or other courses with prior approval by advisor