Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling - Online

Prepare for a Career as a Licensed Counselor. The University of New Haven’s online master’s in clinical mental health counseling program prepares you to advance your career as a licensed professional counselor in a variety of settings. As a student, you will develop essential interpersonal, leadership, and communication skills along with the core competencies you need to become an effective, culturally aware, and ethical counselor. Because the curriculum is grounded in advocacy and social justice principles, you will graduate ready to provide mental health services to diverse individuals, groups, and communities. Featuring 700 hours of supervised clinical training as well as 100% online coursework and two residencies, the online clinical mental health counseling master’s degree can be completed in just three years. You can also choose from an optional concentration in forensic mental health to specialize your studies. When you complete your program, you will have the knowledge, skills, and attitudes required to function as a professional clinical mental health counselor. You will be prepared for employment in a variety of settings and able to meet certification and licensure standards as a mental health counselor. When you complete the online master’s in clinical mental health counseling program, you will be able to: Pursue clinical mental health counseling jobs in human services, counseling, and related fields. Pursue doctoral study. Meet qualifications for certification as a Licensed Professional Counselor. Demonstrate competence in all eight core domains of counseling, as well as the concentration of clinical mental health counseling. Synthesize major theoretical concepts in the core counseling curriculum and your concentration area with fieldwork experience. Demonstrate, at a professional level, applied intervention skills.