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Campbell University School of Education & Human Sciences offers a CACREP accredited 60-semester-hour graduate program culminating in a Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling degree. Upon graduation, students will have satisfied the educational requirements for licensure as a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor. Please check your state licensing board’s website for more information about licensure as a LPCA and LPC. (NCBLCMHC).
The CACREP accredited M.A degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling is designed to develop skilled clinicians and well-educated leaders in the field of mental health. Clinical Mental Health Counseling is a professional counseling specialty which involves the application of principles of counseling, human development, learning, theory, group dynamics, and the assessment of mental illness and dysfunctional behavior. Clinical Mental Health Counseling includes the practice of prevention, early intervention, and treatment of mental and emotional disorders for individuals, families, and/or groups and consultation and education for community groups interested in promoting healthy lifestyles in the community.
Within a caring and challenging environment, the Clinical Mental Health Counseling program strives to facilitate the acquisition and application of knowledge and skills which will help prepare graduate students to make appropriate contributions to diverse clients, institutions, and society.
Campbell University School of Education & Human Sciences offers a supportive community for learning. We’re dedicated to promoting Christian values in an environment of intellectual curiosity. We care about nurturing the whole person and encouraging lifelong learning.
View Student Data and Outcomes for information about counseling students, including admissions and enrollment data, graduation, and PRAXIS and NCE exam outcomes.
Clinical Mental Health Masters of Arts degree program
General Objectives
The clinical mental health counseling student at the master’s degree level:
- Studies a common core of knowledge in the areas of behavioral sciences, counseling theories and techniques, ethics, assessment diagnosis and research methods.
- Works to attain growth toward personal-social goals.
- Develops specific competencies that will aid in carrying out his/her various roles as counselor, coordinator, and consultant.
- Refines those personal qualities that are basic for effective counseling.
Specific Objectives
The clinical mental health counseling student at the master’s degree level:
- Develops the competencies needed to organize, administer, and supervise a guidance and counseling program.
- Learns to apply group, individual, and vocational counseling techniques.
- Develops knowledge of career information sources for educational, vocational, and personal-social counseling.
- Studies methods of client assessment diagnosis including the use of standardized tests.
- Studies methods of consultation and learns to apply the principles involved.
- Develops the ability to engage in client referral, placement, and follow-up activities.
- Develops understanding of abnormal behaviors and the social-cultural systems which contribute to the development of such dysfunctions
Special Characteristics and Accreditation
Currently, all graduates have a 100% pass rate on the National Counselor’s Exam (NCE) and our scores are above CACREP and non-CACREP University National Averages.
Campbell University’s Graduate Program in Clinical Mental Health Counseling is well received in central and eastern North Carolina having graduated many students who become licensed professional counselors over the past thirty years. Most graduates have remained in the area, therefore many private and public agencies are served by substantial numbers of Campbell graduates.
Course of Study
Students enrolled in full-time studies can expect to complete the program in three years (typically registering for two courses per semester). Students in the clinical mental health program must take courses during the fall, spring and summer sessions in order to complete the program. Courses are offered in seated, online, and hybrid formats with seated courses occurring in the evenings.
Candidates for the CACREP accredited Master of Arts (M.A.) degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling must complete the following courses (60 semester hours). This program is not designed to allow students to meet North Carolina School Counselor licensure requirements. This will allow students to be eligible to become licensed clinical mental health counselors (LCMHC) in North Carolina.
LINK TO CURRICULUM:
CMHC Schema Sheet
CMHC Graduate Program Course Formats
CMHC Course Completion Schedule (Fall Start)
CMHC Course Completion Schedule (Spring Start)
Handbook:
Clinical Mental Health Counseling Handbook
Contact:
For information about admissions and tuition for the M.A. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling program, please contact the Graduate Admissions office at stharrington@campbell.edu.
For information about the CACREP accredited M.A. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling curriculum, please contact Dr. Devlyn McCreight at dmccreight@campbell.edu.