Counseling Psychology (Master's)
Degrees and Certificates
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Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology, Master of Arts
Courses
MLR1000 : Creative Expression Concentration Orientation Course
Credits 0Once students are approved by the Registrar and the CEC Director for admittance to the CEC, studentsenter the CEC through the Certificate Orientation Course housed in Canvas. The Creative Expression Certificate (CEC) Orientation course is a self-directed course that introduces students to requirements and information related to the CEC. This short course offers students a certificate overview, orientation, and guidance related to the Creative Expression Certificate and expressive arts witnessing etiquette. These offerings will be delivered through short readings and videos. Students will also be invited to imagine how they might like to use creative expression in a professional application through the creation of long- and short-term goals and a Vision Statement. These documents are expected to be refined over the students’ time of study in the CEC curriculum. This course will serve as a place to set intentions, learn about the CEC program, and as an entry point into the final showcase portfolio course.
MLR1001.1: Creative Expression, Part 1
Credits 1MLR1001.2: Creative Expression, Part 2
Credits 1MLR1065: Transpersonal Skills Lab 1 (Creative Focus)
Credits 1MLR1066: Transpersonal Skills Lab 2 - Psychosynthesis (Creative Focus)
Credits 1This transpersonal skills lab will focus on experiential, creative expression through psychosynthesis. Self-exploration practices will be included in this course as an essential component of psychosynthesis. There will be an emphasis on students developing their ability to access their own creativity, as well as their ability to facilitate their clients' creative self-exploration and self-expression. In service of this, students will be offered a variety of creative arts materials and prompted to use them while participating in psychosynthesis exercises.
MLR1067: Transpersonal Skills Lab 3 (Creative Focus)
Credits 1MLR2000.1: Group Dynamics, Part 1
Credits 0.5MLR2000.2: Group Dynamics, Part 2
Credits 0.5MLR2000.3: Group Dynamics, Part 3
Credits 0.5MLR2000.4: Group Dynamics, Part 4
Credits 0.5MLR2000.5: Group Dynamics, Part 5
Credits 1.5MLR2000.6: Group Dynamics, Part 6
Credits 0.5MLR2000.7: Group Dynamics, Part 7
Credits 0.5MLR2006.1: Human Development Across the Lifespan: Part 1
Credits 3MLR2006.2: Human Development Across the Lifespan: Part 2
Credits 1.5MLR2007.1: Counseling Principles and Practices, Part 1
Credits 2MLR2007.2: Counseling Principles and Practices, Part 2
Credits 1MLR2007.3: Counseling Principles and Practices, Part 3
Credits 1.5MLR2010.1: Human Sexuality, Gender Identity, and Treatment of Psychosexual Dysfunction, Part 1
Credits 1MLR2010.2: Human Sexuality, Gender Identity, and Treatment of Psychosexual Dysfunction, Part 2
Credits 1MLR2011.1: Systems Theory and Application, Part 1
Credits 0.5MLR2011.2: Systems Theory and Application, Part 2
Credits 3MLR2011.3: Systems Theory and Application, Part 3
Credits 1MLR2012.1: Advanced Couples Counseling, Part 1 (LMFT Focus)
Credits 1MLR2012.2: Advanced Couples Counseling, Part 2 (LMFT Focus)
Credits 1MLR2012.3: Advanced Couples Counseling, Part 3 (LMFT Focus)
Credits 1MLR2013: Child and Adolescent Focused Therapy and Intervention
Credits 2MLR2023: Addiction: Social Implications and Recovery
Credits 4.5MLR2028.1: Power, Culture, and Identity in Counseling Psychology, Part 1
Credits 0.5MLR2028.2: Power, Culture, and Identity in Counseling Psychology, Part 2
Credits 3MLR2028.3: Power, Culture, and Identity in Counseling Psychology, Part 3
Credits 1MLR2030.1: Advanced Trauma and Crisis Interventions: Part 1
Credits 3MLR2030.2: Advanced Trauma and Crisis Interventions: Part 2
Credits 1.5MLR2040.1: Advanced Theory and Skills, Part 1 (LMFT Focus)
Credits 1MLR2040.2: Advanced Theory and Skills, Part 2 (LMFT Focus)
Credits 1MLR2040.3: Advanced Theory and Skills, Part 3 (LMFT Focus)
Credits 1MLR2053.1: Law and Ethics, Part 1 (MFT/PCC Focus)
Credits 1.5MLR2053.2: Law and Ethics, Part 2 (MFT/PCC Focus)
Credits 3MLR2069: Pre-Practicum: Clinical Training Preparation (MFT/PCC Focus)
Credits 1.5MLR2070: Practicum 1
Credits 3MLR2071: Practicum 2A: Transpersonal Based Case Formulation, Treatment Planning and Applications
Credits 1.5MLR2072: Practicum 2B: Transpersonal-Based Case Formulation, Treatment Planning, and Applications
Credits 3MLR2073: Practicum 3: Systems Theory-Based Case Formulation, Treatment Planning and Applications
Credits 4.5MLR2075: Practicum 4A: Evidence Based-Case Formulation, Treatment Planning and Application
Credits 1.5MLR2076: Practicum 4B: Evidence-Based Case Formulation, Treatment Planning and Applications
Credits 3MLR2077: Psychopharmacology, Brain Structure and Development, and Severe Mental Illness
Credits 4.5MLR2078.1: Psychopathology: Part 1 (MFT/PCC Focus)
Credits 1.5MLR2078.2: Psychopathology: Part 2 (MFT/PCC Focus)
Credits 3MLR2079: Supplemental Practicum
Credits 1This course is offered from time to time for students who have completed the practicum sequence but have not yet completed the minimum number of pre-degree, supervised clinical hours required for their licensing track under the laws or regulations of the jurisdiction where they plan to license. The class will focus on the clients the students are currently seeing at their practicum sites, with continued development of skills in case formulation, assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, and intervention. This course may take a transpersonal, systems, somatic, or expressive arts focus depending on the needs of the students. This course may be repeated multiple times for credit.
MLR2080: Practicum Evaluation (MFT/PCC Focus)
MLR3001.1: Clinical Applications of Meditation and Mindfulness, Part 1
Credits 0.5MLR3001.2: Clinical Applications of Meditation and Mindfulness, Part 2
Credits 1MLR3001.3: Clinical Applications of Meditation and Mindfulness, Part 3
Credits 0.5MLR3065: Transpersonal Skills Lab 1 (Spiritual Focus)
Credits 1MLR3066: Transpersonal Skills Lab 2 - Psychosynthesis (Spiritual Focus)
Credits 1This transpersonal skills lab will focus on Self-realization, a key concept in Psychosynthesis theory and psychotherapy theory. Self-realization can be defined as the individual discovering and actualizing their own truth in their life. In this course, there will be an emphasis on students developing their ability to access their inner wisdom/truth and their ability to recognize conditioning that pulls them away from it. In service of this aim, an assignment in the course is to spend time each week being in a relationship to whatever the student conceives Spirit to be. Additionally, the readings, video, and vignettes in the text support the student in understanding and developing this goal.
MLR3067: Transpersonal Skills Lab 3 (Spiritual Focus)
Credits 1MLR4001: Mind-Body Integration: Aikido A
Credits 1MLR4002: Mind-Body Integration: Aikido B
Credits 1MLR4065: Transpersonal Skills Lab 1 (Somatic Focus)
Credits 1MLR4066: Transpersonal Skills Lab 2 - Psychosynthesis (Somatic Focus)
Credits 1This transpersonal skills lab will focus on supporting students in developing their ability to be aware of their somatic experiences and utilizing somatic focus for seeing their clients as a whole person. Students will be offered opportunities to participate in psychosynthesis exercises that involve movement and attention to their body sensations.