Post-Master's Professional Mental Health Counseling Certificate
The Saint Elizabeth University (SEU) Post-Master's in Professional Mental Health Certificate Program offers coursework for a total of 30 credits over the course of two academic years for professionals with Master's degrees in counseling psychology or a related field who wish to earn additional graduate credits to meet the educational requirements for the NJ License for Professional Counseling (LPC). The courses will be offered in both traditional classroom and hybrid formats. The program consists of counseling strategies/techniques, assessment, intervention, and cultural considerations in the domain of counseling psychology for the purpose of having the full 60 credits required to begin the application to become an LPC. Students who graduate from the certificate program will be equipped with the necessary coursework to apply for the LPC through the NJ Division of Consumer Affairs Frequent feedback from course evaluations, fieldwork supervisor feedback and graduation surveys to monitor student and program satisfaction and student performance. Focus for the program is on enhancing students' abilities to be competent clinicians.
Outcomes:
- Learn techniques/approaches to be used in counseling
- Analyze individual cases with a multicultural lens for consultation, documentation, and counseling purposes
- Demonstrate advanced mental health knowledge within a counseling environment
- Demonstrate professional responsibility within ethical, legal, cultural, and personal dimensions for the counseling client
Unique Elements of the Program:
- Small classes, individual attention, and real world application of counseling concepts
- Highly credentialed instructors (LPC, PsyD)
- Format to be completed in two academic years
- Multicultural counseling focus
- Financial Aid Eligible (FAFSA)
Degree Requirements
Required Courses
| PSY601 | Orientation to the Profession | 3 |
| PSY615 | Ethical & Legal Standards in Counseling | 3 |
| PSY602 | Foundations of School Counseling | 2 |
| PSY604 | Organization, Administration, & Consultation in School Counseling | 2 |
| PSY653 | Multicultural Counseling | 3 |
| MC626 | Ethical Issues | 3 |
| PSY651 | Substance Abuse Counseling | 3 |
| PSY659 | Counseling Children & Adolescents | 3 |
| PSY675 | Community Agencies & Resources | 3 |
| PSY691 | Counseling Theory & Methods IV | 3 |
| PSY693 | Counseling Theory & Methods V | 3 |