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Prerequisites: Advancement to Candidacy, Completion of all prerequisites,
resolution of all Incomplete grades
Credits: 0
The comprehensive examination is a comprehensive test on the core concepts
and issues within the discipline. The examination is a four-hour test
administered by the Graduate School.

MHCO 836 PRACTICUM IN MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING
Credits: 3
This course places emphasis on practical counseling with supervised experience
in community and/or agency programs. The role of the administrator of
community counseling services is considered. Problems and issues in
consultation and in counseling are examined.

MHCO 833, Advanced Techniques in Psychotherapy
This course is an overview and application of treatment models used in therapy
to treat various mental health disorders. Specific techniques used in major
theoretical models to treat mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders will be
reviewed. Psychoanalytical/psychodynamic models, cognitive behavioral
models, cognitive behavioral models, and the existential-humanistic theoretical
approaches/models will be used assess mental health disorders. Students will
role play various techniques in class using these treatment models for various
disorders.

MHCO 858 INTERNSHIP IN MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING I
Credits: 3
This course places emphasis on advanced practical counseling with supervised
experience in community and/or agency programs. The role of the
administrator of community counseling services is considered. Problems and
issues in counseling are examined. This is the first of the two-semester
internship experiences required for Mental Health Counseling majors and
emphasizes advanced skill development. An intensive field experience is
needed. Students will complete a total of 400 hours of internship experience of
which a minimum of 160 hours must be in direct clinical contact with
clients/patients.

MHCO 861 SEMINAR IN COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY
Former course number 561
Prerequisites: Successful completion of the Comprehensive Examination
Credits: 3

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