Department of Clinical Counseling Psychology

Overview 

The 60-credit Master of Arts program has three course levels: entry level courses which stress the counseling process and its application in field settings; general core courses which provide a broad background in scientific and professional foundations of mental health counseling; and advanced counseling courses.The curriculum includes 12 elective credits which allows you to pursue career interests and to gain in-depth training in a particular area. The entry-level courses are designed to provide you with a broad overview of theories, models, and research findings that have shaped the field of Counseling Psychology. After you complete these entry-level courses, you will have a broad, comprehensive understanding of the field.The advanced counseling courses will build on this foundation by helping you develop and master specialized skills in cognitive-behavioral therapies.

Mission Statement

Our mission is to educate you for a rewarding career as a mental health counselor in the field today and to prepare you to meet the challenges of the future. The Clinical Counseling Psychology program synthesizes theory, practice, and research to help you develop the conceptual tools and practical skills required to become an effective counselor.

Learning Goals

By the completion of their studies, Clinical Counseling Psychology graduate students will have gained
competencies in the five major domains:

• Interpersonal relationships with clients and clinical supervisors; this includes the ability to communicate empathy, engage others, set others at ease, establish rapport and communicate a sense of respect.
• Clinical assessments; these include the ability to formulate the referral question, skill in selecting assessment methods or techniques, skill in collecting information and processing this information, and the ability to integrate assessment information and develop a case
  formulation.
• Implementing evidence-based interventions, this includes knowledge of various models of behavior disorders, knowledge of various therapeutic modalities and levels of care, ability to select a treatment modality that matches the specific circumstances of the individual client, skill in applying the treatment techniques or plan, and the ability to evaluate the efficacy of the intervention.
• Evaluating psychological research in domains that contribute to the practice of mental health counseling; this includes the ability to understand research methodology in mental health counseling, applied statistics, and the principles of psychological measurement.
• Ethical and professional conduct in relationships with clients, faculty and colleagues; this includes the ability to demonstrate knowledge of the Ethical Principles of the American Counseling Association, American Mental Health Counselors Association, and American Psychological Association, as well as the ability to identify potential ethical or professional problems, and to act in accordance with these ethical and professional standards.

Clinical Counseling Psychology Faculty

Regina Kuersten-Hogan, Ph.D., 
Director, Clinical Counseling Psychology program
Associate Professor of Clinical Counseling Psychology

Adam M. Volungis, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Clinical Counseling Psychology

Johanna Sagarin, Ph.D.
Practicum and Internship Coordinator
Assistant Professor of Practice

Jennifer Dealy, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Practice

Lecturers

Heidi Putney, Ph.D.
Kim Hager, MA, LMHC
Nevila Weagle, MA, LMHC, LMFT

Instructors in Clinical Counseling Psychology

Jacleen Charbonneau, MA, LMHC
Anne Farmer, MA, LMHC
Carryne Farrell, MA, LMHC
Heather McGregor, MA, LMHC
Elizabeth Rogers, MA LMHC