Program Details
Advanced certificate program in mental health counseling
HEGIS code 2104.10
NYS SED program code 42353
Program Heads
Please contact the department for information on academic advisers and office hours.
Admission Requirements
No admission requirement information available for this program at this time.
Department requirements (18 credits)
The 18-credit advanced certificate bridge Mental Health Counseling (MHC-AC) program focuses on clinical work with children, adolescents and adults. The program is open to students matriculated in the School Psychologist Graduate and the School Counseling Graduate Programs in the department of School Psychology, Counseling, and Leadership (SPCL) or students with comparable 60-credit graduate degrees in school psychology or school counseling from other institutions. In addition to their training to work in schools, students who are accepted into the MHC-AC are also prepared to work as mental health counselors within medical, community, and private practice settings. Through rigorous academic coursework and clinical internship training, students learn to apply mental health approaches to contemporary practice, assessment, and treatment. After acquiring the Advanced Certificate and 3,000 hours of supervised, post-degree experience, students are eligible to take the licensure examination, which if successfully passed permits private and independent practice of mental health counseling in New York State.
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Matriculation requirements
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Applicants must be matriculated in either the School Psychologist Graduate or the School Counseling Programs in SPCL or present graduate degrees from another accredited institution. Students with 60 or more credits from an accredited school counseling or school psychology graduate program outside of Brooklyn College will have an individual transcript review to determine if additional courses will be required.
In addition to filing a college application, applicants must provide a personal statement, including discussion of related work, personal experiences, and goals. Applicants must also 2 submit letters of recommendation from instructors familiar with applicants' professional and academic experience. The program invites selected applicants to participate in an interview and to complete additional admission assessments as required. A minimum graduate GPA of 3.3 out of 4.0 is required for admission.
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Degree requirements
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In addition to successful completion of School Counseling or School Psychologist Graduate Programs or evidence of related degrees from an accredited graduate program, eighteen additional credits including internship are required for the Advanced Certificate. Students must complete a full-year 600-hour internship in an approved mental health counseling setting under supervision of a licensed provider. Students must maintain a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 (B). A student who acquires 6 credits below B- cannot be awarded the Advanced Certificate. The program of study must be approved by the department.
Students in the Brooklyn College School Counseling Program or graduates from similar programs must complete the following courses.
PSYC 7410G, Foundations of Mental Health Counseling
SPCL 7816T, Counseling in Community Settings
PSYC 7591G, MHC-AC Internship 1
PSYC 7592G, MHC-AC Internship II
PSYC 7571G, Neuroscience, Trauma, Psychopharmacology and Severe Mental Illness in MHC
SPCL 7924X, Advanced Seminar in Psychotherapy Theory and Practice
Students in the Brooklyn College School Psychologist Graduate Program must complete the following courses.
PSYC 7410G, Foundations of Mental Health Counseling
SPCL 7809T, Career and Life Style Development
PSYC 7591G, MHC-AC Internship 1
PSYC 7592G, MHC-AC Internship II
PSYC 7571G, Neuroscience, Trauma, Psychopharmacology and Severe Mental Illness in MHC
SPCL 7924X, Advanced Seminar in Psychotherapy Theory and Practice
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New York State Mental Health Counseling Licensing
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3,000 hours of supervised post-degree experience are required to be eligible for licensure permitting private practice of mental health
counseling. Information about New York State licensing for mental health counseling may be found at: http://www.op.nysed.gov/home.html.
