{"id":3802,"date":"2020-05-28T18:12:14","date_gmt":"2020-05-28T22:12:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-professional-counseling\/?page_id=3802"},"modified":"2025-10-15T16:15:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T20:15:13","slug":"department-of-professional-counseling-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-professional-counseling\/","title":{"rendered":"Department of Professional Counseling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-mu-hero  has-buttons has-narrative\" style=\"--hero-desktop-image-position: 53% 33%; --hero-mobile-image-position: 57% 33%; \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-media\"><picture aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-professional-counseling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/540\/2024\/03\/CMHC-Shoot_20190403_AD_080-21.jpg 2000w, 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https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-professional-counseling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/540\/2024\/03\/CMHC-Shoot_20190403_AD_080-21-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-professional-counseling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/540\/2024\/03\/CMHC-Shoot_20190403_AD_080-21-150x100.jpg 150w\" class=\"wp-image-6293\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" >\n\t\t\t\t<\/picture><\/div>\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"hero-title title page-title\">Department of Professional Counseling<\/h1>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-text top-text-wrapper text-is-aligned-bottom text-is-aligned-right\"><h2 class=\"top-text hero\">Focus on Wellness<\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group hero-buttons is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-hero\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/graduate\/ms-clinical-mental-health-counseling\/student-alumni-organizations\/\">Student Organizations<\/a><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-hero\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-professional-counseling\/programs-of-study\/\">Graduate Programs<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-group hero-narrative is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><p class=\"bottom-text\">Designed to train a diverse body of highly qualified students to be practitioners, leaders and advocates in the field of mental health<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"brackets\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"brackets-upper\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"brackets-lower\"><\/div>\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t \n\n<nav class=\"breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/\" class=\"home\"  >Home<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-professional-counseling\/\" class=\"\"  aria-current=\"page\"  >Department of Professional Counseling<\/a><\/nav>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group content-and-navigator is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group navigator is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><nav class=\"supernav root\"  aria-label=\"Primary Menu - Department of Professional Counseling\"><div class=\"supernav-current\" data-menuguid=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-professional-counseling\/wp-json\/mu\/v1\/menu\/left\"><h2><p  data-menuid=\"5242\" aria-current=\"page\" class=\"parent current-page\"   ><span>Department of Professional Counseling<\/span><\/p><\/h2><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/graduate\/ms-clinical-mental-health-counseling\/\" data-menuid=\"6689\"  class=\"child\"   ><span>Program of Study: M.S. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-professional-counseling\/ecotherapy\/\" data-menuid=\"5257\"  class=\"child\"   ><span>Ecotherapy Specialization \u2013 Counseling with Nature<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-professional-counseling\/faculty-and-staff\/\" data-menuid=\"5245\"  class=\"child\"   ><span>Meet Our Faculty and Staff<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-professional-counseling\/student-and-alumni-organizations\/\" data-menuid=\"6806\"  class=\"child has-child\"   ><span>Student and Alumni Organizations<\/span><svg viewBox=\"0 0 10.4 5.9\" width=\"10.4\" height=\"5.9\" ><use xlink:href=\"#chevron\"><\/use><\/svg><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-professional-counseling\/student-handbook\/\" data-menuid=\"5490\"  class=\"child\"   ><span>Student Handbook<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-professional-counseling\/field-placement\/\" data-menuid=\"6720\"  class=\"child has-child\"   ><span>Field Placement<\/span><svg viewBox=\"0 0 10.4 5.9\" width=\"10.4\" height=\"5.9\" ><use xlink:href=\"#chevron\"><\/use><\/svg><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#\" data-menuid=\"5341\"  class=\"child has-child\"   ><span>Alumni Resources<\/span><svg viewBox=\"0 0 10.4 5.9\" width=\"10.4\" height=\"5.9\" ><use xlink:href=\"#chevron\"><\/use><\/svg><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group content-top is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"about-the-department\">About the Department<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>Welcome to the Department of Professional Counseling. As a department, we adhere to the American Counseling Association (ACA)<em>&nbsp;Code of Ethics<\/em>, which includes honoring our diverse voices, providing equitable access for all students, and integrating inclusive pedagogical practices across the curriculum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As students, you are expected to behave in ways consistent with our code of ethics, including but not limited to standards expressed in its non-discrimination section. While our department believes in modeling mutual respect for a&nbsp;<em>range<\/em>&nbsp;of personal values aligned with our professional mission, we also expect that standards set forth by the code of ethics, including the need to become aware of and bracket personal values be consistently demonstrated and upheld.&nbsp;&nbsp;For instance, counselors and counseling students do not base therapeutic decisions on their own religious and\/or personal values and are not permitted to privilege their own religious and\/or personal value system in the therapeutic and academic settings. Counselors and counseling students are therefore required to promote the values of the counseling profession and behave in ways congruent with those values, even if those values are discrepant with the counselor\u2019s own values or religious beliefs. Counselors and counselors-in-training are expected to be engaged in personal and professional growth to facilitate both the bracketing of personal values and the ability to promote the values of the counseling profession.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These department values are&nbsp;integrated into how we promote knowledge of our profession, facilitate self-awareness of our intersecting identities, and support the acquisition of skills relevant to culturally-diverse, underrepresented, and\/or marginalized populations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-in-page-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-professional-counseling\/programs-of-study\/\">View All Programs<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Video: Professional Counseling Program\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/342119307?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\"  style='width: 500px; height: 281px;'  allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<nav  aria-labelledby=\"h69e5d17dc70f2\"  class=\"wp-block-group related is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h2 id=\"h69e5d17dc70f2\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center component-title\" id=\"related-links\">Related Links<\/h2>\n\n\n<div  role=\"list\" class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div  role=\"listitem\" class=\"wp-block-button is-style-default\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-professional-counseling\/student-handbook\/\">Student Handbook &#8211;<br>Department<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div  role=\"listitem\" class=\"wp-block-button is-style-default\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/student-life\/handbook\/\">Student Handbook &#8211;<br>University<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div  role=\"listitem\" class=\"wp-block-button is-style-default\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-professional-counseling\/field-placement\/\">Field Placement<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div  role=\"listitem\" class=\"wp-block-button is-style-default\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/graduate\/ms-clinical-mental-health-counseling\/laclpc\/\">LAC\/LPC Licensure<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div  role=\"listitem\" class=\"wp-block-button is-style-default\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/graduate\/ms-clinical-mental-health-counseling\/specializations\/#lcadc\">LCADC Core Areas<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/nav>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"mission-statement\">Mission Statement<\/h3>\n\n\n<p>The department\u2019s graduate level program are designed to train a diverse body of highly qualified students to be practitioners, leaders and advocates in the field of mental health. Our program are designed to be accredited and are based on humanistic values promoting prevention, wellness, personal growth and human development, and on the benefits of counselor-client interaction. Our students will be individually supported to receive an effective educational experience tailored to their needs. Our graduates will meet the academic and skill requirements for state and national licensing and certification, and given a foundation for further education in the field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"about-our-program\">About Our Program<\/h3>\n\n\n<p>The Department of Professional Counseling offers a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/graduate\/ms-clinical-mental-health-counseling\/\">Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling<\/a> program, which aims to develop mental health professionals who can effectively address issues of&nbsp;<strong>wellness, personal growth, and pathology<\/strong>&nbsp;for the benefit of a diverse population.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This 60-credit program, which&nbsp;prepares students for licensure as<strong>&nbsp;Licensed Professional Counselors (LPC)<\/strong>, is accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This program satisfies academic requirements for the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/graduate\/ms-clinical-mental-health-counseling\/laclpc\/\">LPC<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/graduate\/ms-clinical-mental-health-counseling\/specializations\/#lcadc\">LCADC<\/a>&nbsp;by providing coursework in the<strong>&nbsp;core areas required for licensure<\/strong>. Our graduates are expected to contribute to and be leaders in their field through practice, education, and professional excellence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Why is getting a master\u2019s degree so important? Learn more about the reasons and how it can help your career&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-professional-counseling\/documents\/why-should-i-get-a-master.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"program-objectives\">Program Objectives<\/h3>\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Students will gain the knowledge and skills associated with professional orientation and ethics practice.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Students will gain the knowledge and skills associated social and cultural identities and experiences.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Students will gain knowledge of human development across the lifespan and its application within the counseling process.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Students will gain the knowledge and skills associated with career development and its applications in the counseling process.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Students will gain the knowledge and skills associated with the counseling practice and relationships.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Students will gain knowledge and skills associated with group counseling and group work.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Students will gain knowledge and skills associated with assessment and diagnostic processes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Students will gain knowledge and skills associated with research and program evaluation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Students will gain knowledge and skills associated with clinical mental health counseling.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Students will demonstrate an awareness of professionalism in counseling.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull more-to-explore has-grey-background-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading component-title\" id=\"more-to-explore\">More to Explore<\/h2>\n\n\n<div 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\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading tile-title\" id=\"transformational-travel-in-india\">Transformational Travel in India<\/h3>\n\n\n<p>This initiate will broaden students&#8217; understanding of multicultural differences and enhance their multicultural competence as they experience dozens of spiritually enlightening sites steeped in Indian history and culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-in-page-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-professional-counseling\/transformational-travel-in-india-photo-gallery\/\">Learn More About This Initiative<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-style-vertical\"><figure 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