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Counseling with Clinical Mental Health Specialization/Forensic and Legal Psychology Dual Degree (M.A./M.A.)

Marymount offers a forensic and legal psychology option for students in the clinical mental health counseling program. Through this program, the student has an opportunity to earn an M.A. in clinical mental health counseling and an M.A. in forensic and legal psychology.

Marymount’s forensic and legal psychology program balances traditional counseling knowledge and skills with a specialized understanding of the criminal justice and legal systems while tapping into the rich resources of the nation’s capital. Coursework is interdisciplinary, combining study in law, criminal justice, and public policy, in addition to many subfields in psychology. See forensic and legal psychology for more information.

The clinical mental health counseling program provides an opportunity to earn a degree, be eligible to sit for the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) examination toward the end of the program of study, and begin the supervised experience necessary to become a licensed professional counselor.

Admission Requirement: To be admitted to this program, students are admitted to one program at a time and must meet the application and deadline requirements for each program. Students who are admitted from the forensic and legal psychology program can begin classes in the clinical mental health counseling program only after completing 18 forensic and legal psychology program credits. In addition, they must plan to begin classes in the clinical mental health counseling program in the fall semester that immediately follows their acceptance into the program. Students who are admitted from the clinical mental health counseling program can begin classes in the forensic and legal psychology program only after completing 40 clinical mental health counseling program credits. Students who apply for the dual program must apply and be admitted to the on-ground CMHC program.

Dual-Degree Requirements — Counseling with Clinical Mental Health Specialization/Forensic and Legal Psychology

75 credits

CE 500Research and Evaluation

3

CE 502Foundations, Ethics, and Professional Issues in Clinical Mental Health Counseling

3

CE 503Advanced Human Growth and Development

3

CE 508Crisis Assessment and Intervention

3

CE 509Substance Abuse Assessment and Intervention

3

CE 510Survey of Testing and Assessment

3

CE 520Theories of Counseling

3

CE 522CCounseling for Individuals (Counseling section)

3

CE 523CGroup Counseling Techniques (Clinical Mental Health Counseling section)

3

CE 524Theories and Techniques of Family Counseling

3

CE 530CCareer Development Counseling (Clinical Mental Health Counseling section)

3

CE 536Advanced Counseling: Theories and Techniques

3

CE 551Multicultural Counseling

3

CE 597CClinical Mental Health Counseling Practicum

3

CE 599CInternship: Clinical Mental Health Counseling

3

 

FLP 501Bases of Psychopathology

3

OR

CE 501Bases of Psychopathology

3

 

FLP 511Legal and Investigative Psychology

3

FLP 512Issues in the American Legal System

3

FLP 527Psychology, Public Policy, and Law

3

FLP 531Psychology of Criminal Behavior

3

FLP 540Forensic Assessment

3

CE 500: FLP 502 will not count in place of CE 500 due to CACREP and licensure requirements.

CE 599C is repeated in two semesters for a total of 6 credits.

FLP 501 must cover the entire DSM-5-TR to meet counseling requirements. This class may not be taken in FLP once admitted to CMHC.

Nine (9) elective credits from counseling education and forensic legal psychology courses.

Electives must have approval from an advisor. Students should consult with their state licensing board to determine appropriate electives.