临床心理健康咨询文学硕士，CACREP（咨询和相关教育计划认证理事会）认可课程为毕业生提供专业的咨询服务。它为各种工作环境的咨询专业人员做准备，例如大学，社区机构，诊所，医院，药物滥用中心，儿童保护服务，私人执业，商业和行业。该计划培养了高素质的咨询专业人员-包括入门级和高级咨询师，咨询研究人员和咨询管理人员-可以在心理健康领域产生重大影响，成为咨询师，计划主管，研究人员，资助作者和政策制定者。地方，州和国家/地区级别。考虑到这些目标，本课程重点关注广泛的问题，包括：评估，治疗或努力改善残疾，问题或失调，
The FDU CMHC program, accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Programs (CACREP), prepares highly competent counseling professionals to have a positive impact on their communities by serving as mental health counselors, program directors, researchers, and policy makers on the local, state, and national levels. Graduates of the program work in a variety of settings, including community agencies, clinics, schools, hospitals, substance abuse centers, residential treatment centers, child protective services, and private practice. To prepare you to be an effective, ethical counselor the FDU CMHC program will train you in fundamental clinical skills, such as conducting intake and assessment interviews, developing treatment plans and counseling interventions, and facilitating group therapy. You will explore various theories of human development and counseling theoretical orientations, and you’ll be exposed to the different career paths you might pursue, including career counseling, substance abuse counseling, family and couples counseling, and program planning and evaluation. You will also acquire knowledge of research and assessment techniques and the pragmatic concerns (such as managed care and budget constraints) facing the mental health field today. Unique to our program among other programs in NJ, you will take courses in Psychopharmacology, Counseling for Sexual Issues, and Fundamental of Supervision in Counseling as part of your course of study. You will leave the program prepared to demonstrate a professional counselor identity serving the community alongside other health professionals.