Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling University of Nevada Las Vegas, USA

The Master of Science (M.S.) in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, a 60 semester hour program, prepares professional counselors to work in community agencies, educational settings, as well as private practice. Students are eligible to take the National Counselor Examination (NCE) leading to certification as a National Certified Counselors (NCC). The Clinical Mental Health Counseling program also prepares students to seek licensure as a Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) in Nevada.

Upon completion of this program, graduates will be able to:

• Demonstrate value for human dignity and advocacy for clients/students and the profession while holding strong identities as professional counselors who are theory-informed and ethically-driven.
• Be competent leaders, advocates, and counselors who implement multicultural and social justice counseling competencies (MSJCC) by working with and on behalf of clients/students within a diverse society at the individual, school/community, and public arena levels.
• Apply developmental knowledge and the related nature/needs of clients/students in counseling approaches and interventions.
• Integrate career development knowledge and best practices in a holistic manner to effectively facilitate meaningful life planning of clients/students.
• Competently apply counseling theories, skills, and conceptual models to guide their professional practice.
• Understand and implement counseling group facilitation skills, theoretical foundations of group counseling/group work, and approaches towards group development, and dynamics for different types of groups.
• Demonstrate an understanding and application of best practices in assessment, testing, and evaluation in counseling practice.
• Employ scientifically-driven approaches in understanding, critiquing, and/or conducting program evaluation/research in counseling to guide professional practice.
• UNLV CMHC students will learn to assess, diagnose, treat, and advocate for clients in a multicultural society while emphasizing wellness, development, and evidenced-based practices.
• UNLV School Counseling students will learn to design and deliver developmentally appropriate and culturally responsive school counseling interventions (including curricula) that are based on analyzing data (in an ongoing process to assess learning, motivational, and developmental needs of students) and delivered within the context of a comprehensive school counseling program.