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FOUNDATIONS OF CLINICAL MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING

COUNPSY 791
Course Description

History development of profession; professional ethics; credentialing; major theories models; roles; and principles including prevention, intervention, consultation, education, advocacy, systems promoting mental health and well-being.

Prerequisites

Declared in Counseling Psychology or Counseling

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

Not Reported

Offered

Not Reported

Grade Point Average
4

1.5% from Historical

Completion Rate
100%

0.54% from Historical

A Rate
100%

3.91% from Historical

Class Size
10

-8.6% from Historical

Cumulative Grade Distribution

Instructors (2026 Summr)

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