Program Details
The Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling with a concentration in Children & Adolescents is an online Marriage & Family Therapy degree program from Lock Haven Campus. With this concentration, students learn ways to help children and adolescents manage and overcome the unique emotional disorders and challenges they face. You will focus on the issues that the younger population is dealing with, including bullying, school problems, future goals and plans, social lives, parenting issues, and more, while also learning creative therapies for this group. Courses in this concentration may include:
- Multicultural Counseling
- Addiction Counseling
- Child and Adolescent Counseling
- Creative Therapies for Children and Adolescents
- Trauma and Crisis Counseling
Students completing this online Marriage & Family Therapy degree also gain knowledge and skills found in the general Clinical Mental Health Counseling degree. You will learn to effectively counsel diverse populations, advocate for clients and your profession, influence policy to enhance the counseling profession and work on the prevention of mental and emotional disorders. The primary goal of any counseling program is to learn to help clients understand their problems and develop strategies to improve their lives.
% Online
100% OnlineProgram Accreditation & Licensing
Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP)
School Accreditation & Licensing
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania is accredited by:
Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE)
Program Requirements & Restrictions
Minimum Education
Bachelor DegreeRecommended GPA
3.0 or above (4.0 scale)Application Requirements
Interview, Official College Transcript(s), Recommendation/Reference Letter(s), Statement of Purpose/Intent