State University of New York College at Plattsburgh

The Mental Health Counseling program (MHC) is a 60 credit-hour master’s degree program, approved by the New York State Education Department as a “license eligible” academic program, satisfying the state’s educational requirements leading toward professional licensure as a Mental Health Counselor. The Mental Health Counseling clinical training program emphasizes the knowledge, skills, ethical, and professional orientation to community mental health field, and assessment, how to use the DSM-IV-TR, write psychosocial histories and treatment plans, and how to evaluate the effectiveness of community mental health programs and services. Professional counselor ethics and multicultural competencies are emphasized. Advocacy, case management, and social and public policy skills acquisition are addressed.