Program Description
Students in the Supervision and Leadership in Community Mental Health concentration will be prepared to assume entry-level supervisory and leadership roles along with traditional clinical work in their early career. This concentration, within The Chicago School's Counseling Psychology master's program, provides students with fundamental concepts and theories as well as the initial skills needed to provide both clinical and management supervision in community mental health settings.
Coursework in the Counseling program combines a strong grounding in both Clinical Psychology and Counseling and helps students develop the essential diagnostic, therapeutic, and consultative skills they need to work with a variety of emotional and psychological conditions appearing in diverse populations. Students at the Chicago Campus receive a practitioner-focused curriculum of theoretical in-classroom learning and real-world training. These excellent out-of-classroom opportunities will give students in the Supervision and Leadership in Community Mental Health concentration the benefit of interacting with Chicago's diverse populations in a dynamic urban environment. Preparing our students with specialized knowledge and real-world learning experiences will help them build a foundation for their professional careers and their growing expertise of Counseling.
The Chicago School understands that diverse populations and cultural issues profoundly impact the way a community functions and and instills an understanding and appreciation of these issues within graduates. The Supervision and Leadership in community health courses that make up this concentration will prepare graduates to work with a variety of emotional and psychological conditions in culturally diverse populations.
Our experienced faculty of working professionals teach students the ethical and professional guidelines for both clinical psychology and counseling practitioners. Students studying Supervision and Leadership in community mental health while enrolled in our graduate programs in Counseling Psychology will learn the theoretical frameworks and scientific bases of master's level clinical psychology. Graduates of our Counseling graduate programs also maintain a broad and current knowledge base through the research methodologies learned at The Chicago School, as well as gain the ability to critically evaluate research as it relates to their specialization within the field of Clinical Psychology.
Department
Clinical Counseling
Concentrations
Licensure
Curriculum incorporates the eight content areas outlined by the National Board of Certified Counselors, preparing students to sit for Professional Counselor licensure in Illinois (LPC and LCPC).
Total Credits
60
Fieldwork Requirements
• Year 2: 700-hour (minimum) placement experience• Chicago: sites meet Licensed Supervisor standards
Sample Courses
Introduction to Supervision
This course explores the nature of clinical and administrative supervision while distinguishing it from the clinician's other roles in professional practice. Theories and models of supervision are surveyed with a focus on reviewing current literature in the field, especially as it applies to diversity competence in supervision.
The Supervisory Relationship
Builds upon the basic principles and theories in supervision. The course offers coverage on the individual and developmental differences in the supervisory relationship as well as explores processes involved in the management of supervisees. Interventions in supervision are covered as well as the process of evaluation. The course also covers ethical guidelines for clinical supervisors.
Professional Practice in the Comm Mental Health
This seminar presents current issues in leadership and supervision in community mental health. Topics include ethical and legal considerations; cross-cultural supervision; methodological considerations in supervision; and supervisor development and training along with clinical program development management.
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