Correctional Counseling

Students completing the Correctional Counseling concentration will, as a part of their degree program, complete all the educational requirements to sit for the National Counselor Exam. This concentration provides a basic foundation in counseling theory and skills with additional coursework in criminological theory, victimology, and correctional counseling practice. The program prepares graduates for success in a wide array of settings including, but not limited to federal and state prisons, court clinics, forensic psychiatric units, child advocacy centers, reintegration programs and other institutional and communitybased correctional programs. The total degree hours required for this concentration is 60. This concentration requires a 600-hour internship, a 100-hour practicum, and mandatory faculty mentoring/advising meetings.

Required Courses for Specialty Area (30 credit hours)

*COUN 505 Group Counseling *COUN 531 Legal and Ethical Issues in Counseling COUN 536 Trauma: Biology, Principles and Treatment *COUN 540 Psychopathology & Diagnosis Using the DSM COUN 570 Crisis Management Intervention CNCC 525 Management of Special Populations

3 3 3 3 3 3 CNCC 578 Correctional Counseling 3 CNCC 560 Internship in Counseling Psychology I - Correctional Counseling 3 CNCC 561 Internship in Counseling Psychology II - Correctional Counseling 3 COUN 562 Professional Seminar: Culminating Experience 3

Electives (3 credits)

*All courses marked with an asterisk have to be completed prior to internship. This is a license-eligible concentration.