TeleMental Health in Counseling Certificate

NOTE - APPLICATIONS ARE NOT BEING ACCEPTED AT THIS TIME

Program Description

The TeleMental Health in Counseling- Graduate Certificate, offered by the School of Mental Health and Behavioral Sciences at Missouri State University, is a 9-credit hour program that provides training in telemental health in counseling. The certificate program allows students to expand their knowledge of ethics, research, and practice in counseling via telehealth modalities in order to provide safe and effective counseling services.

This graduate certificate will benefit any licensed counselor, counselor in training, or practicing mental health professional who will be using telemental health modalities to provide services to clients. The certificate offers a short, focused program of study in a particular subject not formally offered and provides continuing education credit opportunities for counselors. In addition, the credit hours earned may be applied towards the master’s level counseling degree for students enrolled in the Master’s in Counseling program.

Admission Criteria

To be considered for the program, a student must have a 3.0 grade point average as well as apply and be admitted to or in possession of the Master’s in counseling or a closely related Graduate Degree. Admission to the certificate does not constitute admission to any other Missouri State Graduate Program.

Required Courses- Credit Hours: 9 Total

COU 706 - Introduction to TeleMental Health in Counseling
COU 765 - Research and Program Evaluation Seminar in Counseling *
OR
2 to 6 credits of COU 799 - Thesis *
0 to 4 credits of
COU 777 - Counseling Practicum **
OR
COU 778 - Mental Health Practicum **
OR
COU 781 - Secondary School Counseling Internship **
OR
COU 783 - Elementary School Counseling Internship **
OR
COU 785 - Mental Health Counseling Internship **

Note:

* Coursework must be focused on telemental health in counseling

**Clinical experience in the courses must be focused on telemental health in counseling

Completion Requirements

Courses must be completed with a 3.00 GPA for successful completion of certificate.