Graduate Bulletin and Course Catalog

Master of Arts in Community Counseling
Graduate Certificate in Addiction Counseling
Graduate Certificate in Expressive Arts Therapy
Department of Human Development and Psychological Counseling
Reich College of Education

Leroy G. Baruth, Chair and Professor
BaruthLG@appstate.edu

Sally S. Atkins, Advisor for Expressive Arts Therapy Certificate and Professor
AtkinsSS@appstate.edu

Keith M. Davis, Program Director for Community Counseling and Associate Professor
DavisKM@appstate.edu

Geraldine (Geri) A. Miller, Advisor for Addiction Counseling Certificate and Professor
MillerGA@appstate.edu

http://www.ced.appstate.edu/departments/hpc/

The Department of Human Development and Psychological Counseling is responsible for organizing and providing instructional programs in counseling and other human development functions for public schools, colleges/universities, and various agencies.

The Department offers the following programs in community counseling and related areas:
            Master of Arts in Community Counseling (Major Code: 405*/13.1102), with concentrations in           
                        Addictions Counseling (405B)           
                        Body Centered Therapy (405H)           
                        Community Counseling, General (405G)           
                        Expressive Arts Therapy (405F)
                        Marriage and Family Counseling (405E)
            Graduate Certificate in Addiction Counseling (Major Code: 423A/13.1102)
            Graduate Certificate in Expressive Arts Therapy (Major Code: 425A/13.1102)

In addition, the Department of Human Development and Psychological Counseling offers the Master of Arts in College Student Development, the Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy, and the Master of Arts in Professional School Counseling. These programs are detailed under separate headings in this bulletin. A student proposing to major in any of the degree programs or to seek licensure through the department must be fully admitted as degree seeking.

All courses are taught from a multicultural perspective, which emphasizes the differing experiences, cultures, histories, and perspectives of people from a variety of ethnic, gender, racial, and social class backgrounds.

The department also provides group methods, human relations, and other human development courses at the graduate and undergraduate levels for the Reich College of Education and the University. These courses are valuable for majors in other departments. A course in life and career planning and courses in leadership development are offered for undergraduate students. The department offers a variety of summer institutes to enhance the learning of both graduate students and practitioners seeking continuing education opportunities in human service fields.

The Master of Arts degree in Community Counseling is designed to meet the need for advanced preparation of counselors and other helping professionals who work in a wide variety of human service agencies (including mental health centers, social service agencies, business and industry and others). In addition to the core curriculum, students can select, in cooperation with their departmental advisor, from a variety of elective courses, which will help meet their individual career objectives. Specialized concentrations are available as listed below including a general concentration for students who choose to design, along with their advisor, their own emphasis.
           
Accreditation: The master’s degree program in Community Counseling is accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP), a specialized accrediting body. Graduates are immediately eligible to take the examination of the National Board for Certified Counselors, Inc. to become National Certified Counselors.

Master Of Arts Program Requirements/Options: The basic requirements for the program are listed below. In addition to the curriculum listed under each program, the following items apply:

  • A first master’s degree in Community Counseling (non-thesis option) requires completion of a minimum of 60 semester hours of approved courses.
  • A thesis option requires a minimum of 50 s.h. of approved course work plus thesis hours (4 s.h.) = 54 s.h. total.
  • A second master’s degree requires meeting all program course requirements with a minimum of 36 semester hours.
    Students in CACREP approved programs in the department must meet for a minimum of 10 clock hours in a planned group activity intended to provide direct experiences as a participant in a small group. This requirement is met during HPC 5790 and/or HPC 6720.
  • On an individual basis, students may be required to receive professional counseling to aid them in their personal growth.
  • The Handbook of Policies and Procedures available in the HPC office provides information on liability insurance, academic appeals, retention policy, personal endorsement policy, admissions policies, and placement services.
  • Permission forms to take practica and internships are available in the HPC office and must be completed prior to registration.
  • The program in Community Counseling requires the Graduate Record Exam (GRE).

The Expressive Arts Therapy concentration in the Community Counseling MA program qualifies for Academic Common Market status, and students from the southeastern states outside of North Carolina may qualify for a reduction to in-state tuition. Currently, the Expressive Arts Therapy concentration in the Community Counseling program is open in the following states: Delaware, Georgia, and Tennessee. Students should contact their home state’s ACM coordinator to request consideration. The complete list of coordinators is available on the Southern Regional Education Board website: http://www.sreb.org.

PROGRAM OF STUDY FOR THE GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN ADDICTION COUNSELING (Certificate Code: 423A/13.1102)

Admission Requirements: Baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university; complete application to the Cratis Williams Graduate School (http://www.graduate.appstate.edu), including resume and official transcripts for all college level work; a completed department of Human Development and Psychological Counseling questionnaire.

Course Requirements for the Graduate Certificate in Addiction Counseling (423A)

Required Courses

HPC 5560: The Addictive Process (3)
HPC 5570: Counseling the Addicted Person (3)
HPC 6570: The Appalachian Addictions Institute (3)
Choose one of the following courses

  • HPC 5274: Substance Abuse in Family Systems (3)
  • HPC 5710: Helping the Troubled Employee (3)
  • HPC 6770: Current Issues and Special Populations in Addictions Counseling (3)

12

Total Semester Hours Required for the Graduate Certificate in Addiction Counseling (423A)

12

PROGRAM OF STUDY FOR THE GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN EXPRESSIVE ARTS THERAPY (Certificate Code: 425A/13.1102)

Admission Requirements: Baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university; master’s degree in mental health care or arts therapy field from a professionally accredited college or university or enrollment in a master’s program in the Department of Human Development and Psychological Counseling; complete application to the Cratis Williams Graduate School (http://www.graduate.appstate.edu), including resume and official transcripts for all college-level work; a completed department of Human Development and Psychological Counseling questionnaire.

Course Requirements for the Graduate Certificate in Expressive Arts Therapy (425A)

Required Courses

HPC 6360: Therapy and the Expressive Arts (3)
HPC 6370: Intermodal Expressive Arts (3)
Choose 12 s.h. from the following courses (or other courses as approved by the Advisor)

  • HPC 5860: Dreamwork: Clinical Methods (3)
  • HPC 5900: Practicum in Counseling (with a focus on expressive arts) (1-9)
  • HPC 6160: Gestalt Therapy (3)
  • HPC 6350: Body/Mind (3)
  • HPC 6900: Internship (with a focus on expressive arts) (1-18)
  • MUS 5006: Philosophy of Music (3)

18

Total Semester Hours Required for the Graduate Certificate in Expressive Arts Therapy (425A)

18

PROGRAM OF STUDY FOR THE MASTER OF ARTS IN COMMUNITY COUNSELING (Major Code: 405*/13.1102)

Admission Requirements: Baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university; complete application to the Cratis Williams Graduate School (http://www.graduate.appstate.edu), including resume, three letters of recommendation, official GRE general exam scores, and official transcripts from all colleges attended; a completed department of Human Development and Psychological Counseling questionnaire.

Basic Criteria for Unconditional Admission: GPA of 3.0 or higher in the last 60 hours of undergraduate work and official GRE scores from ETS. OR
Cumulative GPA or last 60 hours GPA below 3.0 but above 2.70, and official GRE Verbal plus Quantitative (or Analytical if available) score of 800. The GRE Writing test will be considered, but no minimum score has been established.

Location: On Campus

Course Requirements for the Master of Arts in Community Counseling

Required Courses

RES 5000: Research Methods (3)
HPC 5110: Multicultural Counseling (3)
HPC 5120: Introduction to Community Counseling (3)
HPC 5140: Psychological and Educational Testing (3)
HPC 5210: Life and Career Planning (3)
HPC 5220: Counseling Theory and Techniques (3)
HPC 5752: Legal and Ethical Issues in Community Counseling (3)
HPC 5790: Group Methods and Processes (3)
HPC 5900: Practicum in Counseling (3)
HPC 6120: Developmental Assessment and Diagnosis in Community Counseling (3)
HPC 6451: Community Counseling Seminar (3)
HPC 6900: Internship in Community Counseling (designed to meet objectives for the chosen concentration) (6)

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Concentration (CHOOSE ONE)

Addictions Counseling (405B):

The North Carolina Substance Abuse Professional Certification Board exempts graduates with an addictions counseling concentration (4 addictions courses plus internship) from 18 months of the 36 months experience requirement.

HPC 5560: The Addictive Process (3)
HPC 5570: Counseling the Addicted Person (3)
Choose one of the following courses

  • HPC 5274: Substance Abuse in Family Systems (3)
  • HPC 5710: Helping the Troubled Employee (3)
  • HPC 6570: The Appalachian Addictions Institute (3)
  • HPC 6770: Current Issues and Special Populations in Addictions Counseling (3)

OR
Body Centered Therapy (405H):
HPC 5870: Creative Process, Movement and Therapy (3)
HPC 6350: Body/Mind (3)
3 s.h. of graduate electives (SEE ELECTIVES LIST BELOW*)

OR
Community Counseling, General (405G):

This is a specialized concentration that is available for students who choose to design, along with their graduate advisor, their own emphasis in community counseling. An individualized emphasis may be designed around a student’s specific interest.

9 s.h. of graduate electives (SEE ELECTIVES LIST BELOW*)

OR
Expressive Arts Therapy (405F):
HPC 6360: Therapy and the Expressive Arts (3)
HPC 6370: Intermodal Expressive Arts (3)
Choose one of the following courses:

  • ANT 5410: Qualitative Research Methods (3)
  • HPC 5531: Selected Topics-Summer Institute: Expressive Arts in Counseling (3)
  • HPC 5535: Selected Topics-Summer Institute: The Use of Creative and Expressive Arts with Children and Adolescents (3)
  • HPC 5860: Dreamwork: Clinical Methods (3)
  • HPC 5870: Creative Process, Movement and Therapy (3)
  • HPC 6160: Gestalt Therapy (3)
  • HPC 6340: Ecotherapy (3)
  • HPC 6350: Body/Mind (3)
  • HPC 6380: Therapeutic Writing (3)
  • HPC 6390: Current Issues in Expressive Arts Therapy (3)
  • MUS 5006: Philosophy of Music (3)

OR
Marriage and Family Counseling (405E):

The Marriage and Family Counseling concentration is not designed to meet clinical membership requirements of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) or licensure in North Carolina as a marriage and family therapist. The program designed to meet these requirements is described in the bulletin under Marriage and Family Therapy.

HPC 5270: Theories of Marriage and Family Therapy I (3)
Choose two of the following courses

  • HPC 5271: Theories of Marriage and Family Therapy II (3)
  • HPC 5272: Family Development and Therapy (3)
  • HPC 5273: Mediation and Divorce Therapy (3)
  • HPC 5274: Substance Abuse in Family Systems (3)
  • HPC 5275: Systemic Family Therapy Institute (3)
  • HPC 6270: Marriage and Family Counseling: Clinical Issues (3)
  • HPC 6271: Theories of Marriage and Family Therapy III (3)
  • HPC 6710: Human Sexuality (3)
  • HPC 6730: Sexual Abuse Counseling (3)

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Thesis Option (CHOOSE ONE)

With Thesis
HPC 5999: Thesis (4)
2 s.h. of graduate electives (SEE ELECTIVES LIST BELOW*)

OR
Without Thesis
12 s.h. of graduate electives (SEE ELECTIVES LIST BELOW*)

6 or 12

Total Semester Hours Required for the Master of Arts in Community Counseling

54
(thesis)
OR
60

Other Requirements for the MA in Community Counseling (all Concentrations):

Thesis: Optional
Proficiency: None required
Comprehensive: Required - Students should take the required courses (excluding the Internship) prior to taking the comprehensive exam.
Product of Learning: None required

*LIST OF SUGGESTED ELECTIVES: The total number of elective hours depends on the selected concentration above. Students may take other graduate courses as electives (with the advice and the approval of the student’s graduate advisor) provided that: a) they have taken any necessary prerequisite for the course, and b) the course is consistent with the student’s interests and career goals. The following suggested electives are seen as being particularly relevant for a “typical” student.
            HPC 5130: Women’s Issues in Counseling (3)
            HPC 5680: Counseling the Aging (3)
            HPC 5850: Theory and Practice of Reality Therapy (3)
            HPC 5860: Dreamwork: Clinical Methods (3)
            HPC 6160: Gestalt Therapy (3)
            HPC 6350: Body/Mind (3)
            HPC 6360: Therapy and the Expressive Arts (3)
            HPC 6370: Intermodal Expressive Arts (3)
            HPC 6730: Sexual Abuse Counseling (3)
            PSY 5565: Adolescent Psychology (3)

NOTES: Reminders for ALL concentrations in the M.A. degree in Community Counseling:

Prerequisites: Students should pay particular attention to the prerequisites listed in each course description; the curriculum is carefully structured to ensure that students have the necessary prerequisite knowledge before enrolling in courses.
It is the student’s responsibility to develop a written plan of study with her/his advisor after completing 9 hours. In planning this program, students should take the required courses (excluding Internship) prior to taking the comprehensive exam.

Internship: The internship (HPC 6900) is designed to be a full-time learning experience (600 clock hours) in an agency setting. These placements are arranged through consultation with the student’s advisor and in most cases will be with agencies outside of the immediate Boone area. Students employed in agency settings may, with permission, complete their internship within the context of their work setting.

Students should preregister to insure their places in the courses they select.

National Accreditation: This program is accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) and, thus, graduates are immediately eligible to take the examination to become a National Certified Counselor (NCC). Graduates of this program with appropriate experience will be eligible to take an examination given by the National Academy of Clinical Mental Health Counselors. Successful completion of the examination will qualify the individual to become a Certified Clinical Mental Health Counselor.