{"id":2346,"date":"2020-10-09T17:21:15","date_gmt":"2020-10-09T17:21:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/developmenttwo.marymount.edu\/academics\/?page_id=2346"},"modified":"2022-04-01T13:11:19","modified_gmt":"2022-04-01T17:11:19","slug":"forensic-legal-psychology-counseling","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/academics\/counseling\/master-of-arts-in-counseling\/dual-degree-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"Forensic & Legal Psychology – Clinical Mental Health Counseling"},"content":{"rendered":"

Marymount offers a Clinical Mental Health Counseling option for students in the Forensic and Legal Psychology program. This is an opportunity to earn both a M.A. in Forensic and Legal Psychology and a M.A. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling<\/a>, while completing the academic requirements needed for licensure as a professional counselor (LPC). Graduates of the program are eligible to sit for the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) examination and begin the supervised experience necessary to become a licensed professional counselor.<\/p>\n

Marymount\u2019s Clinical Mental Health Counseling program focuses on clinical techniques applicable to specific populations, providing experiences that are transferable to the contemporary workplace, whereas the Forensic and Legal Psychology program prepares students to work in a variety of psycholegal settings through interdisciplinary coursework in psychology, criminal justice, and public policy.<\/p>\n

Admission Requirement<\/strong>: To be admitted to this program, students are admitted to one program at a time and must meet the application requirements for each program\u2019s admission requirements. Students who are admitted from the Forensic and Legal Psychology program can begin classes in the Clinical Mental Health Counseling program only after completing 18 Forensic and Legal Psychology program credits and must plan to begin classes in the Clinical Mental Health Counseling program in the fall semester immediately following being accepted into the program. Students who are admitted from the Clinical Mental Health Counseling program can begin classes in the Forensic and Legal Psychology program only after completing 40 Clinical Mental Health Counseling program credits.<\/p>\n

Total Program Requirements<\/strong>
\n75 credits<\/em><\/p>\n