Do you already have a Master’s degree in school counseling but want to complete the additional 12 credits to meet eligibility requirements for the Licensed Professional Counselor (L.P.C.) credential?
Our Post-Master’s Counselor Program is for you.
Students who enroll in this program are given a discounted rate on the tuition ($6,435.00 instead of paying for the four courses separately: $8,580.000).
Students have 12 months from the time of enrollment to complete the four courses.
Please note: This program does not result in an additional Master’s degree or certification from Trinity Washington University. The program exists solely for the completion of graduate-level work in order to meet eligibility requirements for professional counselor licensure.
COUN 553 Alcohol and Substance AbuseExamines various approaches to treating alcohol and substance abuse, factors which increase susceptibility, models of therapeutic intervening, referral sources, and educational and preventative strategies.
3 credits
Prerequisite: COUN 540 and COUN 560COUN 557 Introduction to Family TherapyExplores research and techniques of family systems theory as a framework for understanding family dynamics and the methods of intervention in family therapy.
3 credits
Prerequisites: COUN 540 and COUN 560COUN 606 Trauma & Crisis Intervention in CounselingThis course is designed to introduce candidates to the impact of crises, disasters and other trauma causing events on individuals, families, and communities. Candidates will have opportunities for both theory and skill development by examining crisis and trauma counseling, including crisis theory; multidisciplinary responses to crises, emergencies, or disasters; cognitive, affective, behavioral, and neurological effects associated with trauma; brief, intermediate and long-term approaches; assessment strategies for clients in crisis and principles of intervention for individuals with mental or emotional disorders during times of crisis, emergency, or disaster. Finally, candidates will review issues affecting counselors working with trauma populations and self-care strategies to prevent compassion fatigue.
Formerly titled as Loss and Bereavement CounselingCOUN 653COUN 695 Bibliotheraphy: Counseling & Academic Intervent for Culturally & Linguistically Diverse AdolescentsBibliotherapy will be an experiential course designed to explore the use of children's literature and young adult literature as counseling and academic intervention strategies for culturally and lingustically diverse adolescents. Emphasis will be placed on developmental theory and the theory and application of bibliotherapy for adolescents. The goal of the course is to increase student/practioner's cultural competence by increasing their skill in serving and advocating for culturally and linguitically diverse children.
3 credits
Prerequisites: COUN 540 and COUN 560