Community Counseling Program

This program is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU), and is designed to meet the standards of the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP).

Coordinator: Dr. Carol Doyle
cdoyle@lclark.edu

This Master of Arts degree program is for students who wish to become mental health counselors in community mental health clinics, hospitals, the juvenile justice system, and other community settings. Students can choose an emphasis in adult counseling or in child and adolescent counseling. The Oregon Board of Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists has determined that students who graduate with this degree have met the educational requirements for licensure as professional counselors.

There is also a Master of Science option for the Community Counseling program. The M.S. curriculum is for students who have interest and potential in psychological research. Students must first be accepted into the M.A. concentration. Admission to the M.S. concentration requires that the student be active, successfully complete CPSY 530 Research Methods and Statistics I with a grade of B or better, be enrolled in CPSY 531 Research Methods and Statistics II, present a preliminary research proposal, secure the commitment of a faculty adviser to chair a thesis committee, have a defined timeline for completion of the project, and have formally applied to the M.S. program. Full admission is granted when the faculty approves a proposal that meets these criteria.