Counseling with Clinical Mental Health Specialization/Forensic and Legal Psychology Dual Degree (M.A./M.A.)
Marymount offers a forensic and legal psychology option for students in the clinical mental health counseling program. Through this program, the student has an opportunity to earn an M.A. in clinical mental health counseling and an M.A. in forensic and legal psychology.
Marymount’s forensic and legal psychology program balances traditional counseling knowledge and skills with a specialized understanding of the criminal justice and legal systems while tapping into the rich resources of the nation’s capital. Coursework is interdisciplinary, combining study in law, criminal justice, and public policy, in addition to many subfields in psychology. See forensic and legal psychology for more information.
The clinical mental health counseling program provides an opportunity to earn a degree, be eligible to sit for the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) examination toward the end of the program of study, and begin the supervised experience necessary to become a licensed professional counselor.
Admission Requirement: To be admitted to this program, students are admitted to one program at a time and must meet the application and deadline requirements for each program. 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. In addition, they must plan to begin classes in the clinical mental health counseling program in the fall semester that immediately follows their acceptance 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.
Dual-Degree Requirements — Counseling with Clinical Mental Health Specialization/Forensic and Legal Psychology
75 credits
| CE 500 | Research and Evaluation | 3 |
| CE 502 | Foundations, Ethics, and Professional Issues in Clinical Mental Health Counseling | 3 |
| CE 503 | Advanced Human Growth and Development | 3 |
| CE 508 | Crisis Assessment and Intervention | 3 |
| CE 509 | Substance Abuse Assessment and Intervention | 3 |
| CE 510 | Survey of Testing and Assessment | 3 |
| CE 520 | Theories of Counseling | 3 |
| CE 522C | Counseling for Individuals (Counseling section) | 3 |
| CE 523C | Group Counseling Techniques (Clinical Mental Health Counseling section) | 3 |
| CE 524 | Theories and Techniques of Family Counseling | 3 |
| CE 530C | Career Development Counseling (Clinical Mental Health Counseling section) | 3 |
| CE 536 | Advanced Counseling: Theories and Techniques | 3 |
| CE 551 | Multicultural Counseling | 3 |
| CE 597C | Clinical Mental Health Counseling Practicum | 3 |
| CE 599C | Internship: Clinical Mental Health Counseling | 3 |
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| FLP 501 | Bases of Psychopathology | 3 |
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| CE 501 | Bases of Psychopathology | 3 |
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| FLP 511 | Legal and Investigative Psychology | 3 |
| FLP 512 | Issues in the American Legal System | 3 |
| FLP 527 | Psychology, Public Policy, and Law | 3 |
| FLP 531 | Psychology of Criminal Behavior | 3 |
| FLP 540 | Forensic Assessment | 3 |
CE 500: FLP 502 will not count in place of CE 500 due to CACREP and licensure requirements.
FLP 501 must cover the entire DSM-5 to meet counseling requirements.
Nine (9) elective credits from counseling education and forensic legal psychology courses.
Electives must have approval from an advisor. Students should consult with their state licensing board to determine appropriate electives.