Overview
"I am forever indebted to Trevecca's Graduate Counseling Program. It helped me build a solid foundation for a great career in the mental health field."
Trevecca’s Graduate Counseling program began more than 25 years ago and has since established longstanding relationships throughout middle Tennessee’s mental health community. With an emphasis on its development of a professional counselor identity, the Graduate Counseling program offers degrees in clinical mental health counseling, marriage and family counseling/therapy, and doctoral education and supervision. Programs are accredited by The Council for Accreditation of Counseling & Related Education Programs (CACREP).
Whether your career goals include starting your own private practice, serving in an agency or counseling center, or leading as a counseling administrator, Trevecca’s Graduate Counseling program can help you reach your goals. The face-to-face format encourages professional relationships between faculty and students that extend beyond graduation. The Graduate Counseling program prides itself on creating opportunities for hands-on learning and real-time application in the mental health field. In addition to the more than 60 agencies and centers that serve as internship sites, students will study under highly qualified and credentialed faculty who also serve as current practitioners in the field.
The master degree programs meet academic requirements for licensure, as these programs are designed to prepare students for licensure as a professional counselor (LPC-MHSP) or marriage and family therapist (LMFT) in the state of Tennessee. The counseling degree program is a 60-hour program which leads toward licensure as a professional counselor (LPC-MHSP). The marriage and family degree program is a 60-hour program which leads toward licensure as a marital and family therapist (LMFT).
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Core Classes
Lifespan Development
CSL 5220
Looks at the survey of research throughout the entire lifespan including findings in the areas of physical, emotional, cognitive, and interpersonal growth and development.
Course Hours: 3
Helping Relationships
CSL 5260
Provides an orientation to the counseling profession. Characteristics of effective counselors, nature of the therapeutic relationship, and the process of counseling will be addressed. Students will learn and demonstrate the essential skills involved in building an effective helping relationship. Students will be introduced to practicum/internship guidelines and expectations, interview and resume writing skills, client record keeping, and other aspects of the practicum/internship experience.
Course Hours: 3
Group Therapy and Process
CSL 5430
Examines group techniques and application to counseling settings. Various ethnic and socioeconomic groups will be emphasized.
Course Hours: 3
Advanced Abnormal Psychology
CSL 5240
Focuses on patterns of abnormal behavior including anxiety, depression, schizophrenia, and antisocial behavior. These patterns of abnormal behavior are discussed and related to DSM diagnosis.
Course Hours: 3
Counseling Diverse Populations
CSL 5250
An overview of counseling strategies useful with varied populations. Counseling skills helpful with clients of different racial, economic, religious, and sexual orientations will also be examined.
Course Hours: 3
Ethical Standards and Legal Issues
CSL 5472
Emphasizes the development, understanding, and application of ethical standards in the theory and practice of counseling and psychotherapy. The Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice of the American Counseling Association (ACA) and the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) will be studied along with other professional standards of practice and credentialing. There will also be a focus on state rules and regulations and licensure requirements for LPC-MHSPs and LMFTs.
Course Hours: 3
Introduction to Psychological Research
CSL 5100
Designed to give an introduction to research strategies with an emphasis on counseling and psychological problems. Emphasis will be on the development of a proposal for a major research project or thesis.
Course Hours: 3
Introduction to Psychological Testing
CSL 5441
An overview of test construction, selection, and application will be the focus of this course. Legal and ethical administration of tests for ability, intelligence, attitudes, values and personality will also be examined. Experience in taking and administering sample instruments will be provided.
Course Hours: 3
Career Counseling and Professional Development
CSL 5230
An examination of the current trends in career development and life choices. The students will develop a knowledge base concerning career theories, techniques, and assessments for exploring the interests, aptitudes, and values of clients in order to assist them in making reasoned career and lifestyle decisions. The course will also focus on the student's personal career choice in the mental health field, career options, professional opportunities and identity development including a culminating paper on the student's preferred model of therapy. Characteristics that lead to success in the field, the developmental journey of a counselor, and self care are topics covered in this course.
Course Hours: 3
Theories of Counseling and Psychotherapy
CSL 5231
Integration and study of the traditional and currently developing theories of counseling and psychotherapy and their application
Course Hours: 3
Trauma Focused Counseling
CSL 5530
Provides an in-depth examination of the spectrum of psychological, biological, and social factors associated with exposure to traumatic stress (childhood sexual abuse, domestic violence, combat exposure, natural and man-made disasters). The course includes a comprehensive review of the etiology, assessment, and treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder.
Chemical Use and Abuse
CSL 5330
Includes topics on historical, medical, psychological, and family dynamics of the treatment process for chemical dependency. An understanding of the many classes of drugs and their effects on the dependent person will be developed.
Course Hours: 3
Child and Adolescent Techniques and Interventions
CSL 5531
This course will focus on the treatment of child and adolescent mental and emotional disorders. The course will also provide specific treatment interventions and knowledge of referral sources. The course will also focus on the dynamics of family and community systems including life cycle changes, divorce, community networks, and school systems.
Effective Treatments in Therapy
CSL 5390
Provides an overview and discussion of the effective treatments of various psychological disorders. A focus will be placed on treatment planning and evaluating outcomes in therapy.
Course Hours: 3
Crisis Theory and Interventions
CSL 5532
This course will provide a theory-informed overview of client crisis intervention. The course will focus on the impact of various crisis situations, assessment, and interventions. Students will learn to assess for crisis, disaster, and other trauma-causing events in a developmentally appropriate manner. Crisis-specific ethical concerns will be addressed.
Techniques and Interventions I
CSL 5482
A study of counseling paradigms with a special emphasis on the beginning stage of therapy is the focus of this course. Counseling techniques and cognitive, affective, and behavioral interventions will be shared, evaluated, demonstrated, and practiced both in the classroom and in a practicum setting. Students will be expected to initiate a practicum experience that will continue into the next course, PSY/CSL 5483 Techniques and Interventions II. All totaled the practicum will total 100 hours with 40 of the 100 hours being in direct client contact (group therapy, co-therapy, client intakes, individual therapy, etc.).
Course Hours: 3
Techniques and Interventions II
CSL 5483
Designed to prepare, equip, and direct the student in his/her practicum experience and assist in the internship placement process. This course will simulate the skills needed to have a successful practicum and internship experience. With emphasis on role-play and other practical activities, students will demonstrate entry level counseling skills as well as the operational skills required for functioning within an agency setting. As a course marking the consummation of academic and classroom training and the transition to actual practice, each student will demonstrate initial competency in a chosen counseling model consistent with the goals and purposes of this program. By the end of this course the student will have completed a 100 hour practicum of which 40 of the 100 hours will have been in direct client contact (group therapy, co-therapy, client intakes, individual therapy, etc.).
Course Hours: 3
Internship in Counseling I
CSL 5447
Provides practical supervised experience in beginning counseling skills. It includes the development of relationship building and exploratory (fact-finding) skills as well as skills in intervention and treatment planning in a mental health/community agency setting. Students will spend a minimum of 200 hours on site under appropriate supervision of which 80 of the 200 hours must be in direct client contact. (internship fee). Under certain circumstances practicum may be extended.*
Course Hours: 3
Internship in Counseling II
CSL 5448
As a continuation of Internship in Counseling I, the course provides practical supervised experience in a mental health or community agency. It includes the development of relationship building and exploratory (fact-finding) skills as well as skills in intervention and treatment planning. Students will spend a minimum of 200 hours on site under appropriate supervision of which 80 of the 200 hours must be in direct client contact. (internship fee). Under certain circumstances internship may be extended.*
Course Hours: 3
Internship in Counseling III
CSL 5449
As a continuation of Internship in Counseling I and II, the course provides practical supervised experience in a mental health or community agency. It includes the development of relationship building and exploratory (fact-finding) skills as well as skills in intervention and treatment planning. Students will spend a minimum of 200 hours on site under appropriate supervision of which 80 of the 200 hours must be in direct client contact. (internship fee). Under certain circumstances internship may be extended.*
Course Hours: 3
Admissions
Application Information
- Cycles of new students begin three times during the year: fall, spring, and summer.
- Fall Semester, apply by June 1, two new groups are taken (a Tuesday class schedule and a Saturday class schedule)
- Spring Semester, apply by October 1, one new group is taken (a Saturday class schedule)
- Summer semester, apply February 15, one new group is taken (a Thursday class schedule)
- Applicants are encouraged to meet semester deadline requirements.
- Contact us today if you have missed an application deadline but would like to be considered for the upcoming cohort start.
Minimum requirements: 2.7 GPA and 380 MAT/290 GRE. If an applicant is below the minimum for one of the requirements, s/he may be considered under our conditional admission policy.
Application Documents
Fill out online application
Reference Assessment Form (2 required)
MAT/GRE Information
Immunization Information
Application Checklist
- Complete the online application (it's free!).
Need help applying? Read the step-by-step instructions here! - Official transcript must be submitted directly to SGCS Admissions
- Miller Analogies test score report (MAT) OR Graduate Record Examination (GRE) score report
- Two (2) completed reference assessment forms (available online) must be professional and/or academic
- Return all application items to:
Trevecca Nazarene University
SGCS Admissions
333 Murfreesboro Pike
Nashville, TN 37210
Admission Deadlines (per semester)
- Fall: June 1
- Spring: October 1
- Summer: February 15
- All completed application items must be received by the deadline in order to be considered for the next step in the application process.
Need help? Contact the Enrollment Counselor with your questions or to request a meeting at hambrefe@trevecca.edu or 615-248-1546.
Financial Aid & Costs
Graduate students who are enrolled in a degree-seeking program or are working on the hours needed for Licensed Professional Counselor or Licensed Marital and Family Therapist and who are in good standing on past federal student loans are eligible to apply for a Federal Student Loan. Students are expected to be making satisfactory progress toward a degree.
Students receiving federal student loans must be enrolled for at least three (3) hours at the beginning of each semester. Failure to do so will result in all or a portion of the loan being returned to the lender.
To meet federal regulations concerning loan disbursements and refunds from loan proceeds, the University must delay the disbursement of loan proceeds until at least three weeks into each semester.
Students must submit a new application for federal aid for each year they are enrolled and want to receive federal loans. It is the student’s responsibility to monitor their funds and call the financial aid office when additional funds are needed. Financial aid packets and additional information concerning financial aid may be obtained by calling the Financial Aid Office at (615) 248-1242. Students should complete a new Free Application for Federal Aid (FAFSA) each year for classes beginning in April. The FAFSA can be completed at www.fafsa.gov. More information on the Federal Direct Loans program can be found on Trevecca’s website,www.trevecca.edu. The financial aid information can be found under Admissions.
Tuition
| Tuition | Credit Hours | Tuition Costs |
| $636/credit hour | 60 | $38,160 |
Additional Fees
- CPCE Exam: $75
- Practicum/Internship Fee: $54
- Practicum/Internship (Tevera): $200
- Practicum Extension Fee: $250
- Miller Analogies Test Fee: $70
- Technology Fee: $50/course
- Additional fees for textbooks and required materials
Overview
"I am forever indebted to Trevecca's Graduate Counseling Program. It helped me build a solid foundation for a great career in the mental health field."
Trevecca’s Graduate Counseling program began more than 25 years ago and has since established longstanding relationships throughout middle Tennessee’s mental health community. With an emphasis on its development of professional counselor identity, the Graduate Counseling program offers degrees in clinical mental health counseling, marriage and family counseling/therapy, and doctoral education and supervision. Programs are accredited by The Council for Accreditation of Counseling & Related Education Programs (CACREP).
Whether your career goals include starting your own private practice, serving in an agency or counseling center, or leading as a counseling administrator, Trevecca’s Graduate Counseling program can help you reach your goals. The face-to-face format encourages professional relationships between faculty and students that extend beyond graduation. The Graduate Counseling program prides itself on creating opportunities for hands-on learning and real-time application in the mental health field. In addition to the more than 60 agencies and centers that serve as internship sites, students will study under highly qualified and credentialed faculty who also serve as current practitioners in the field.
The Master of Arts in clinical mental health counseling is a 60-hour program that meets academic requirements for licensure and is designed to prepare students for licensure as a professional counselor (LPC-MHSP) in the state of Tennessee.
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