Mental Health Counseling. 0-3-3. Preq., Enrollment in Counseling and Guidance Program or permission of the instructor.

Seminar focusing on counselor professional identity inclusive of knowledge, scholarship, and writing standards.

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Professional Identity Paper—Students must write a paper about their professional identity as a counselor.  This paper should include a history of counseling and its evolution, effective counselor characteristics, professional issues relevant to mental health counseling (i.e. involvement in AMHCA, insurance and third-party reimbursement, licensure, etc.), and a clear distinction between counselors and other mental health professionals.  This paper should be supported by research from peer-reviewed articles (the Journal of Mental Health Counseling might be a good starting point).  This paper should be written in APA format, 6^th edition and be a minimum of 5 pages in length.

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