Forensic Mental Health Counseling

A one-year, full-time (part-time optional), 51 quarter-credit-hour program. MA-Counseling in Forensic Mental Health Counseling is for students who wish to provide mental health services in forensic or legal settings. The program provides the foundation for the California License in Professional Clinical Counseling (LPCC) with additional courses (18 Units + 33 Practicum Units).

Program Overview

Counseling in Forensic Mental Health
Master of Arts

  • Quick Facts

  • Level
    Graduate
  • Location
    La Sierra Campus
  • Duration
    51 Units (+51 optional for LPCC track)
  • Accreditation
    WASC

Program Goal:

Training professional counselors who assess, treat, and apply counseling in forensic, juvenile, and correctional settings; providing students with knowledge and skills for culturally relevant clinical diagnosis and treatment.

First Year (required for MA)

  • MA Core — 9 Units
  • Counseling & Mental Health Courses — 24 Units
  • Forensic/Correctional Counseling Specialization Courses — 18 Units

Second Year (optional for LPCC track)

  • Content-based Courses — 18 Units
  • Practicum Courses for LPCC Clinical License — 33 Units

 

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Program Benefits

35% Tuition Discount Scholarship

Small Classes & Individual Attention

Afternoon & Evening Classes

Fully Embedded LPCC Program

Career Outcomes & Job Market

There is great need for counselors trained for mental health and substance abuse assessment and treatment services to those involved with the criminal justice system. Licensed mental health counseling is one of the fastest-growing professions in the US. The program has been approved by the state of California as license-eligible (LPCC), which offers enhanced job opportunities, including private practice as a mental health counselor.

The graduates are prepared for careers in correctional facilities, juvenile detention centers, substance abuse assessment and treatment facilities, court clinics, secured forensic units, community settings, and child advocacy centers. Further, our graduates will be prepared to work in general counseling settings as well.