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Programs in Counseling Psychology
Overview
The programs in the Counseling Psychology Department prepare competent professional counselors and therapists by broadening their bases of knowledge and by helping them develop the specific skills necessary for successful careers in the mental health field.
Students may pursue the following degree or credential programs:
- Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology with an emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy (M.F.T.) fulfills the educational requirements of Business and Professions code Section 4980.37 for licensure in California as a Marriage and Family Therapist and the educational requirements for general certification of the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC).
- Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology with an emphasis in School Counseling (S.C.P.) authorizing counseling in K-12 grade levels in public schools and in Junior Colleges. The program meets state standards and is approved by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (ACCT).
For more information about the Counseling Psychology department and its programs, please visit:
www.soe.usfca.edu/departments/counpsych
Please see Counseling Psychology Course Descriptions.
Masters and Credential Programs
Two programs lead to the Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology.
The Marriage and Family Therapy emphasis requires 49 units of coursework and traineeship including:
- CPSY - 657 Individual and Family Lifespan Development
- CPSY - 677 Counseling Across Cultures
- CPSY - 678 Theory and Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy
- CPSY - 634 Ethical, Legal, and Professional Issues
- CPSY - 639 Individual and Family Psychopathology
- CPSY - 645 Problem-Solving Therapy and Counseling
- CPSY - 628 Child and Parent Therapy and Counseling
- CPSY - 630 Individual and Systems Assessment
- CPSY - 684 Brief Interactional Systems Therapy and Counseling: Theory and Practice
- CPSY - 687 Pragmatic Family Systems Therapy and Counseling: Theory and Practice
- CPSY - 661 Individual and Family Life Transitions Counseling
- CPSY - 647 Group Leadership and Systems Consultation
- CPSY - 690 Individual and Family Therapy and Counseling Research
- CPSY - 683 Clinical Psychopharmacology
- CPSY - 643 Career Counseling: Theory and Practice
- CPSY - 663 Later Life Counseling: Theory and Practice
- CPSY - 629 Alcoholism and Substance Abuse
- CPSY - 644 Spousal and Partner Abuse Assessment, Detection and Intervention
and 6 units of supervised traineeship,
Completing the emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy satisfies the educational requirements for licensure as a Marriage and Family Therapist (M.F.T.) by the Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS) of the State of California and the educational requirement for general certification for the National Board for Certified Counselors.
The emphasis in School Counseling/Pupil Personnel Services Credential requires the completion of 48 units: 39 units of coursework and 9 units of supervised fieldwork. 39 units of coursework includes:
- CPSY - 606 Cross Cultural Counseling
- CPSY - 607 Counseling Theory and Practice
- CPSY - 608 Prevention & Intervention in Schools
- CPSY - 609 Educational Psychology for Counselors
- CPSY - 610 Consulting with Parents and Teachers
- CPSY - 611 Problem Solving Counseling
- CPSY - 612 Developmental Counseling: Child and Adolescent
- CPSY - 613 Group Counseling Skills
- CPSY - 614 Academic and Career Counseling
- CPSY - 615 Assessment and the Counselor
- CPSY - 616 Counselor as Researcher
- CPSY - 617 Consulting with Schools
- CPSY - 618 Law and Ethics for School Counselors
8 units of supervised traineeship,
- CPSY - 620 PPS Traineeship I
- CPSY - 621 PPS Traineeship II
- CPSY - 622 PPS Traineeship III
- CPSY - 623 PPS Traineeship IV
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University of San Francisco
http://www.usfca.edu
2130 Fulton Street
San Francisco, CA 94117-1080