Course overview
Fairfield University’s Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling degree is a Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) accredited 60-credit-hour program that offers counseling courses under the guidance of faculty members who are nationally recognized in the field. The program fulfills the 60 credit hour requirements for licensure as a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in the state of Connecticut. We also offer a sixth-year Certificate of Advanced Study (SYC) in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. Students are afforded various opportunities throughout their academic program to enhance their ability to engage in research, writing, and professional presentations with faculty. Our program has a 100% employment rate at 1-year follow-up, in addition to graduates consistently scoring well above average on the National Counselor Examination.
The Counselor Education Lab and Training Center is housed in Dolan West on the Fairfield University Campus in Fairfield, CT. This state-of-the-art facility was created with the purpose of training our Counselor Education students. Our training facility includes an office for the clinical coordinator, two seminar classrooms, an observation with a two-way mirror, and six rooms equipped with iPad technology allowing faculty to observe and monitor students practicing counseling skills and interventions. Our students are provided with an excellent educational foundation that leads to licensure (i.e., LPC) and work in counseling settings including mental health agencies, college counseling centers, hospitals, and private practice. The LPC license is a broad license that facilitates providing counseling services to individual groups, couples, and families. Further, Professional Counselors are the only mental health providers trained in career counseling.
