Concentration in Counseling

MA Education Concentration in Counseling

New Mexico Highlands University offers a Master of Arts (MA) degree program with emphases in Professional Counseling, School Counseling or Rehabilitation Counseling.

The professional counseling emphasis is designed to meet requirements set by the New Mexico Counseling and Therapy Practice Board for licensure as a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC). The school counseling emphasis is designed to meet requirements for licensure in school counseling set by the New Mexico Public Education Department. The rehabilitation counseling emphasis is designed to meet requirements set by the National Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification for certified rehabilitation counselors. Rehabilitation Counseling also meets requirements for Licensed Rehabilitation Counselor in the schools set by the New Mexico Public Education Department.

Mission of the Counseling Department

Program of Study

The counseling program is structured around three components: core curriculum, research and methodology, and emphasis area.

Students will select an emphasis area in consultation with their adviser.

Required core: 33

Coun 601 Prof Orientation (3)
Coun 603 Theory & Pract of Career Develop (3)
Coun 605 Pre-Pract in Coun Skills (3)
Coun 606 Theories & Prin of Ind Couns (3)
Coun 607 Group Tech Coun (3)
Coun 611 Multicult Coun (3)
Coun 634 Practicum (3)
Coun 698 Internship in Counseling (6)
GnEd 605 Statistics for Educ (3)
GnEd 610 Educ Res Interpret (3)

Emphasis in School Counseling

Required courses: 12
Coun 602 Coun Child & Adol (3)
Coun 608 Appraisal of Ind, Group, & Fam in Coun (3)
Coun 615 Family Coun (3)
Coun 620 Org & Admin of Sch Coun (3)

Electives: 3
Choose one course in consultation with an adviser. Emphasis Total: 15

Emphasis Total: 15
Program Total: 48

Emphasis in Professional Counselor Licensure

Required courses: 15
Coun 608 Appraisal of Ind, Group & Fam in Coun (3)
Coun 610 Assessment and Treatment Planning in Counseling (3)
Coun 615 Family Coun (3)
Coun 619 Mgmt of Coun Prog (3)
Coun 625 Couns Individ Across Lifespan (3)

Emphasis Total: 15
Program Total: 48

Emphasis in Rehabilitation Counseling

Required courses: 15
Coun 608 Appraisal of Individual/ Group/Family (3)
Coun 640 Rehab Foundations (3)
Coun 642 Case Mgmt/Job Placement (3)
SpEd 673 Medical Aspects of Disability (3)
SpEd 674 Psychocult/Psychosoc Aspects of Disabil (3)

Emphasis Total: 15
Program Total: 48

Counseling Department Faculty
Las Vegas Campus	Rio Rancho Campus
George Leone, Chair Assoc. Prof Guid/Coun Las Vegas Campus E-mail Phone: 505-454-3211	Lori Rudolph Assist. Prof. Guid/Coun Rio Rancho Campus E-mail Phone: 505-891-6920
Doug Main Assoc. Prof Rehabilitation Couns Las Vegas Campus E-mail Phone: 505-454-3519	Paige Dunlap Assist. Prof. Rehabilitation Coun/Guid Rio Rancho Campus E-mail Phone: 505-891-6941
Geri Glover Assoc. Prof Guid/Coun Las Vegas Campus E-mail Phone: 505-454-3396