Clinical Mental Health Counseling Courses and Clinical Training
Curriculum Overview
Bushnell’s 60-credit Clinical Mental Health Counseling curriculum combines graduate coursework with supervised clinical experiences to prepare you for professional counseling practice and Oregon LPC licensure. Throughout the program, you’ll build counseling knowledge, strengthen your clinical skills, and apply what you learn through real-world client experiences.
Clinical Training
Clinical experience is integrated throughout the program and culminates in practicum and internship placements where you’ll complete 700+ hours of supervised clinical training. Students gain hands-on experience through Bushnell’s onsite Counseling Clinic and approved community behavioral health agencies while working with real clients under licensed professional counselors.
Curriculum
| Program Courses | 60 Credits |
|---|---|
| CMHC 500 Professional Orientation | 3 |
| CMHC 507 Special Topics | 2 |
| CMHC 511 Counseling Theories and Applications | 3 |
| CMHC 520 Helping Relationships | 3 |
| CMHC 530 Ethical and Legal Issues | 3 |
| CMHC 540 Counseling Research and Program Evaluation | 3 |
| CMHC 550 Group Counseling and Group Dynamics | 3 |
| CMHC 560 Human Growth and Development | 3 |
| CMHC 570 Career Counseling and Development | 3 |
| CMHC 590 Counseling in a Multicultural Society | 3 |
| CMHC 601 Family Counseling | 3 |
| CMHC 611 Clinical Diagnosis in Counseling | 3 |
| CMHC 612 Assessment and Appraisal | 3 |
| CMHC 620 Addiction Issues in Counseling | 3 |
| CMHC 630 Crisis, Grief, and Trauma Counseling | 3 |
| CMHC 640 Psychopharmacology and Advanced Practice Issues | 3 |
| CMHC 685 Clinical Practicum | 3 |
| CMHC 695 Clinical Internship I | 3 |
| CMHC 696 Clinical Internship II | 3 |
| CMHC 699 Capstone | 2 |
| Choose two credits from the following: | |
| Additional CMHC 507 Special Topics | 2 |
| CMHC 697 Clinical Internship Continuation | 2 |
Practicum & Internship
During practicum and internship, you’ll apply classroom learning in professional counseling settings while receiving individual and group supervision from experienced clinicians. These experiences help you develop clinical judgment, professional confidence, and the practical experience needed for counseling practice.
