Counseling Psychology
Get an in-depth look at ECPY's Counseling and Personnel Services specialization, Counseling Psychology (MED)
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Application Deadline (Spring): October 15
Application Deadline (Fall): April 15
Meeting GPA minimums does not guarantee a student will be accepted to the program. No GRE score is required for the master's program in counseling psychology.
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The MEd in Counseling and Personnel Services, with a concentration in Counseling Psychology, fulfills the state board of psychology's educational requirements to apply to sit for the exam to become a Psychological Associate.
View the general admission requirements, degree requirements, and other curriculum information for Counseling and Personnel Services M.Ed and concentration requirements for this program.
Counseling Psychology Specialization In Depth
- To gain clinical experience almost all our students are placed at our own Cardinal Success Program. Within the Cardinal Success Program our students work with diverse populations across the life span and in multiple settings.
- All students receive supervision from doctoral level psychologists, and most of them also serve as a UofL faculty member.
- Many of our students are placed at multiple parts of the Cardinal Success Program so they can gain experiences in diverse settings and with different populations.
- Our program fulfills the KY State Board of the Psychology’s educational requirements to sit for Psychological Associate exam.
- We have day and evening classes as well as a few online classes to help meet the needs of working students. A few of our classes take place at our own community-based behavioral health clinic in the NIA Center.
- There are many opportunities to participate in research teams. For students who are looking to go on to a doctoral degree this experience will be invaluable.
Graduates of the program find employment in various human service and counseling agencies including mental health agencies; residential treatment centers; family resource and youth service centers; hospitals; employee assistance programs; and career placement centers. Graduates perform a variety of job tasks including individual and group counseling and psychotherapy, psychological assessment, program development and consultation.
Some of our students elect to go onto further education. Doctoral programs in Counseling Psychology are a wonderful way to learn more about psychotherapy, prevention, supervision, and research. Many doctoral programs expect students to have a master's degree and experience with research. Our faculty are very open to including master's students on their research teams and to build the foundations to be a successful doctoral student.
Click on a course name (ex. "ECPY 676" or "ECPY 640") in the degree requirements or concentration requirements for further information about courses.
Information includes class description, prerequisites (if any), terms offered, among other information.
Dr. Mark Leach
Professor
Coordinator of the MEd Counseling Psychology Program
Department of Counseling and Human Development
University of Louisville
E-mail: m.leach@louisville.edu
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UofLCounselingPsych/
Program Faculty
Mark Leach
Samuel Beasley
Amanda Mitchell
Cate Petroski
Patrick Pössel
FAQs: Counseling Psychology (MED) Specialization
Once you are admitted to the program, you may request to transfer up to 6 credit hours if your UofL advisor approves the request. Transfer requests are then submitted to the School of Interdisciplinary and Graduate Studies.
The master's program in Counseling Psychology prepares a student to engage in the practice of psychology at the master's level. Students who complete the master's program in Counseling Psychology can apply to the Kentucky State Board of Psychology for the psychological associate license (Licensed Psychological Associate-LPA), which allows those credentialed as such to practice under the supervision of a licensed psychologist. The master's program in Counseling Psychology includes coursework and a practicum in psychological assessment that is not included in the master's program in Mental Health Counseling.
The master's program in Mental Health Counseling prepares a student to engage in the practice of professional counseling. Professional counselors typically seek membership in the American Counseling Association (ACA) and its state affiliates such as the Kentucky Counselors Association (KCA) and the American Mental Health Counseling Association (AMHCA) and its state affiliates such as the Kentucky Mental Health Counselors Association (KMHCA).