The Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling (CMHC) prepares individuals to provide counseling services to individuals to address mental health concerns, including cognitive, emotional, and behavioral symptoms as well as personal and interpersonal concerns. Instruction will include coursework on individual and group counseling, psychotherapy theory and practice, human development, psychological assessment, psychopathology and diagnostics, professional standards and ethics, and the governing laws and regulations of the field. Successful graduates will be eligible for employment and licensure as a Clinical Mental Health Counselor in the state of Utah and pursue careers in mental health, human services, education, private practice, government, military, business, and industry.
The Utah Valley University mission is to prepare students for success in work and life through excellent and engaged teaching and scholarship. UVU prepares professionally competent people of integrity who, as lifelong learners and leaders, serve as stewards of a globally interdependent community. The UVU CMHC program emphasizes clinical competence and ethical practice. This program prepares graduates for gainful employment and community service.
Across a broad range of clinical employment settings, mental health counselors seek to improve the quality of life for individuals from all walks of life. The UVU CMHC program emphasizes professional competence and stewardship within the local community. The training of CMHC students champions inclusion and diversity through self-awareness and respect toward all people.
We educate clinical mental health counselor leaders and advocates who embody multicultural competence, ethical principles, and theoretically grounded practice.
As part of Utah Valley University, our mission is built on the following action commitments:
Include: We cultivate a program culture of belonging for students from diverse backgrounds. In all courses, students engage in self-reflective exploration while gaining practical counseling knowledge and skills.
Engage: We promote growth through experiential and engaged learning with a focus on practical application of counseling interventions for client well-being. We foster a clinical training environment that emphasizes lifespan development, professional advocacy, and community service.
Achieve:We achieve excellence by preparing students to uphold rigorous ethical and theoretical standards in counseling practice, ensuring readiness to address the diverse needs of the communities they serve.
