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Master of Arts
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Clinical Mental Health Counseling
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Develop the understanding, social justice perspective, and clinical expertise needed to become a creative and effective mental health counselor. Gain eligibility for your counseling license by completing 700-1,300 hours of field experience.
On-Campus
Low Residency
Clinical Mental Health Counseling: Art Therapy Specialization
On-Campus
Low Residency
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Promote healing through drawing, painting, sculpting, and other media. Learn theoretical and practical approaches to help people gain self-awareness and understanding. Become engaged with individuals, families, and communities to foster well-being.
On-Campus
Low Residency
Clinical Mental Health Counseling: Dance/Movement Therapy Specialization
On-Campus
Low Residency
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Learn to use dance and movement to enhance communication and relationships and foster mental and physical wellness in clients. As a dance/movement therapist and mental health counselor, explore how dance can yield fresh insights and facilitate the healing process.
On-Campus
Low Residency
Clinical Mental Health Counseling: Drama Therapy Specialization
On-Campus
Low Residency
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Facilitate change through improvisation and performance. As a licensed mental health counselor, use experiential techniques to help others become spontaneous and flexible in their relationships. Practice in schools, clinics, and community centers.
On-Campus
Low Residency
Clinical Mental Health Counseling: Expressive Arts Therapy Specialization
On-Campus
Low Residency
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Learn from pioneers in the field as you train to become a licensed mental health counselor, whose practice integrates multiple areas of expression, including art, dance/movement, drama, and music. Choose from our on-campus or low-residency options.
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Clinical Mental Health Counseling: Holistic Studies Specialization
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Starting from the basis of the whole person—mind, body, and spirit—learn a multidimensional approach to counseling that addresses people’s mental, physical, and emotional needs. Complete 1,300 field-training hours, qualifying you for licensure.
On-Campus
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Clinical Mental Health Counseling: Music Therapy Specialization
On-Campus
Low Residency
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Engage others in music making as a means to wellness. Use musical performance to instill confidence and collaboration. Prepare for careers in diverse settings, including at-risk youth, underserved communities, and clinical and educational centers.
On-Campus/Hybrid
Clinical Mental Health Counseling: School & Community Counseling Specialization
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Train to excel as a counselor in diverse primary and secondary school environments. Learn to work with children and collaborate with a wide range of individuals, including parents, teachers, administrators, and community members.
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Clinical Mental Health Counseling: Trauma Studies Specialization
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Guide those in pain toward health and healing. With 1,300 hours of specialized field training, you’ll develop the mental health counseling expertise needed to address traumatic experiences, especially in the case of young and vulnerable populations.
On-Campus/Hybrid
Counseling Psychology: School Counseling Specialization
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Work in school settings with children and adolescents, as well as their families, to help them reach academic and personal goals. In this 48-credit program, become eligible for licensure as a Massachusetts school counselor for grades PreK-8 or 5–12.
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Mindfulness Studies
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Deepen your practice of mindfulness and bring its benefits into your professional and personal life. Gain an understanding of the mind-body connection, and discover the science behind contemplative practices. Prepare to help others live more fully.
Master of Fine Arts
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Creative Writing
Low Residency
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Our MFA in Creative Writing nurtures and challenges your creative potential in one of six genres: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Graphic Novels and Comics, Writing for Stage and Screen, or Writing for Young People.