Cleveland state clinical mental health counseling

Cleveland State University  

The Counseling program is a 60 semester-hour, CACREP-approved program that meets the academic requirement for licensure as a Professional Clinical Counselor in the state of Ohio. The program offers a strong clinical base to train students to work in a variety of mental health settings ranging from community agencies to managed care and employee assistance programs. The course descriptions are divided into general requirements and clinical coursework requirements. The clinical coursework requirements are designed to meet the five areas of clinical competency outlined in the Ohio counselor licensure law.

Institution Location

275 Julka Hall
2121 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland OH, US
44115
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Specialty

Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Accredited Under Standards

2016

• Graduates of this program are considered CACREP graduates beginning January 15, 2012
• Accreditation Start Date: July 15, 2013
• Accreditation Expiration: March 31, 2027
• Accreditation Status: 8 Year

Status Information

The program was found to meet all standards in a satisfactory manner.

Program History

The Community Counseling program was initially accredited in November 1994 and has maintained its accreditation. It became a Clinical Mental Health Counseling program in July 2013.

Counseling and Psychology Programs Affiliated with Cleveland Clinic

Students from affiliated programs can complete their internships or clinical rotations at Cleveland Clinic's main campus or one of its regional hospitals. Currently, Cleveland Clinic accepts counseling students in the following disciplines from the following schools:

Clinical Counseling

• Cleveland State University

Community Counseling

• John Carroll University

General Counseling

• Kent State University
• University of Akron

Genetic Counseling

• Case Western Reserve University
• University of Michigan

Psychology

• Cleveland State University

Learn More

• Visit the Clinical Counseling profile for more on this career path.
• Visit the Genetic Counselor profile for more on this career path.
• Visit the Clinical Psychology profile for more on this career path.
• Meet a Genetic Counselor.
• Read our counseling brochure for more information on this career path.

Mental Health Counselor

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Mental Health Counselor

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Counsel with emphasis on prevention. Work with individuals and groups to promote optimum mental and emotional health. May help individuals deal with issues associated with addictions and substance abuse; family, parenting, and marital problems; stress management; self-esteem; and aging.

• Maintain confidentiality of records relating to clients' treatment.
• Encourage clients to express their feelings and discuss what is happening in their lives, helping them to develop insight into themselves or their relationships.
• Collect information about clients through interviews, observation, or tests.
• Assess patients for risk of suicide attempts.
• Fill out and maintain client-related paperwork, including federal- and state-mandated forms, client diagnostic records, and progress notes.
• Prepare and maintain all required treatment records and reports.
• Counsel clients or patients, individually or in group sessions, to assist in overcoming dependencies, adjusting to life, or making changes.
• Guide clients in the development of skills or strategies for dealing with their problems.
• Perform crisis interventions with clients.
• Develop and implement treatment plans based on clinical experience and knowledge.
• Evaluate clients' physical or mental condition, based on review of client information.
• Act as client advocates to coordinate required services or to resolve emergency problems in crisis situations.
• Modify treatment activities or approaches as needed to comply with changes in clients' status.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of counseling programs on clients' progress in resolving identified problems and moving towards defined objectives.
• Meet with families, probation officers, police, or other interested parties to exchange necessary information during the treatment process.
• Discuss with individual patients their plans for life after leaving therapy.
• Collaborate with other staff members to perform clinical assessments or develop treatment plans.
• Counsel family members to assist them in understanding, dealing with, or supporting clients or patients.
• Monitor clients' use of medications.
• Plan, organize, or lead structured programs of counseling, work, study, recreation, or social activities for clients.
• Learn about new developments in counseling by reading professional literature, attending courses and seminars, or establishing and maintaining contact with other social service agencies.
• Refer patients, clients, or family members to community resources or to specialists as necessary.
• Gather information about community mental health needs or resources that could be used in conjunction with therapy.
• Supervise other counselors, social service staff, assistants, or graduate students.
• Plan or conduct programs to prevent substance abuse or improve community health or counseling services.
• Coordinate or direct employee workshops, courses, or training about mental health issues.

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• Active Listening — Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
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• Service Orientation — Actively looking for ways to help people.
• Speaking — Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Critical Thinking — Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
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• Persuasion — Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
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• Learning Strategies — Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
• Complex Problem Solving — Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
• Coordination — Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
• Negotiation — Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
• Systems Evaluation — Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.
• Instructing — Teaching others how to do something.
• Science — Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.
• Systems Analysis — Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
• Management of Personnel Resources — Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
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• Time Management — Managing one's own time and the time of others.