The goal of the Mental Health Studies : Mental Health Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapist, Creative Arts Therapy, Psychoanalysis programs is to provide the student with an overall view of the mental health field from a global perspective and specifically to train the student to make assessments of various emotional problems and to remediate them through various counseling skills. Under the Counseling Program, there are four separate programs, Mental Health Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy, Creative Arts Therapy, and Psychoanalysis. The student is provided a wide range of treatment modalities and is given the option, in view of the Mission of the University, to include other techniques, e.g. pastoral and spiritual. The emphasis of this program is to prepare the student to practice in various counseling situations: specifically, individual, couple and group, with all age ranges and varying disorders in different settings. The program is so designed that the student, new to the field, may obtain significant expertise in the above skills at the master’s level. It also provides a doctoral program for those completing the University master program and those entering with a master’s degree from another institution. Those master-level seasoned clinicians with many years of experience, practice and significant post-master’s continuing education may be admitted to advanced standing in the doctoral program. This is not a degree program in psychology but in counseling. For the dissertation, original experimental research is required for the Ph.D. and a literature study is required for the Ed.D., and Psa.D.Page Contents
With the Ed.D.. and Psa.D., the student may use studies carried out by other researchers in writing the dissertations and specific cases treated by the clinician may become the springboard for the dissertation research.
Master of Science (M.S.) in Mental Health Studies / Mental Health Counseling
1. GENERAL LIST OF ALL COURSES
* Master’s program on the way to the doctorate in Mental Health Studies / Mental Health Counseling.
54 credits of course work + 15 for thesis = 69 credits.
* These courses are all part of the doctorate.
* M.A. courses should go first and be completed in 2 years.
* All courses are 4 credits, unless otherwise indicated.
A. BASIC COURSES – 54 CREDITS
1. Psychology 302 Infant and Child Development
2. Psychology 304 Adolescent and Adult Development
3. Psychology 303 Psychopathology – with practicum
4. Psychology 299 Psychology of Religion
5. Psychology 301 Interviewing Skills – with practicum * +
6. Psychology 305 Approaches to Counseling – with practicum * +
7. Psychology 306 Group Dynamics 1- with practicum
8. Psychology 309 Group Dynamics 2 – with practicum
9. Psychology 412 Career Counseling with practicum
10. Psychology 408 Counseling the Couple with practicum
11. Psychology 307 Counseling the Family with practicum
12. Psychology 399 Research Methods
13. Psychology 501 Internship: Mental Health Counseling I
14. Psychology 502 Internship Mental Health Counseling II
* For those in the Pastoral Counseling option, take instead Theology 1137 Orientation to Pastoral Counseling and 2 other Pastoral Counseling courses ( all are 3 credits each).
+ For those in the Spiritual Counseling option, take instead Theology 1157 Orientation to Spiritual Counseling and 2 other Spiritual Counseling courses (all are 3 credits each).
* + Those using the Pastoral and Spiritual Counseling option, may not take Advanced Group Dynamics 1 & 2. The above courses are cross referenced as follows: Psy 407/ Theology 1143; Psy 410/ Theology 1145; Psy 310/ Theology 1142; Psy 408/ Theology 1144;
Psy 307/ Theology 1140; Psy 411/ Theology 1146; Psy 412/ Theology 1147; Psy 308/ Theology 1141.
Thesis (15 credits) : this may be a literature search or empirical research for the area the student plans to write the doctoral dissertation.
2. GENERAL LIST OF COURSES DIVIDED INTO 4 SEMESTERS
First Semester
Infant and Child Development
Interviewing Skills – with practicum * +
Group Dynamics 1 – with practicum
Second Semester
Adolescent and Adult Development
Psychopathology – with practicum
Approaches to Counseling – with practicum *+
Group Dynamics 2 – with practicum
Third Semester
Psychology of Religion
Counseling the Couple with practicum
Career Counseling with practicum
Research Methods
Internship: Mental Health Counseling I
Fourth Semester
Counseling the Family with practicum
Internship : Mental Health Counseling II
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in Mental Health Studies / Mental Health Counseling
* Ed.D. is a 48 credit program centering principally on the Dissertation
* Students must enter with an accredited master’s degree in the field of at least 69 credits.
* Where these 69 are lacking, the deficit may be made up through counseling courses at Ignatius University.
* All courses are 4 credits unless otherwise indicated.
1. GENERAL LIST OF ALL COURSES
A. BASIC COURSES- 36 CREDITS
1. Psychology 299 Psychology of Religion (4 credits) (requirement waived, if previously taken; counseling course must be substituted). * +
2. MHS/Psychology 501 Doctoral Internship 1, (6 credits)
3. MHS/Psychology 502 Doctoral Internship 2, (6 credits)
4. MHS/Psychology 505 Dissertation Seminar 1, (6 credits)
5. MHS/Psychology 506 Dissertation Seminar 2, (6 credits)
6. MHS/Psychology 503 Current Literature in Mental Health 1 (4 credits)* +
7. MHS/Psychology 504 Current Literature in Mental Health 2 (4 credits)* +
* For those in the Pastoral Counseling option, these courses are replaced with Advanced Group Dynamics 1 & 2 and 2 didactic courses in Pastoral Counseling ( all four courses are 3 credits each).
+ For those in the Spiritual Counseling option, these courses are replaced with Advanced Group Dynamics 1 & 2 and 2 didactic courses in Spiritual Counseling (all four courses are 3 credits each).
B. COUNSELING COURSES
The following courses are available to those students who have been accepted into the doctoral program but lack the total 54 credits in the master’s program and for those students who were not granted full advanced standing in the doctoral program.
Those students who have selected either the Pastoral Counseling option or the Spiritual Counseling option and have insufficient courses (as the above students) may take a combination of both didactic and practical courses in their specific option area.
1. Psychology 407 Counseling the Child – with practicum
2. Psychology 410 Counseling the Adolescent – with practicum
3. Psychology 310 Counseling the Addictive Person- with practicum
4. Psychology 408 Counseling the Couple – with practicum
5. Psychology 307 Counseling the Family – with practicum
6. Psychology 411 Counseling the Elderly – with practicum
7. Psychology 412 Career Counseling – with practicum
8. Psychology 308 Rehabilitation Counseling – with practicum
9. Psychology 402 Advanced Group Dynamics 1- with practicum
10. Psychology 405 Advanced Group Dynamics 2 – with practicum
In cases where the above courses are insufficient in number to make up the deficiency, additional courses may be selected in consultation with the studetn adviser.
C. INTERNSHIP – 12 CREDITS (as above in A.)
* The Internship is accomplished through 4 courses over two years i.e. for part time employment (875 hours); or 2 courses in one year which is full time employment (1750).
* Supervision must be conducted once a week by one holding a doctorate in a mental health discipline and licensed.
* Part time employment requires one supervisory session on alternate weeks; full time employment requires one supervisory session per week.
D. DISSERTATION – 12 CREDITS
* Dissertation is conducted through 4 courses over two years.
* Dissertation does require an experimental study but may be a literature research in a particular area of mental health.
* Beyond the 4 courses, each additional course is called Extended Dissertation Advisement and additional fees are charged for each extended course.
2. GENERAL LIST OF COURSES, DIVIDED INTO 6 SEMESTERS
Semester One
Psychology of Religion ,* +
Current Literature in Mental Health 1, * +
Doctoral Internship
Semester Two
Current Literature in Mental Health 2, * +
Doctoral Internship
Semester Three
Dissertation Seminar
Doctoral Internship
Semester Four
Dissertation Seminar
Doctoral Internship
Semester Five
Dissertation Seminar
Semester Six
Dissertation Seminar
Master of Science (M.S.) in Mental Health Studies / Marriage and Family Therapy
1. GENERAL LIST OF ALL COURSES
* Master’s program on the way to the doctorate in Mental Health Studies / Marriage and Family Therapy.
* 54 credits of course work + 15 for Thesis = 69 credits.
* These courses are all part of the doctorate.
* M.S. courses should go first and be completed in two years.
A. BASIC COURSES – 54 CREDITS
1. Psychology 302 Infant and Child Development (3 credits)
2. Psychology 304 Adolescent and Adult Development (3 credits)
3. Psychology 303 Psychopathology with practicum (4 credits)
4. Psychology 299 Psychology of Religion (2 credits)
5. Psychology 301 Interviewing Skills with practicum (4 credits)
6. Psychology 305 Approaches to Counseling with practicum (4 credits)
7. Psychology 306 Group Dynamics 1 with practicum (3 credits)
8. Psychology 309 Group Dynamics 2 with practicum (3 credits)
9. Psychology 408 Counseling the Couple with practicum (4 credits)
10. Psychology 307 Counseling the Family with practicum (4 credits)
11. Psychology 407 Counseling the Child with practicum (4 credits)
12. Psychology 410 Counseling the Adolescent with practicum (4 credits)
13. Psychology 399 Research Methods (4 credits)
14. Psychology 501M Clinical Internship in Marriage and Family Therapy (4 credits)
15. Psychology 502M Clinical Internship in Marriage and Family Therapy (4 credits)
* For those in the Pastoral Counseling option, take instead Theology 1137 Orientation to Pastoral Counseling and 2 other Pastoral Counseling courses (all are 3 credits each).
+ For those in the Spiritual Counseling option, take instead Theology 1157 Orientation to Spiritual Counseling and 2 other Spiritual Counseling courses (all are 3 credits each).
B. THESIS – 15 credits
Psychology 400 Thesis includes a review of research methods, program evaluation, and ethics; topic is in the area of Marriage and Family Therapy. This may be a literature search or experimental research in the area the student plans to write the doctoral dissertation.
2. GENERAL LIST OF COURSES DIVIDED INTO 4 SEMESTERS
First Semester
Infant and Child Development
Interviewing Skills – with practicum
Approaches to Counseling with practicum
Counseling the Child with practicum
Second Semester
Adolescent and Adult Development
Psychopathology with practicum
Counseling the Adolescent
Counseling the Couple with practicum
Third Semester
Counseling the Family with practicum
Group Dynamics 1 with practicum
Research Methods
Clinical Internship in Marriage and Family Therapy 1
Fourth Semester
Psychology of Religion
Group Dynamics 2 with practicum
Clinical Internship in Marriage and Family Therapy 2
Thesis
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in Mental Health Studies / Marriage and Family Therapy
This program follows the same format as Mental Health Counseling except all courses, seminars, Internship and Dissertation will concentrate on Marriage and Family Therapy.
1. GENERAL LIST OF ALL COURSES
A. BASIC COURSES- 36 CREDITS
1. Psychology 299 Psychology of Religion (requirement waived, if previously taken; counseling course must be substituted). * + (4 credits)
2. MHS/Psychology 501 Doctoral Internship 1; (6 credits)
3. MHS/Psychology 502 Doctoral Internship 2; (6 credits)
4. MHS/Psychology 505 Dissertation Seminar 1; (6 credits)
5. MHS/Psychology 506 Dissertation Seminar 2; (6 credits)
6. MHS/Psychology 503 Current Literature in Mental Health 1 * +; (4 credits)
7. MHS/Psychology 504 Current Literature in Mental Health 2 * +; (4 credits)
* For those in the Pastoral Counseling option, these courses are replaced with Advanced Group Dynamics 1 & 2 and 2 dydactic courses in Pastoral Counseling ( all four courses are 3 credits each).
+ For those in the Spiritual Counseling option, these courses are replaced with Advanced Group Dynamics 1 & 2 and 2 dydactic courses
in Spiritual Counseling (all four courses are 3 credits each).
B. COUNSELING COURSES
The following courses are available to those students who have been accepted into the doctoral program but lack the total 60 credits in the master’s program and for those students who were not granted full advanced standing in the doctoral program.
Those students who have selected either the Pastoral Counseling option or the Spiritual Counseling option and have insufficient courses (as the above student) may take a combination of both didactic and practical courses in their specific option area.
1. Psychology 407 Counseling the Child – with practicum
2. Psychology 410 Counseling the Adolescent – with practicum
3. Psychology 310 Counseling the Addictive Person- with practicum
4. Psychology 408 Counseling the Couple – with practicum
5. Psychology 307 Counseling the Family – with practicum
6. Psychology 411 Counseling the Elderly – with practicum
7. Psychology 412 Career Counseling – with practicum
8. Psychology 308 Rehabilitation Counseling – with practicum
9. Psychology 402 Advanced Group Dynamics 1- with practicum
10. Psychology 405 Advanced Group Dynamics 2 – with practicum
In cases where the above courses are insufficient in number to make up the deficiency, additional courses may be selected in consultation with the studetn adviser.
C. INTERNSHIP – 12 CREDITS (as seen in A. above.)
* The Internship is accomplished through 4 courses over two years i.e. for part time employment (875 hours); or 2 courses in one year which is full time employment (1750).
* Supervision must be conducted once a week by one holding a doctorate in a mental health discipline and licensed.
* Part time employment requires one supervisory session on alternate weeks; full time employment requires one supervisory session per week.
D. DISSERTATION – 12 CREDITS
* Dissertation is conducted through 4 courses over two years.
* Dissertation does require an experimental study but may be literature research in a particular area of mental health.
* Beyond the 4 courses, each additional course is called Extended Dissertation Advisement and additional fees are charged for each extended course.
2. GENERAL LIST OF COURSES, DIVIDED INTO 6 SEMESTERS
Semester One
Psychology of Religion ,* +
Current Literature in Mental Health 1, * +
Doctoral Internship
Semester Two
Current Literature in Mental Health 2, * +
Doctoral Internship
Semester Three
Dissertation Seminar
Doctoral Internship
Semester Four
Dissertation Seminar
Doctoral Internship
Semester Five
Dissertation Seminar
Semester Six
Dissertation Seminar
Master of Science (M.S.) in Mental Health Studies / Creative Arts Therapy
1.GENERAL LIST OF COURSES
* Master’s program on the way to the doctorate in Mental Health Studies / Creative Arts Therapy
* 56 credits of course work + 15 for thesis = 71 credits
* These courses are all part of the doctorate.
* M.S. courses should go first and be completed in two years.
A. BASIC COURSES
1. Psychology 302 Infant and Child Development (3 credits)
2. Psychology 304 Adolescent and Adult Development (3 credits)
3. Psychology 303 Psychopathology with practicum (4 credits)
4. Psychology 299 Psychology of Religion (2 credits)
5. Psychology 301 Interviewing Skills with practicum (4 credits)
6. Psychology 305 Approaches to Counseling with practicum (4 credits)
7. Psychology 306 Group Dynamics 1 with practicum (3 credits)
8. Psychology 309 Group Dynamics 2 with practicum (3 credits)
9. Psychology 399 Research Methods (4 credits)
10. Psychology 312 Foundations of Creative Arts Therapy 1 with practicum (4 credits)
11. Psychology313 Foundations of Creative Arts Therapy 2 with practicum (4 credits)
12. Psychology 314 Clinical Assessment through Art with practicum (4 credits)
13. Psychology 315 Meaning of Creative Arts Materials with practicum (4 credits)
14. Psychology 501M Clinical Internship in Creative Arts Therapy 1 (4 credits)
15. Psychology 502M Clinical Internship in Creative Arts Therapy 2 (4 credits)
The student is required to complete Psychology 312, 313, 314, 315, and_316 before taking any other Basic Courses involving a practicum; in all practica courses, the student is to employ creative arts therapy in that course.
B. THESIS – 15 credits
Psychology 400. The Thesis includes a review of Research Methods, Program Evaluation and Ethics; the topic must_treat_of Creative Arts Therapy. This may be a literature search or experimental research in the area the student plans to write the doctoral dissertation.
2. GENERAL LIST OF COURSES DIVIDED INTO 4 SEMESTERS
First Semester
Infant and Child Development
Foundations of Creative Arts Therapy 1 with practicum
Meaning of Creative Arts Material with practicum
Clinical Assessment through Art with practicum
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Second Semester
Adolescent and Adult Development
Psychopathology with practicum
Foundations of Creative Arts Therapy 2 with practicum
Advanced Techniques in Creative Arts Therapy with practicum
Psychology of Religion
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Third Semester
Interviewing Skills with practicum
Approaches to Counseling with practicum
Group Dynamics 1 with practicum
Clinical Internship in Creative Arts Therapy 1
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Fourth Semester
Group Dynamics 2 with practicum
Research Methods
Clinical Internship in Creative Arts Therapy 2
THESIS – 15 CREDITS
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in Mental Health Studies / Creative Arts Therapy
This is the same format as above for Mental Health Counseling except all courses, seminars, Internship and Dissertation will concentrate on Creative Arts Therapy.
Master of Science (M.S.) in Mental Health Studies / Psychoanalysis
The M.S. is granted by Ignatius University to all students who complete the academic course work in the Psychoanalytic Program of International School for Mental Health Practitioners.
Doctor of Psychoanalysis (Psa.D.) in Mental Health Studies / Psychoanalysis
Entrance
A: Those with a master’s in a non-mental health field. To enter this program, a student must have an accredited master’s degree. The student should be a graduate of a chartered psychoanalytic program.
The doctorate is in the field of Philosophy of Psychoanalysis i.e the interface between philosophy and psychoanalysis or the integration of the clinical and theoretical in psychoanalysis. This exploration is of paramount importance at this stage of the profession of psychoanalysis.
Psychoanalysis came into being due to a particular Zeitgeist. To understand psychoanalysis, which is more than just a psychotherapy but rather a way of thinking and examining reality, it is necessary to have a proper philosophical background. The history of philosophy is a history of ideas which capture the feelings, accomplishment and defeats of a particular time .Philosophy is a reflection, summation and an encapsulation of history, literature, arts, religion, culture among myriad other forces of the particular time.
For psychoanalysis to advance and not remain static which is the equivalent of irrelevant, it is necessary to have scholars skilled not only in psychoanalytic treatment but in the philosophy of psychoanalysis. Our program provides an examination of various pertinent areas bearing on psychoanalysis (eight courses:applied ethics; epistemology; social philosophy; existential dialectics; philosophy of culture; philosophy and intercultural relations; continental philosophy; philosophy of psychoanalysis ) all within the flow of an on going historical matrix from ancient to contemporary times.
Philosophy and Psychoanalysis
Applied Ethics / Psychoanalysis
Social Philosophy / Psychoanalysis
Philosophy and Culture / Psychoanalysis
Epistemology / Psychoanalysis
Philosophy and Intercultural Relations / Psychoanalysis
Existential Dialectics / Psychoanalysis
Continental Philosophy / Psychoanalysis
Dissertation: The courses (8 x 3 credits = 24 credits) are designed so the student may be engaged in preliminary research in the area in which the dissertation will be written. With this background of an ongoing dialectic, the student is prepared to write a dissertation in which she/he may critically examine both the clinical and philosophical underpinnings of psychoanalysis. It is our expectation that from this research and experiential learning, ideas for the advancement of present psychoanalytic treatment may be made and new ideas for the future development and application of psychoanalysis in general.
12 credits are set for the Dissertation. A total minimum of 36 credits is required for the entire program.
Graduation: Upon completion of the required course work and satisfactory defense of the dissertation, the Doctor of Psychoanalysis (Psa.D) is awarded from Ignatius University and Doctor of Philosophy (D.Phil.) is granted by Sofia University.
See School of Philosophy: International School for Mental Health Practitioners.
B. Those with a master’s in a mental health field
Those having all the above credentials for entry but have an accredited master’s degree in a suitable mental health field, may petition to enter into the Advanced Program. This consists of 36-48 credits: Courses (24 credits) designed around the carrying out of extensive literature review, research methodology , statistics and empirical research under supervision for the writing and defense of the dissertation in psychoanalysis; Doctoral Internship (12 credits) which may be waived for those licensed in Psychoanalysis and Dissertation (12 credits).
Graduation: upon successful completion of the required course work, the Doctor of Psychoanalysis (Psa.D.)
is awarded by Ignatius University. This degree is not intended for licensure or practice of psychology.
C. Those with a master’s in a mental health field and additionally are graduates of an acceptable psychoanalytic program
A maximum award of 18 credits may be granted from prior study toward meeting Doctoral Courses (24 credits) and Doctoral Internship (12 credits). Prior work to be considered for doctoral credit must be fully documented e.g. exams, term papers, clinical notes and hours, supervisory notes and hours and any other supporting material etc.. Prior work accepted must be equivalent to the IU doctoral program.
(18 credits prior work + 18 credits new work + 12 credits Dissertation = 48 credits)
Graduation: (as in B. above)