CLEAR AND USEFUL GOALS EXPERIENCE SUCCESS
The successful Licensed Mental Health Counselor is continually growing personally as well as professionally. The faculty of the Hodges University Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program recommend that the student seek their own therapy and personal growth, but in general do not require it. Participating in therapy has an advantage to the professional in addition to personal PERSONAL GROWTH
growth; the experience of what a client goes through. However, when deciding to enter therapy, it should be a personal choice with clear and useful goals. Therefore, the timing of entry into therapy will vary from student to student. The student has the right to choose their own properly credentialed therapist, even in the case that therapy is recommended in a remediation plan.
ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS Student Suitability for the Counseling Profession Review and Retention Requirement
The CMHC faculty evaluates student preparedness for the role of Licensed Mental Health Counselor. Licensed counselors are held to a higher ethical standard, as well as a higher level of personal growth and mental health than the average person. The student’s performance in the CMHC program will be evaluated as part of their development into a professional clinical mental health counselor. The evaluation focuses on two key areas of the student’s progress while in the program: Academic progress (see University Catalog) and progress as a professional counselor, as explained on the following page.
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Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program
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