The 69-credit MS degree in Community and Trauma Counseling PLUS Concentration in Art Therapy trains exceptionally skilled therapists who are uniquely equipped with trauma competencies and knowledge, coupled with art therapy techniques to competently, confidently, and ethically incorporate art therapy into their practice. The program prepares graduates for state licensure and national certification in professional counseling (LPC/NCC) and the Registered Art Therapist (ART) credential through the ART-P process.
Curriculum: 2 years, 69 credits (MS in Community Trauma Counseling and Art Therapy Concentration)
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Fall | Credits | |
| CTC 605 | Foundatn of Trauma Counseling | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Fall | ||
| CTC 601 | Orient to the Counseling Prof | 3 |
| CTC 602 | Pre-Prac:Thry & Prc of Counsel | 3 |
| CTC 604 | Psychopathology | 3 |
| CTC 606 | Social and Cultural Diversity | 3 |
| Credits | 12 | |
| Winter | ||
| CTC 510 | History &Theory of Art Therapy | 3 |
| CTC 512 | Ethics, Stan&Prof Orient in AT | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Spring | ||
| CTC 603 | Human Growth & Development | 3 |
| CTC 607 | Adv. Counseling Theory & Prac | 3 |
| CTC 610 | Counsln Research and Evaltn | 3 |
| CTC 701 | Praticum | 3 |
| Credits | 12 | |
| Summer | ||
| CTC 609 | Counseling Assessment | 3 |
| CTC 613 | Attachmt Relatns & Fam Therpy | 3 |
| CTC 520 | Studio & Techn of Art Therapy 1 | 3 |
| CTC 653 | Adv Clin Interventn in Trauma | 3 |
| Credits | 12 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Pre-Fall | ||
| CTC 611 | Career Development | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Fall | ||
| CTC 652 | Child Trauma & Play Therapy | 3 |
| CTC 791 | Internship in CTC I | 3 |
| CTC 614 | Fndtns of Trauma&Addictv Behav | 3 |
| CTC 620 | Grp Work in Art Thrpy & Cousl 2 | 3 |
| Credits | 12 | |
| Spring | ||
| CTC 651 | Neurobiology of Trauma | 3 |
| CTC 619 | Art Therapy Assessment 3 | 3 |
| CTC 792 | Internship in CTC II | 3 |
| Credits | 9 | |
| Total Credits | 69 | |
1 Additional courses for Art Therapy Concentrations 2 Replaces CTC 608 Group Work in CTC and CTC 616 Experiential Train Grp in CTC
3 Replaces CTC 655 Adv Clin Int in Traum Treat II