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Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology ("MAC") MAC
Admission Handbook: Clinical experience in a reputable counseling facility (either voluntary or as a paid position) is almost always expected as a minimum requirement for admission into the MAC Program. Clinical experience may have been obtained from a variety of sources including, but not limited to, experience as staff members in counseling facilities, work in community mental health agencies, employment as case workers in DSHS programs (such as CPS or FRS), other governmental agencies or programs (such as adoption agencies or detention centers), school counseling programs (such as as a school counselor, interventionist, Head Start teacher, etc.), religious counseling facilities or ministries, and so on. We are generally looking for experience beyond an under graduate internship, counseling connected to commercial services or products (such as diet counseling or smoking cessation counseling), and personal therapy - although those activities are recognized as valuable and helpful experiences. In the past, some applicants to the MAC Program have been accepted despite limited clinical experiences. This is a rare situation; however the MAC faculty reserve the right to "take a chance" on someone who appears to have unusual potential. Please note that such an exception is not a right of the applicant, but is a judgment call on the part of the MAC faculty. It is usually allowed only when the applicant has rich life and/or cultural experiences, obvious maturity, and excellence in other important areas. In such cases, students may be asked to obtain some experience in the field or to complete some volunteer work prior to and/or concurrent with the first few semesters of the MAC Program. |
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Email contact: (MAC@stmartin.edu) |