The Family Institute | At Northwestern University
Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology Program
Counselor Licensure in Illinois

Students planning to apply for the Illinois Clinical Professional Counselor license must take all of the following courses. Students planning to apply for counselor licensure outside of Illinois are encouraged to gather information about the licensure requirements for the respective state and present this material to the program Director so that a curriculum can be tailored to include that state’s course requirements.

 

 

Courses Required by the Masters Program in Counseling Psychology

for Illinois Licensure

 

COUN PSY-406

Data Display

 

COUN PSY-412

Group and Organizational Dynamics

 

COUN PSY-414

or

COUN PSY-434

Adult Development

or

Child and Adolescent Development

 

COUN PSY-415

Psychopathology through the Adult Life Course

 

COUN PSY-416

Theories of Counseling and Psychotherapy

 

COUN PSY-417

or

COUN PSY-418

or

COUN PSY-436

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

or

Psychodynamic Psychotherapy

or

Child Therapy

 

COUN PSY-422

Marital and Family Therapy

 

COUN PSY-426

or

COUN PSY-435

Assessment of Individual Differences

or

Child Psychological Assessment

 

COUN PSY-427

Career Psychology

 

COUN PSY-452

Substance Abuse

 

COUN PSY-480-1

Counseling Methods I: Interviewing and Assessment

 

COUN PSY-480-2

Counseling Methods II: Intervention

 

COUN PSY-480-3

Counseling Methods III: Special Issues

 

COUN PSY-481-1,2,3

Supervised Practicum in Counseling Psychology

 

COUNPSY-482-1,2,3

Supervised Externship in Counseling Psychology

 

COUN PSY-483-1

Professional Ethics

 

COUN PSY-483-2

Cultural Diversity    

     

COUN PSY-483-3

Professional Issues