A concentration of the MA in Psychology and Counseling Program

The low-residency Masters in Psychology and Counseling Program offers a unique concentration in sexual orientation. The purpose of this concentration is to better prepare masters level psychologists to study, research, and work clinically with people who have issues of sexual orientation. In virtually all clinical settings, issues of sexual orientation influence treatment outcomes. This concentration addresses the expanding need for specialized education in the principles and concepts related to all sexual orientations, and offers training in the counseling and research skills germane to such issues. Students pursuing clinical and non-clinical career paths can adopt the concentration.

Students in this concentration are encouraged to focus their course work to address questions concerning specific populations or other clinical interests.  Core courses will ensure exposure to a broad range of perspectives on sexual orientation. The four core courses promote a fundamental understanding of sexual orientation from various perspectives of human experience. These become the foundation from which students build their own individualized concentration, which will be tailored to explore the questions, issues, and populations of primary interest to them.

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