Master in Counseling Psychology

Program Description

The Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology degree program is sixty five (65) credit hours, four semester (2 years) course work designed to prepare students as professional counselor in avariety of settings including community. The required core of theory and professional issue classes blend with practicum/fieldwork/internship to integrate the academic and practical aspects of counselor training. The course consists of both theoretical knowledge and practical work. Opportunities are provided to the students to maximize their counseling experiences and their career goals with at least 600 hours of internship/practical experience. During semester work and field experiences students will be supervised. The course prepares counselors to work in varieties of field with individual, families, and group/community, to assess, design and implement some specific counseling strategies. The course is designed to make students competent both in prevention and intervention level. They will be exposed to a wide array of patient populations and communities for understanding and provide care, support and counseling both at preventive and intervention level. In each semester students need to learn skills, involve in practice, exercise and apply their knowledge and skill. After completion of the program students will be able to conduct and provide direct psychosocial and mental health counseling services to clients across a wide range of medical, research, mental health, and independent practice settings. A limited number of students are admitted each year and placement is competitive.

The Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology program’s training emphasizes both academic and applied experiences that incorporate developmental-contextual and multicultural frameworks to understand and promote psychosocial and mental health and well-being in diverse populations. A broad background in counseling and mental health theories and their application will be provided to the students to develop strong counseling skills, gain core professional knowledge and competencies, and master scientifically informed best practices. It is expected that after completion of the course the students will be ready to practice contemporary counseling

COURSE SYLLABUS TITLE

 Students have to complete 65 credit courses to complete Master in counseling psychology.

FIRST SEMESTER (Basic)

SECOND SEMESTER (Basic)

THIRD SEMESTER

FOURTH SEMESTER  – Training & Intern

MCP Course Details

Note:

• Student must pass in the internal theory paper (20 marks) of practicum
• Practicum includes: assessment, counseling, case conference, term paper
• Monthly activities will be evaluated by concerned teacher and supervisor. Student's mark depend on task completed by the students in each month.
• Subject teacher and supervisor are sole responsible for student's progress and practicum marks

Admission Criteria

Students having one or more of the following courses

• Bachelor of Arts with Psychology or Social Work as a Major Subject
• Bachelor of any Specialization with at least 3 credits (100 Marks) in psychology, mental health, or counseling
• Bachelor in Education
• Bachelor in Health Sciences
• Bachelor in Business Management (At least 3 credits in psychology)
• Bachelor of Science
• Post Graduate Diploma in School Counseling/ Counseling Psychology or Equivalent
• Master in Sociology, Anthropology, and Management

Student Selection

Students must pass through three stages; written entrance examination, group discussion, and individual interview stages. The marks allocated for the written entrance examination, academic certificates, group discussion, and individual interviews are 100, 20, 30, and 50, respectively. Students who secure pass marks (40%) in the written entrance examination will be invited to group discussions and individual interviews. The result will be published on a merit basis after the completion of the interview.

Written Entrance examination: The written examination will comprise 100 Marks. 50 Marks will be allocated for multiple-choice questions (25) and 50 for subjective answers (5). The curriculum details for the written test are attached in the appendix.

Group Discussion: A group of 4-6 people will discuss a topic provided by the examination committee. A committee of three experts will rate each group member, and the mean score of raters will be assigned to the members. Altogether 30 minutes will be provided for each group, depending upon the number of students in one group (5 minutes per individual).

Individual Interview: Two experts will evaluate each interviewee. Interviewers may ask questions related to the entrance-related curriculum or other psychological domains.

Academic Certificates: A 20 mark is allocated for certificates. The marks will be as below; 20 marks for distinction or GPA 3.7, 16 for first division or GPA 3 or above, and 12 for second division or GPA 2.4 or above.

The fee structure of MCP course is as follows:

NPR 2,50,000  (Nepalese students)  for entire course. Students have to pay the fees in four installments at the beginning of each semeter.