Mental Health Counseling
Professional Development
Students are required to join the following organizations as student members:
American Counseling Association
or
Canadian Counseling Association
Careers
Mental health counselors work with individuals, families, couples and groups to address issues and conflicts in their lives. A counselor may work in a private practices, hospitals and medical centers, schools, with government agencies.
Our students have gone on to intern and to work with such organizations as:
- Baker Victory Street Services
- Buffalo Psychiatric Center
- Canadian Mental Health Association
- Catholic Charities
- Charter School for Applied Technologies
- Compass House
- Crisis Services
- Hopevale, Inc.
- Horizon Health Services
- Kaleida Health
- Lakeshore Hospital
- Mid-Erie Counseling and Treatment
- Northpointe
- People Inc
- Restoration Society, Inc.
- Transitional Service
- WNY Children's Psychiatric Center
What can you do with your master's in mental health counseling?
The Bureau of Labor Statistics has put together information about the occupational outlook for mental health counselors.
In 2006, Money magazine and Salary.com rated "Mental Health Counselor" among the top 50 (33) "Best Jobs in America," based on average salary ($53,150), job prospects and growth (27.18% over the next 10 years) within that field.
Popular career choices include:
- Educational, vocational and career counselors - in elementary, secondary and private schools, and colleges
- Rehabilitation counselors
- Mental health counselors
- Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors
- Marriage and family therapists
Find out what some of our students have done after completing their degree at Medaille by reading what students have to say about our program and their career.
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