Grad Certificates in Psychology/Counseling

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  1. TMW2009

    TMW2009 New Member

    To qualify for the LPC examination in OK, I will need to have a masters degree, 60 hours of credit in psych/counseling, and a few curricular requirements. So, far, I'm able to piece together most of the required courses from WNMU. I've also looked at two of the counseling grad certs that Capella offers as a way of chalking up the extra hours needed toward the certification total.

    Unfortunately, I can't seem to find the final two course requirements available anywhere via DL. I need two courses in Appraisal or Assessment Techniques.

    From The LPC requirements
    And the class has to come from an RA school.

    There are two schools that offer such a beast that are local to me, but they both seem to not want to allow access to the course unless you're in the degree programs they offer. (For UofTulsa, only 3-8 people are accepted for the program per year, and its $20,000/year, and for Northeastern State, they only offer the masters degree as a 61 credit stretch with a strict curriculum path)

    Has anyone seen classes that might fullfil this requirement that are available in a DL format, preferably in a Grad Cert?
     
  2. major56

    major56 Active Member

    Florida State offers these graduate-level assessment courses online; maybe these might work for you:

    EEX 5239
    Assessment & Methods in Early Childhood Special Education (3)
    Prerequisite: EEX 5017
    Focuses on formal and informal evaluation techniques and individualized instruction for young children with disabilities.

    EME 6691
    Performance Systems Analysis (3)
    Introduction to assessment techniques used to identify training and non-training needs. Projects include needs assessment, analysis, solution selection, and job and task analysis.

    http://learningforlife.fsu.edu/online/courseofferings/grad.cfm
     
  3. TMW2009

    TMW2009 New Member

    Thanks Major... I've got an email off to the board to see if these are acceptable towards the certification.

    Anyone know of anything else?
    Thanks
    -T
     
  4. TMW2009

    TMW2009 New Member

    SOW 5324+
    Group Treatment in Social Work Practice (3)
    This course is an advanced practice class in the clinical concentration. It examines theoretical foundations and practice techniques of group treatment models. General topics include group purpose, composition, and dynamics; leadership development; stages of group development; evaluation; and the ethical aspects of group work.

    From the link that you posted should work as well...

    But... ◦Non-Florida resident: $1,042.94 per credit hour OW! OW! OW! Those two classes are gonna cost me as much as my whole masters from here... ROFL
     
  5. graymatter

    graymatter Member

    The courses you need are common to almost any state (I'm an LPC in three states). You can check just about any online MA/MS Counseling/Psych program.

     
  6. TMW2009

    TMW2009 New Member

    Yeah, I did find that WNMU has a couple that should fit the bill after going over the list again. The course title/topic isn't as clear cut as the example classes that Northeastern State has (Stanford - Binet, Personality Assessment, Intellectual Assessment) and I think I was overlooking the obvious on it.

    Not to derail my own thread, do you practice? If so, how do you like the profession?
     
  7. kirkhenderson123

    kirkhenderson123 New Member

    Uwa

    You should contact the University of West Alabama (www.uwa.edu). You can find any missing courses there for about $1140 per course, even a practicum, all online.
     
  8. graymatter

    graymatter Member

  9. major56

    major56 Active Member

    Sorry ... I didn't check the FSU tuition rates; $1,042.94 does seem quite expensive!:eek:
     
  10. TMW2009

    TMW2009 New Member

    I really appreciate all the advice people have given in this thread, but unfortunately, its looking like the point is going to be moot for me.

    Unless something changes in the next 6 months, I won't be able to do what I was hoping for through WNMU, because their counseling section doesn't seem to offered DL (nor, as it turns out, is it part of the Interdisciplinary Studies degree, something I overlooked in the beginning in my starry-eyed dreaming of getting this done.)

    If I'm to continue on this track, its really looking like the only cost-effective recourse is to saddle up and go for the 61 credit degree through Northeastern State University. I was hoping to keep this DL, but I guess its back to the classroom for me.

    Ah well, I guess it does have some pros to it. The total tuition for the degree is going to be around $11,000 (which is perfect in my price range without leaving me a long hard road to pay back student loans,) and since I'm not sure how DL practicums and internships are set up, the school being local might be a benefit in that respect with getting into places for the internship.

    I may have to take two undergrad class prereqs through them, but that would be good, because it would give me the opportunity to work on getting an Academic recommendation that I need to get into the program (Since 75% of my BS is being done via testing and the other 25% is from a B&M that I attended almost 20 years ago.)

    So, unless anyone knows of a good 30-36 hour Psych or Counseling masters that runs in the $10,000 range*, I guess my course is set.

    * - The reason I say that is because I'm willing to pay out the $10k for a 30-36 hours masters degree with the hopes of being able to pick up a few classes to teach while finishing the rest of the credit hours to help cover the costs of the degree and subsequant class hours. I need to impact my family budget as little as possible while I work through this.

    Thanks again
    -Todd
     
  11. major56

    major56 Active Member

    The Chicago School of Professional Psychology (CSPP) offers a 46-hour online MA in Psychology in the following concentrations:
    o Child and Adolescent Psychology
    o International Psychology
    o Gerontology
    o Psychology Generalist
    o Organizational Leadership
    o Sport-Exercise

    Realizing this isn’t your first route choice, at least it’s less than the 61-credit hour Northeastern State program. In that they (CSPP) have APA accreditation, perhaps this program will meet the Oklahoma LPC licensure exam eligibility requirements.
    http://www.thechicagoschool.edu/content.cfm/psychology

    Additionally offered certificates (online):

    Psychology Specialization Certificates are available in:
    • Child and Adolescent Psychology
    • Post-Masters BCBA
    • Applied Industrial and Organizational Psychology
    • Applied Forensic Psychology Services
     
  12. TMW2009

    TMW2009 New Member

    You know... I'd dismissed the Chicago School early in the running because of the fact that my first interaction with them was at the .net site and that site doesn't show anything about a general psychology grad degree, only the Applied I/O and Applied Forensic degrees.

    While the cost is more than what I was hoping for, its still not too bad, and can be done 2 years on a part time basis... (Geez, I wish I had enough money socked away to quit my job and get the degree done in the 11 month accelerated program, but if I even brought that up to my wife, I'd be having to find my own LPC to visit... ;P )

    I'm going to try plugging in the courses to the requirements for the LPC...

    Thanks Major!
     

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