The mission of the MC in counseling program is to prepare students to become professional mental health counselors, culturally competent to work with diverse clientele in a variety of mental health settings in Arizona and other states. Clinical mental health counselors seek to prevent or treat psychological problems and to promote the health of individuals, families, groups and organizations in a multicultural and diverse society. The MC program was designed according to the standards for clinical mental health and school counseling set by the Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs. The faculty has endorsed the multicultural counseling competencies of the American Counseling Association, the guidelines on multicultural education, training, research, practices and organizational change for psychologists, and the guidelines for psychotherapy with lesbian, gay and bisexual clients of the American Psychological Association

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