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Advance your impact on children’s mental health.
This specialized program equips you with the knowledge and skills to support young people through their most critical developmental stages, empowering you to foster resilience, growth, and well-being.
Strengthen Your Role in Supporting Children’s Mental Health
Children and adolescents deserve skilled advocates who can help them thrive. Rooted in Adlerian Theory and guided by Multicultural Counseling and Social Justice, our program equips you with advanced knowledge and applied skills to meet the unique mental health needs of youth and their families.
Through coursework in developmental psychology, trauma-informed care, and evidence-based interventions, you will gain the expertise to support system-involved youth, including those navigating child protection services, juvenile justice, and homelessness. Our curriculum emphasizes real-world collaboration with multidisciplinary teams—probation officers, educators, and social workers—so you graduate ready to create meaningful change.
For Professionals Ready to Make a Difference
Are you currently working with children and families? Join our community of dedicated practitioners and:
- Specialized training to become a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Specialist
- Evidence-based strategies for addressing trauma, resilience, and prevention
- Skills to advocate effectively across complex systems
- Access to a network of peers and faculty committed to equity and social justice
- Career readiness for roles in counseling, child protection, education, and community mental health
Why Choose Us?
Unlike many programs, we integrate Adlerian principles with hands-on, system-focused preparation. You’ll leave not only with clinical expertise but also with the confidence to lead change for vulnerable youth.
Admissions
Admission to the program requires a conferred bachelor’s level or higher degree from a regionally or nationally accredited academic institution.
Scope
To add the specialty to your master’s in counseling, or to enroll in either certificate, you will need to complete 18 additional credits of Counseling and Adolescents coursework. Click here for course listing.
Required Courses
Please refer to our course catalog for the most up-to-date course requirements.
