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CMHC Program Objectives

Eastern Oregon University’s Clinical Mental Health Counseling program outcomes are continuously reviewed and updated to reflect the knowledge, awareness, skills, experiences, and values necessary for Clinical Mental Health Counselors to excel.

PO1: PROFESSIONAL COUNSELING ORIENTATION AND ETHICAL PRACTICE        

To train counseling students that can demonstrate and utilize ethical and legal standards across counselor roles, responsibilities, and identity to develop a strong counselor identity. (CACREP Section 2.F.1.b. and Section 2.F.1.i.)

PO2: SOCIAL AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY                                         

To train counseling students that can demonstrate and utilize social and cultural contexts within the treatment of individuals, couples, and families through culturally competent counseling practice. (CACREP Section 2.F.2.c. and Section 2.F.2.f.)

PO3: HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT                                    

To train counseling students that can demonstrate and utilize aspects of human development across the lifespan and within the counseling process.  (CACREP Section 2.F.3.c. and Section 2.F.3.f.)

PO4: CAREER DEVELOPMENT               

To train counseling students that can demonstrate and utilize career development theory while navigating the interrelationships between work and mental well-being. (CACREP Section 2.F.4.c. and Section 2.F.4.f.)

PO5: COUNSELING AND HELPING RELATIONSHIPS                                

To train counseling students that can demonstrate and utilize the characteristics, behaviors, and counseling skills of counselors to develop therapeutic, helping relationships.  (CACREP Section 2.F.5.a. and Section 2.F.5.g.)

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PO6: GROUP COUNSELING AND GROUP WORK                                                               

To train counseling students that can demonstrate and utilize the dynamics, strategies, and conditions associated with effective group work. (CACREP Section 2.F.6.a. and Section 2.F.6.e.)

PO7: ASSESSMENT AND TESTING                                         

To train counseling students that can demonstrate and utilize assessment data to diagnosis and treat mental and emotional disorders.  (CACREP Section 2.F.7.e. and Section 2.F.7.m.)

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PO9: CLINICAL MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING                                                  

To train counselors that can demonstrate their professional identity and roles within service delivery and can utilize intake practices, diagnostic criteria, treatment modalities, treatment planning, and client advocacy to assess and develop interventions and measuring outcomes. (CACREP Section 5.C.2.f. and Section 5.C.2.k.)

PO10: PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE                                                                            

To train counselors that can demonstrate, utilize, and integrate knowledge and skills through culturally and developmentally relevant strategies for best practice through supervised practicum and internship experiences. (CACREP Section 2.F.2.b., Section 2.F.5.h., and Section 5.C.3.e.)