What is a concentration?
The Center for Psychological Studies currently offers five concentrations in the master’s program: mental health counseling, substance abuse counseling, substance abuse counseling and education, applied behavior analysis, and advanced applied behavior analysis. A concentration allows you to focus on a specific area of counseling. Each area is generally aligned to professional standards in the particular field of counseling and/or state certification or licensing requirements. Note that state standards vary from state to state so you should verify the eligibility of this training to those you are trying to meet.
Students investigate a body of knowledge in depth in a field of concentration. Most concentration programs are centered on a single discipline and supervised by one academic department; however, a number of interdisciplinary concentrations permit students to concentrate in a subject that involves several related departments. Some even cross divisional boundaries.
