New Program Name & Redesigned Curriculum
As we transition into a new season and get ready for a new academic year, we are excited to announce some changes coming to our MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling: Transpersonal Contemplative Art–Based Counseling concentration for Fall 2024.
Before we delve into the upcoming changes, we would like to emphasize what will be continuing throughout our curriculum.
What Will Stay the Same
- Our foundation of mindfulness meditation training, studio art, community-based service, and integration of transpersonal theory with clinical approaches to counseling. Our clinically focused master’s degree prepares students to become clinical mental health counselors and art therapists. Our program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs upon the recommendation of The Accreditation Council for Art Therapy Education.
- Our transpersonal foundation recognizes and integrates the insights, attitudes and practices of world wisdom traditions with modern clinical approaches. Our program provides training grounded in rigorous academic work, blending critical thinking and contemplation, and skillful application of effective art-based clinical skills, integrating this training with the practice of moment-to-moment awareness of self, and the impact of self on others and the larger world.
What Will Change
Beginning Fall 2024, we will be rolling out two changes:
- A new name for the concentration: As of next fall, our students will be working toward a master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, with a concentration in Transpersonal Contemplative Art–based Counseling. This name change reflects our continued commitment to Naropa’s contemplative foundations, an ongoing engagement with the transformative power of art and image, and alignment with a core counseling focus, grounding our students with relevant, contemporary skills to creatively support the multiplicity of mental health needs in today’s world.
- A redesigned curriculum that provides a more effective sequencing of clinical courses toward student success and added flexibility with some classes offered online. This new curriculum aligns us more fully with CACREP guidelines and ensures that our students receive the highest quality of education in the counseling field.
Contact Us
Feel free to reach out with questions about the program and the application process. We look forward to meeting you soon!
- Jessica Whitesel, Chair, LPC, ATCS, jwhitesel@naropa.edu
- Christine Ratcliffe, Academic Advisor, christine.ratcliffe@naropa.edu
- Olivia Phipps, Admissions Counselor, olivia.phipps@naropa.edu
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