Specializations
Indiana Wesleyan University's Master of Arts degree with a major in Counseling has six separate specializations:
Master of Arts with a major in Clinical Addictions Counseling
The 48-credit-hour Master of Arts with a major in Clinical Addictions Counseling helps prepare students to meet credential requirements. The program adheres to current evidence-based practice, integrating a Christian worldview with a behavioral and social sciences orientation. Graduates are academically qualified to become Master Clinical Addiction Counselors through NAADAC.
Master of Arts with a major in Clinical Mental Health Counseling
The 60-credit-hour Master of Arts with a major in Clinical Mental Health Counseling is a CACREP-approved program that prepares students to work in a variety of agency and mental health settings, to become Licensed Mental Health or Professional Counselors, or to pursue doctoral studies in counselor education and related disciplines.
Master of Arts with major in Community Care
The 36-credit hour Master of Arts with a major in Community Care is a non-licensure track that prepares students to provide a source of healing and restoration to those dealing with mental-health-related issues by serving as personal coaches and non-licensed people helpers in private practices, community agencies, and organizational settings.
Master of Arts with a major in Marriage and Family Counseling/Therapy
The 60-credit-hour Master of Arts with a major in Marriage and Family Counseling/Therapy is interpersonal in focus and holistic in approach, emphasizing family systems within each student's Christian worldview context. The program curriculum is designed to meet the academic requirements for licensure as a Marriage and Family Counselor/Therapist in the state of Indiana.
Master of Arts with a major in School Counseling
The 60-credit-hour Master of Arts with a major in School Counseling trains candidates to be servant-leaders in the school setting and prepares them to help pre-kindergarten through high school students succeed in school and in life as they counsel these students and collaborate with families, staff, and the community.