School Adjustment Counseling for Mental Health Counselors Certificate

Support the mental health needs of PreK-12 students and their families as a school adjustment counselor with this post-master’s certificate for licensed mental health counselors.

School Adjustment Counseling for Mental Health Counselors Certificate Program Highlights

The School Adjustment Counseling for Mental Health Counselors certificate is a post-master’s certificate for licensed mental health counselors. It provides the additional credential of licensed school adjustment counselor.

The program provides the coursework and field experience needed without repeating coursework you will already have taken for mental health.

All required classes are taught remotely via Zoom and some have asynchronous options. However, the field experience must be completed in-person.

Our school adjustment counselor certificate program trains mental health professionals to work within the school culture and in clinical settings to support the mental health needs of PreK-12 students and their families. The use of evidence-based counseling strategies when working with children and adolescents in school settings is emphasized.

School Adjustment Counselor Program Learning Outcomes

Students in this student adjustment counselor post-master’s program will learn to:

• Apply the principles and best practices of counseling, including various psychotherapeutic techniques for work with individuals, couples, families and groups; group counseling; and consultation to organizations and communities
• Study human development, dysfunctional behavior and mental illness
• Assess, diagnose and treat within the scope of the counselor’s practice and become able to utilize community resources for referrals
• Apply strategies for prevention and treatment of substance abuse, domestic violence and the spectrum of mental illnesses and use psycho-educational techniques aimed at preventing such disorders
• Become familiar with state regulations applicable to mental health practice and licensure

1. A completed application - Apply Now 
2. Official undergraduate and graduate transcripts (undergraduate degree must be from an accredited college or university)
   Official transcripts must be sent directly to Bay Path's Graduate Admissions Office from the issuing institution's records office either by mail or through a secure electronic transcript service (such as Parchment or National Clearinghouse). For transcripts sent through a secure transcript service, please select Bay Path University from the vendor's dropdown list to ensure the transcript is routed to the correct place. If an email address is requested, you can route to graduate@baypath.edu. Transcripts sent from the student are unofficial and will not be accepted.
3. An original essay of at least 250 words on the topic: “Why A Graduate Certificate in School Adjustment Counseling for Mental Health Counselors is important to my personal and professional goals."
4. A current resume
5. Two recommendations - Download the form here
6. A signed program requirement form - Download the program requirement form here.

All documentation, including recommendation forms and official transcripts, may be mailed or emailed directly to the Bay Path University Office of Graduate Admissions: