University of San Francisco

Department of Counseling Psychology

Last Updated

December 4, 2014

The master's and credential programs in Counseling Psychology prepare competent professional counselors and therapists by broadening their bases of knowledge and by helping them develop the specific skills necessary for successful careers in the helping professions. The programs' emphases include cognitive-behavioral, family systems, lifespan development, and multicultural counseling perspectives. Individuals learn theories and effective practices for working with children, adults and their families in a variety of community mental health, school, work, and health settings.

Program Overview

Program Administrator

Dr. Christine Yeh (chair)

Department Emphasis

34% Counseling Psychology
33% Marriage & Family Therapy
33% School Counseling

Campus Enrollment

8,274

Program Options

Master’s

Areas of Study

Counseling (Child, Couples, or Family) - Master's
Therapy (Couples, Marriage, or Family) - Master's

Department Address

2130 Fulton Street
San Francisco, CA 94117-1080
United States

Phone Number

415-422-6868

Website

http://www.usfca.edu/soe/programs/counpsych/

Graduate Program

Graduate Courses Offered

Individual & Family Lifespan Development
Counseling Across Cultures
Cognitive and Behavior Therapies: Theory and Practice
Ethical, Legal, & Professional Issues
Individual & Family Psychopathology
Intermediate Techniques in Cognitive and Behavior Therapy Child & Parent Therapy
Community Mental Health: Concepts of Recovery, Wellness, Systems of Care and Advocacy
Individual & Systems Assessment
Advanced Techniques in Cognitive and Behavior Therapies
Alcoholism & Substance Abuse
Traineeship I & II
Family Systems Therapy
Group Work in Clinical Settings
Couples Therapy
Adult Life Transitions Counseling
Clinical Psychopharmacology
Therapy in Later Life
Domestic Abuse
Human Sexuality
Career Counseling
Academic Counseling
Prevention and Intervention in Schools
Advanced Multicultural Counseling
Trauma and Crisis Counseling in Urban and Multicultural Context
Consulting with Parents. Teachers, and Schools
Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methods

Master's Level

Masters Program Options

Marriage & Family Therapy
School Counseling and Pupil Personnel Credential
Licensed Professional Clinical counselor (LPCC) eligibility

Masters Comments

The Marriage and Family Therapy program is a unique, innovative educational program for preparing marriage and family therapists to address the current and emerging mental health needs of children, adults, and families. It emphasizes a lifespan developmental perspective, a problem-solving, goal-oriented perspective, a family systems perspective, and a multicultural perspective. The School Counseling program is a unique, innovative educational program for preparing counselors to address the social, emotional, and academic needs of children, adolescents, and young adults in educational settings.It emphasizes a multicultural youth development perspective, a problem-solving counseling perspective, a social justice orientation, and an ecological systems perspective.

CFLE Information

NCFR recognizes schools offering undergraduate and graduate degree programs with course work that follows the Standards and Criteria required for approval as a Provisional Certified Family Life Educator (CFLE). NCFR approval allows the school to offer their graduates the opportunity to apply for Provisional Certification using the Abbreviated Application process. The CFLE Checklist represents the courses that meet the CFLE criteria at that school. Students must complete all the courses on a checklist in order to qualify to apply for the CFLE designation through the Abbreviated Application process.