Unlock Your Potential with a Master’s Degree in Counseling Psychology at Felician University
The Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology (MACP) program prepares students for a meaningful career as a licensed mental health professionals, specifically as licensed counselors, with the ability to serve diverse populations within society. Through classroom learning and fieldwork, you will learn to identify patterns of behavior and articulate treatment plans for a variety of patients. However, developing critical and analytical thinking skills is only part of what makes our graduates successful in this field. Our program is taught within the framework of our Franciscan values – a love of learning, a commitment to service, and respect for all. These values empower our graduates to bring a high level of professionalism and humanity to the people and groups they serve. To meet your needs and time constraints, you may enroll as a full- or part-time student.
What’s Different About our MACP Program?
The Felician MACP program represents a synthesis of two approaches and represents a unique path to preparing professional counselors.
- Our focus is on preparing students to be compassionate, community-focused, and facilitative of the potential of others while striving to maintain the ideas of the Gospel and following the model of St. Francis through service to others.
- In the realm of counseling, a new paradigm – positive psychology – has emerged during the last 10 years. An emphasis on mindfulness, spiritual development, and empowering the potential of others has become a new and core theoretical expansion of models of counseling.
Credits: 60 credits including clinical placements
Program Length: 2-3 years full-time or 4 years part-time
Start Dates: Rolling admissions
Instructional Method: On campus
Helpful Links
Discover some resources that will help you learn more about the Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology program at Felician.
To explore to MACP handbook, click here.
To view the Practicum Internship Manual 24-25, click here.
Dr. Daniel Mahoney, Ed.D
Director of Graduate Psychology Department
Email: mahoneyd@felician.edu
Dr. Marcela Farfan, Psy.D., LPC., NCC
MACP Program Coordinator
Assistant Professor
Email: farfanm@felician.edu
Dr. Ann Guillory, Ed.D
Professor
Email: guillorya@felician.edu
Professor Salvador Reyes, LPC., LCADC., NCC., ACS
Professor
Email: reyess@felician.edu
Dr. Warren Reich, Ph.D
Professor
Email: reichw@felician.edu
Francesca Gagliano
Administrative Assistant to the Graduate Psychology Programs
Email: gaglianof@felician.edu
Program Objectives and Outcomes
Upon completion of the Master of Arts in Counseling program, students will learn to:
- Demonstrate an awareness of the ethical challenges and responsibilities in the field of counseling.
- Articulate a personal model for addressing these responsibilities that is consistent with Catholic and Franciscan values.
- Assess individuals and groups that display patterns of psychopathology.
- Use information and technology literacy for maintaining best practices in counseling.
- Articulate a clear and precise treatment plan for addressing the diagnoses of individuals and groups.
- Adapt to the unique cultural, gender, racial, and sexual orientation needs of individuals and groups they serve.
- Demonstrate competence in appropriate scientifically validated treatment modalities including individual psychological counseling, marital and couples counseling, family counseling, group counseling, and organizational consultation and interventions.
At the completion of the degree program and the required hours of experience, you will be eligible to sit for the state licensure in professional counseling. You will continue to participate in ongoing professional development and lifelong learning.
The Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology program is accredited by the Master’s in Psychology and Counseling Accreditation Council (MPCAC) for the period June 2014 – June 2025.
Before earning your master’s degree in Counseling Psychology, you must complete the required 60 credits, including clinical placements, and maintain a professional/clinical portfolio. Applicants from out of state should check with their state licensing board and requirements prior to starting the program at Felician.
Mission Statement
Diversity Statement
- PSYC 505: Introduction to Counseling
- PSYC 507: Developmental Models of Personal Growth
- PSYC 510: Techniques of Counseling and Appraisal
- PSYC 511: Industrial, Organizational and Community Counseling
- PSYC 520: Psychopathology
- PSYC 530: Marital and Family Counseling
- PSYC 550: Theories of Personality and Counseling
- PSYC 555: Vocational and Career Development
- PSYC 557: Professional Issues and Ethics
- PSYC 565: Groups: Theory and Practice
- PSYC 580: Assessment and Treatment Planning
- PSYC 590: Research and Evaluation Methods
- PSYC 597: Multicultural Perspectives in Counseling
- PSYC 560: Clinical Practicum
- PSYC 575: Counseling Internship I
- PSYC 576: Counseling Internship II
- PSYC 521: Counseling & The Legal System
- PSYC 522: Criminal Behavior
- PSYC 523: Forensic Assessment
- PSYC 594: Studies in PTSD
- PSYC 507: Developmental Models of Personal Growth
- PSYC 565: Groups Theory and Practice
- PSYC 550: Theories of Personality and Counseling
- PSYC 510: Techniques of Counseling and Appraisal
- PSYC 591: Child and Adolescent Counseling
- PSYC 555: Vocational and Career Development
- PSYC 580: Assessment and Treatment Planning
- PSYC 595: Addictions Counseling
- PSYC 520: Psychopathology
- PSYC 597: Multicultural Counseling
- PSYC 511: Community, Organizational, and Institutional Counseling
- PSYC 590: Research and Evaluation Methods
- PSYC 560: Clinical Practicum
- PSYC 575: Counseling Internship I
- EDU 505: Educating All Populations: Collaborating with Home, School, and Community
- EDU 645: School Policy and Administration
- PSYC 505: Introduction to Counseling
- PSYC 557: Professional Issues and Ethics
- PSYC 576: Counseling Internship II
- PSYC Elective
To view the Online MACP, click here.
MPCAC Annual Survey
FELICIAN |
2023-2024 |
Applications recevied to matriculate in: |
38 |
Of those, number of students accepted |
34 |
Of those accepted, number newly enrolled in: |
19 |
Of those newly enrolled in stated academic year, number who continued into year two |
17 |
Total number of students enrolled during year: |
62 |
Number of students who graduated in year: |
17 |
Number of students who started the program and graduated within the expected time frame (two or three years, depending on program length). Does not include part-time students |
8 |
Percent of students who enrolled in the program in Fall 2018 who graduated from the program (5-year graduation rate) |
80% |
Percent of those who graduated in the years 2019 to 2021 who became fully licensed and/or credentialed |
40% |
Percent of those who graduated in the academic year who became certified or licensed as school counselors |
0% |
Percent of courses taught by adjunct or part-time faculty in academic year: |
20% |
Race/Ethnicity of Full Time faculty: | |||||||||||||||
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Gender Indentity of Full Time Faculty: | |
Female |
3 |
Male |
0 |
Transgender |
0 |
Non-binary |
0 |