Program options for Mental Health Counseling
Anytime Online: Our Anytime Online coursework is organized into structured 7 week terms that include the same course content and maintain the same rigorous academic standards, as our traditional in-person 15 week semesters. You will access lectures, readings, video, discussions, interactive materials, and assignments through our online platform, completing weekly work while interacting with professors and peers through discussion boards. All of your practicum supervision courses will be held in live-online meet ups on Zoom with your classmates. This format provides the necessary structure to succeed academically, with the flexibility to engage with course content when it best fits your daily schedule.
Live Online: The Live Online learning experience is based on the same 15-week academic calendar as our on-campus program. Classes meet via Zoom, and include lectures, discussions, and readings that are of the same rigorous academic standards as our on-campus programs. This format combines the convenience of online learning with the dynamic engagement of traditional classroom experiences.
Achieve: The Ferkauf-Achieve Master of Arts in Mental Health Counseling is a 60-credit program delivered live online, that combines theoretical knowledge, clinical training, fieldwork and mentorship opportunities. Graduates of this program, with required post-graduate experience, and who pass the NCMHCE examination, are eligible for licensure as Licensed Mental Health Counselors (LMHC) in New York State. The program is implemented in collaboration with Achieve Behavioral Health, a leader in behavioral and emotional health care that primarily serves the Orthodox and Hasidic populations of Rockland and Orange counties in New York. This unique program’s instructors are both experts in their respective content areas and understand the cultural needs of the community. Additionally, students’ didactic and clinical training is integrated, with clinical externships taking place predominantly in Achieve Behavioral Health clinics.
On-Campus: Our on-campus program is located on the Resnick Campus of Yeshiva University in the Morris Park section of the Bronx, New York City. It features 15-week-in-person courses and access to practicum training in our state of the art Parnes Clinic.