ADDICTION ELECTIVE CONCENTRATION*
(courses fulfill the educational requirements for licensure as a Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor in Texas)
HDCN 6351 Psychopharmacology and Substance Misuse (final offering 2022-2023 AY)
HDCN 6353 Treatment Management (proposed name change effective Fall 2023: Addictions Treatment Management and Psychopharmacology)
*Plus any one additional elective
CHILD & ADOLESCENT ELECTIVE CONCENTRATION
(the following courses may help fulfill the educational requirements for certification as a Registered Play Therapist. See a4pt.org for certification requirements)
HDCN 6323 Pre-Adolescent and Adolescent Counseling: Play Therapy
HDCN 6325 Child/Adolescent Parent Relationship Development Using Play Therapy Techniques
HDCN 6343 Child Counseling: Play Therapy
EXPRESSIVE ARTS THERAPIES ELECTIVE CONCENTRATION (final offering in 2022-2023 AY)
(courses fulfill the educational requirements for certification as a Registered Expressive Arts Therapist)
HDCN 6344 Expressive Arts Therapy: Creative and Therapeutic Processes
HDCN 6347 Mindfulness-Based Expressive Art Therapy
HDCN 6348 Embodied Expressive Therapies
THE ART & SCIENCE OF TRAUMA TREATMENT (effective Fall 2023)
HDCN 6344 The Art of Trauma Treatment: Expressive, Somatic & Experiential Methods (approved)
HDCN xxxx The Science of Interpersonal Neurobiology & Trauma Counseling (proposed)
LGBTQ+ AFFIRMATIVE THERAPY ELECTIVE CONCENTRATIONHDCN 6355 Affirmative Therapy with LGBTQ+ Individuals: Advocacy Across the Lifespan
HDCN 6356 Affirmative Therapy with Transgender and GN-C Clients
HDCN 6317 Affirmative Theories and Practices in Couple and Family Counseling
ADDITIONAL ELECTIVES
HDCN 6314 Sexual Counseling and Therapy*
HDCN 6317 Affirmative Theories and Practices in Couple and Family Counseling*
*Course fulfills requirements for the Marriage, Couple, and Family CACREP-Accredited Specialty area and can be taken as electives by students in the Clinical Mental Health or School Counseling Specialty areas.