MA.PSYTH - MA in Counseling and Psychotherapy

The Master of Arts in Counseling and Psychotherapy (MCPt) is designed to prepare a next generation of Chinese counselors and psychotherapists. It takes advantage of a unique collaboration between the Hubei Oriental Insight Mental Health Institute and the University of Redlands to offer a rigorous program that is rooted in Chinese culture, informed by best training practices, and taught by a world-class faculty.

Most of the program (27 credit hours) is completed on-line and in-person in China. Students will come to the main University of Redlands campus for a 14-week summer term to complete a residency in which they will complete the final 13 credit hours. During that term, students will have opportunities to interact with mental health professionals in Southern California as well as students and faculty in the Clinical Mental Health and School Counseling programs. Students in the MCPt program are also required to complete 180 hours of practicum and must be concurrently enrolled in practicum courses and under supervision. Students are eligible to advance to practicum in year two.

Graduates are eligible, once they obtain additional experience, to apply for certification by the Clinical and Counseling Psychology Registration System of the Chinese Psychological Society.

The MCPt program is designed specifically for students who live in China and speak Mandarin. Other students who are interested in preparing for a mental health career are encouraged to consider the School’s Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program.