Overview

Forensic mental health involves applying counseling theory and practice to criminal justice, family court, and other legal settings. Working with core staff in the Psychology Department, students of the Forensic Mental Health Counseling Program at The City University of New York will develop skills in interviewing, counseling, and assessment, based on established principles and research in human development, personality, psychopathology, and counseling.

Acquired skills

In addition to the aforementioned skills, throughout their coursework students will gain knowledge and skills pertinent to conducting culturally relevant clinical interviewing, counseling, and assessment. Core and elective courses will include readings and assignments that will require students to demonstrate sensitivity and responsiveness to various areas of cultural diversity including, but not limited to diversity in race, gender, ethnicity, immigration status, sexual orientation, and religion.

Career opportunities

Graduates will enter the job market with the specialized training required to work in forensic treatment settings such as jails and prisons, juvenile detention centers, hospitals, clinics, social service agencies, probation and parole offices, child protective services, and the courts. Counselors in these settings require unique training to deal with the specific needs of these populations.

Therefore, in addition to the standard courses in counseling, the John Jay FMHC program offers focused courses in criminal behavior and aggression, juvenile delinquency, alcohol and crime, correctional and reentry counseling, risk assessment, family violence, victimology, crisis intervention, policing, sex offenders, terrorism, violent cults, and criminal profiling, among others.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Mental Health Professionals, Social Science, and the Law

Research Methods and Design

Human Growth and Development

Psychopathology

Clinical Instruction

Counseling and Psychotherapy Methods

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-28 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

60 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

New York City, United States

Disciplines

Forensic Science Clinical Psychology Counselling Psychology View 460 other Masters in Clinical Psychology in United States

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Other requirements

General requirements

A bachelor’s degree from an accredited post-secondary institution or international equivalent with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.
24 undergraduate credit hours of social sciences, 12 of which are in Psychology, plus Experimental Psychology and Statistical Methods.
A minimum General GRE combined score of 297. The Psychology Subject GRE is not required.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

25650 USD / year

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Out-of-State

25650 USD / year

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In-State

14100 USD / year

≈ 14100 USD / year

Additional Details

Resident:

Full-time - $5,545/semester
Part-time - $470/credit

Living costs

New York City

United States

1819 - 3968 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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