Overview
Clinical Mental Health Counseling - Transpersonal Wilderness Therapy from Naropa University gives you ten weeks’ direct experience in the wilderness, acquiring outdoor skills along with mental health interventions that incorporate the natural world into the therapeutic relationship.
As many as one-third of our students receive job offers from their internship placements. Our Transpersonal Wilderness Therapy graduates are working as school counselors, therapists in equine therapy programs, faculty members, addictions counselors, directors of outdoor therapy programs, and individual psychotherapists.
Students at Clinical Mental Health Counseling - Transpersonal Wilderness Therapy from Naropa University will:
- demonstrate knowledge of core counseling curriculum.
- demonstrate proficiency in clinical counseling skills.
- demonstrate professional competence in counseling.
- demonstrate the ability to effectively incorporate nature-based approaches into counseling.
- demonstrate an understanding of how culture and social structures influences the human-nature relationship.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Wilderness Therapy Intensive: Wilderness Therapy
- Human Growth and Development
- Psychology of Meditation I: Mindfulness Training
- Counseling & Helping Relationships I: Transpersonal Wilderness Therapy
- Assessment
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 24 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Priority deadline for fall: January 17, 2023.
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Credits
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Disciplines
Psychology Counselling Psychology View 1187 other Masters in Psychology in United StatesAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any academic requirements for this programme.
English requirements
Other requirements
General requirements
- Submit an Application
- Transcripts
- Statement of Interest
- Resume/CV
- Letters of Recommendation
- Wilderness Experience & Outdoor Skills Requirement
- Interview
Tuition Fee
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International
24000 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 12000 USD per semester during 24 months. -
National
24000 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 12000 USD per semester during 24 months.
Year 3 - $7,500 per semester.
Living costs for Boulder
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
Studyportals Tip: Students can search online for independent or external scholarships that can help fund their studies. Check the scholarships to see whether you are eligible to apply. Many scholarships are either merit-based or needs-based.