Mental Health Counseling Employment

The majority of our graduates seek positions as practicing mental health counselors; about 80% of them remain in the state of Florida. Most graduates find employment in the health care field soon after graduation. Graduates of the program practice in a variety of settings, including independent practice, community agencies, managed behavioral health care organizations, hospitals, the military, hospice care, employee assistance programs, student counseling centers, prisons, and substance abuse centers.

The outlook is very promising for mental health counselors nationwide. The U.S. is facing an increasing number of contemporary problems that will continue to require experts in the mental health field. According to the 2004-2005 Occupational Outlook Handbook, employment of mental health counselors will grow as the Nation becomes more comfortable seeking professional help and as society focuses on ways of developing mental well-being, such as controlling stress associated with job and family responsibilities. Employers also are increasingly offering employee assistance programs that provide mental health and alcohol and drug abuse services.

A number of graduates continue on for their doctorate in counseling psychology, marriage and family therapy, or the APA-accredited Combined Professional Psychology program offered in the department.

Some of our recent graduates in Mental Health Counseling are employed in the following positions:

Therapist, Adolescent Unit, Devereux of Florida
Licensed Therapist, Georgia Pines Mental Health/Developmental Disabilities/Addictive Diseases, Southwestern Georgia Community Service Board
Counselor, Florida State University Employee Assistance Program
Assessment Coordinator, Archbold Northside, Georgia
Social Services Supervisor, Apalachee Center for Human Services
Mental Health Counselor, Big Bend Hospice
Counselor, Juvenile Outpatient Division, Tallahassee/Leon County Human Services Center
Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Florida State University Student Counseling Center
Therapist, Private Practice, Tallahassee
Treatment Director, Turn About Treatment Program for Adolescents
Child Victim Rapid Response Program Director, Turn About

Additional information about employment in the mental health counseling profession is available through:

American Mental Health Counselors Association
American Counseling Association
APA 2002 Master’s, Specialist’s, and Related Degrees Employment Survey
APA Salaries in Psychology: 1999
Council on Accreditation of Counseling and Related Programs (CACREP)

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