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I'll shoot you an e-mail so you have my address. I'm honestly not sure which program would be best for a child psychologist career path--I haven't really looked into that. Are you sure NSSR offers an MHC degree? I think that's a 30 credit masters in psych with a concentration in substance and alcohol abuse. I could be wrong, but I think that degree would enable you to get licensed as a drug counselor, but not a psychotherapist (at least not in NY).

Fordham was my first choice for an MHC degree. I've been accepted there, and it's one of my top two schools. I mentioned the PhD in Counseling Psych at Fordham because I think I may want to apply for that degree after completing the masters program. I also applied to MHC programs as CUNY Brooklyn College and SUNY New Paltz. The only MA in General Psych to which I applied was NSSR--but I applied there knowing that the degree was not a final destination. That's the dilemma I'm wrestling with right now: if I go to the New School for an MA but then don't get admitted to a PhD program, I'm somewhat screwed. If I get my masters in MHC at Fordham, I at least have some career options should I not get into a doctoral program. I'm trying to decide between those two programs, and I have to make up my mind by the end of the week (time to put down a deposit!).

You were told that a masters in MHC was a dead end with respect to a career? I think that's probably true of a masters in "general psych." For example, NSSR's MA in general psych is not meant to be a terminal masters--it's how they weed out people for their clinical PhD program. You can practice as a psychotherapist in NY with a MHC masters. After completing the program, you have to work under supervision for a couple of years and take the exam in order to get licensed. I have been told, however, that those who want to be in private practice with a MHC degree may find struggle financially in the NYC area, where you're competing against PhDs. In terms of how to go about choosing MHC programs--I applied to Fordham because, 1) I liked the atmosphere 2) they offer a PhD in Counseling Psych in addition to the MS in MHC 3) it's in NYC.

Hi fellow Fordham MHC applicants, Has anyone received a packet via snail mail from Fordham GSE as a follow-up to their admission e-mail? Anyone heard anything re: funding or scholarship money? Just curious. Thanks.

Just got accepted to Fordham's MHC masters program. So now it comes down to an MA in general psych from NSSR--with the hope of getting into their clinical PHD program--vs. the MS in MHC at Fordham, which I'm hoping would put me in a strong position to apply for their PHD in Counseling Psych (assuming I could gain research and lab experience). Hmmm...

I'm still waiting on Fordham -- I applied to their Masters program in Mental Health Counseling.

Just got an e-mail notifying me of my acceptance to the MA program--in the form of an invite to their reception for admitted students. The e-mail said their snail mail admissions offers had been exceptionally slow to arrive this year.

I applied to the MA program in Psychology. I haven't heard anything yet.