MS - Child Trauma & Play Therapy Concentration

College

College of Health Professions

Degree

Master of Science

Campus

East Falls

Format

On Campus

Credits

66

Duration

2 Years

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Program Leadership

Name: Jeanne Felter, PhD, LPC
Position: Chair, Department of Counseling & Behavioral Health
Name: Nicole G. Johnson, PhD, LPC, ACS, CAADC, CCDP-D, BC-TMH
Positions:
  • Program Director
  • Assistant Professor

Concentration Coordinator

Name: Katharine Wenocur, DSW, LCSW, RPT, CAAPT
Position: Coordinator Child Trauma & Play Therapy Concentration
Organization: Jefferson- East Falls Campus

Jefferson- East Falls Campus
4201 Henry Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19144

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Program Contact

Name: Sheryl Cooley
Position: Administrative Assistant

Curriculum

YEAR 1

Pre-Fall

Foundations of Trauma Counseling

 

Fall

Orientation to the Counseling Profession
Psychopathology
Advanced Counseling Theory and Practice
Pre-Practicum

 

Spring

Human Growth and Development
Neurobiology of Trauma
Social and Cultural Diversity
Practicum I

 

Summer

Group Work in Community and Trauma Counseling/ Experiential Group
Foundations Trauma and Addictive BehaviorAttachment Family Therapy
Research and Evaluation

YEAR 2

Pre-Fall

Career Development

 

Fall

Advanced Clinical Interventions in Trauma Counseling I
Internship I
Foundations of Child Centered Play*
Childhood Trauma and Play Therapy*

 

Spring
Assessment in Counseling
Internship II
Historically significant approaches: directive play therapy*
Integrative Seminar: Intersectionality and Play Therapy*

*These courses contribute to play therapy specific hours of education for students seeking the Registered Play Therapist™ credential 
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