Master of Arts in Forensic Psychology with Concentration in Applied Forensic Community Services

at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology - Chicago Campus USA

Graduates of the M.A. in Forensic Psychology: Professional Counselor Licensure Track, Applied Forensic Community Services Concentration, will be prepared to provide services that address the needs of forensic populations throughout the Chicagoland area.

Forensic Psychology students at the Chicago Campus have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience at The Chicago School’s Forensic Center, which provides high-quality forensic psychological services and programming to improve the health and well-being of individuals within diverse communities. Guided by practitioner faculty, students utilize unique, real-world opportunities to conduct mental health interventions, advocacy, and/or research. Additionally, students will gain hands-on experience with forensic clients and agencies, furthering their knowledge, skills, and abilities to address the multi-faceted aspects of forensic mental health practice at the Master’s level.

Students in The Chicago School’s M.A. in Counseling Psychology: Health Psychology Concentration program study to become counseling professionals that integrate how biology, environment, and behavior, that impact the health and wellness of individuals.

Guided by practitioner faculty, Health Psychology students learn interventions and psycho-educative techniques aimed at helping people prevent illnesses, recover quickly, or live with chronic conditions in a way that maximizes their functional capacities.

By understanding how biological, psychological, and social factors affect illness as well as health, graduates are prepared to offer counseling services to a wide range of clinical populations.

Graduates of The Chicago School’s M.A. in Counseling Psychology: Trauma and Crisis Intervention Concentration program will have the tools to provide mental health support to individuals who have experienced catastrophic or traumatic events.

Guided by practitioner faculty, Counseling Psychology students will cover a wide range of topics, including:

• Disaster response
• Psychological first aid
• Evidence-based treatment models
• Roles of power and oppression in the experience of trauma within family, socio-political, and ethno-cultural systems

Preparing students to for careers as professional counselors, the Master’s Degree in Counseling Psychology, Marital and Family Therapy concentration builds diagnostic, therapeutic, and consultative skills in order to work with family and couples.

Guided by practitioner faculty with years in the field, students at our Chicago Campus will learn about the dynamic conflicts that families face regarding domestic violence, divorce, and sexual relations—addressing the needs of populations ranging from children to the elderly, and with a variety of emotional, intellectual, and psychological conditions and problems.

Having established a broad knowledge of theory and applied it through their fieldwork, graduates of this program will have the training to work in a variety of clinical settings, and with required licensure, independent practice.

Students pursuing a Master’s Degree in Forensic Psychology, Generalist Concentration will be broadly and generally trained to identify and address various issues commonly found in forensic counseling settings. This concentration allows Forensic Psychology students to choose between different groups of electives to tailor their educational experience to their unique interests and needs.  Course options include adult or juvenile offenders; correctional, law enforcement, or terrorism; and mediation and dispute resolution, sex offenders, or hostage negotiation.

Clinical Forensic Psychology students at the Chicago Campus have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience at various locations in the Chicagoland area, including, but not limited to, The Chicago School’s Forensic Center, which provides high-quality forensic psychological services and programming to improve the health and well-being of individuals within diverse communities.

Our Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) master’s program in Chicago provides students with a solid foundation in the principles of behavioral psychology, equipping them with the skills to bring about socially significant behavior change through data-based decision-making, and program development. Using modern technologies, students in the Chicago ABA program will be challenged to become leaders in the field of applied behavior analysis.

The Master of Science (MS) in Applied Behavior Analysis program has as its mission to provide students with the scientific, analytical, and conceptual tools they need to provide effective, ethical, and practical behavior-analytic interventions to the diverse populations that they serve.

Guided by practitioner faculty, students will gain experience in and exposure to a wide variety of ABA applications and specialties, including instructional design, precision teaching, and verbal behavior.

The Chicago School’s M.A. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology provides students with strong foundational skills that many companies and organizations rely on when addressing assessment, engagement, retention, and productivity of workers.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Industrial-Organizational Psychology is the fastest growing vocational field in the United States.

Only offered at the Chicago campus, this is one of the only psychology programs in the US aligned with the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) guidelines.

Guided by practitioner faculty, the M.A. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology students will cover a wide range of topics at the Chicago Campus, including:

• Strategic human resource management
• Managing organizational diversity
• SHRM PHR/SPHR certification preparation
• Personnel selection
• Performance appraisal
• Training
• Leadership
• Motivation

A Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling (CMHC) program from The Chicago School’s downtown Chicago Campus prepares students to provide high-quality mental health services to a diverse clientele in a variety of community settings.

Our clinical mental health counseling master’s program is a 60 credit hour, on-ground counselor education training program that provides future mental health counselors with needed clinical competencies, including ethics, research, evaluation, diagnosis, theories, career assessment, and counseling interventions.

This M.A. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling program in Chicago combines rigorous coursework with supervised clinical training that provides opportunities to put theory into practice in real-world settings. Graduates will be prepared to provide counseling services to individuals, families, couples, and groups, and in addition to having the skills to help their clients work through a wide variety of issues including:

• Depression
• Anxiety
• Grief
• Low self-esteem
• Stress
• Relationship difficulties
• Suicidal impulses

With a curriculum tailored to the needs of the current job market, The Chicago School’s M.A. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Internship/Thesis Track provides students with strong foundational skills that many companies and organizations rely on when addressing assessment, engagement, retention, and productivity of workers.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Industrial and Organizational Psychology is the fastest growing vocational field in the United States.

Guided by practitioner faculty, students will cover a wide range of topics, including:

• Personnel selection
• Performance appraisal
• Training
• Leadership
• Motivation