ADDICTION ELECTIVE CONCENTRATION*
(courses fulfill the educational requirements for licensure as a Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor in Texas)

HDCN 6353 Treatment of Addictions: Counseling Methods and Psychopharmacology 

*Plus any two additional electives

CHILD & ADOLESCENT ELECTIVE CONCENTRATION 
(the following courses may help fulfill the educational requirements for certification as a Registered Play Therapist. See a4pt.org for certification requirements)

HDCN 6323 Pre-Adolescent and Adolescent Counseling: Play Therapy

HDCN 6325 Therapeutic Parenting: Family Play and Child/Adolescent Parent Relationship Therapy

HDCN 6343 Child Counseling: Play Therapy

THE ART & SCIENCE OF TRAUMA TREATMENT ELECTIVE CONCENTRATION *

HDCN 6344 The Art of Trauma Treatment: Expressive, Somatic & Experiential Methods

HDCN 6338 The Science of Interpersonal Neurobiology & Trauma Counseling

*Plus any one additional elective

LGBTQ+ AFFIRMATIVE THERAPY ELECTIVE CONCENTRATION

HDCN 6355 Affirmative Therapy with LGBTQ+ Individuals: Advocacy Across the Lifespan

HDCN 6356 Affirmative Therapy with Transgender and GN-C Clients

HDCN 6317 Affirmative Theories and Practices in Couple and Family Counseling

ADDITIONAL ELECTIVES

HDCN 6311 Couples Therapy*

HDCN 6314 Sexual Counseling and Therapy*

HDCN 6317 Affirmative Theories and Practices in Couple and Family Counseling*

*Course fulfills requirements for the Marriage, Couple, and Family CACREP-Accredited Specialty area and can be taken as electives by students in the Clinical Mental Health or School Counseling Specialty areas.