Forensic and Correctional Mental Health Counseling

Learning to apply psychology to questions and issues relating to the law and legal system affords many career opportunities.  In fact, over the next decade, a continued steady employment growth rate is expected in the forensic and correctional mental health field. 

Master's level clinicians find employment in a variety of clinical settings. With a customized degree from Palo Alto University, graduates will be well prepared to seek employment in:

• correctional settings
• hospitals
• community mental health programs
• sex offender treatment programs
• probation and parole departments
• law enforcement
• juvenile justice programs
• substance abuse treatment programs
• jail diversion programs, such as behavioral, drug, and mental health courts

Specific roles may include:

administration * case management *  court liaison * jury consultant * sex offender or substance abuse counselor *  corrections officer * jury consultant * probation officer * researcher * private practitioner

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