The three-year, 60-semester unit Master of Science in Counseling Psychology Program at CSUB trains students to meet the community need for ethical, competent, and adaptable mental health professionals. It is designed to satisfy the academic requirements of the California Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS) statutory requirements, Section 4980.36 of the Business and Professions Code (BPC), for the California License in Marriage and Family Therapy (LMFT) as well as 4999.33 for the Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC). Students receive broad training that prepares them for work in diverse and changing settings. Training particularly focuses on the counseling process and therapeutic relationship. The well-trained counselor will understand that: <br><br>Counseling involves the application of skills that facilitate the counseling process,<br>The counseling relationship is central to effective therapeutic intervention,<br>Counselors creatively use their knowledge, skills, and experiences to create an environment where clients can make positive change,<br>Clients adaptive and maladaptive functioning is determined by multiple factors including individual, familial and cultural influences, and<br>Training and education in counseling is a lifelong process that begins in graduate school and continues throughout the counselor's professional career.