"Join us as we explore the complexity of behaviors and the implications of applied and theoretical research to a multitude of areas, including; social life, mental wellness, and predicting behavioral patterns. Many of our graduates can become certified counselors, therapists or psychiatrists and researchers or forensic investigators."

-Dr. Cecil Hutto, Interim Department Head for Behavioral Sciences
(318) 342-1246 Main Office  -  chutto@ulm.edu
Engage...Enlighten...Enhance

The Behavioral Sciences Department is organized into three distinct programs: Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy, and Psychology. Each program provides unique academic and career opportunities.  

• Counseling - Acquire the training and skills to help others lead healthy and productive lives.  You can earn your degree in:
  - Master of Science in Counseling with a concentration in Clinical Mental Health Counseling
  - Master of Science in Counseling with a concentration in School Counseling
  
  Community Counseling Clinic
  

• Marriage and Family Therapy - Gain from our proven methods of foundational and systemically oriented educational approaches to clinical practice, scholarship, and ethics.  You can earn your degree in:
  - Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy
  - Doctorate of Philosphy in Marriage and Family Therapy
  - Doctorate of Philosphy with a non-clinical concentration in Creative Systemic Studies, fully online
  
  MFT Clinic & Special Initiatives
  - MFT Clinic
  - CIRCULUS: Innovations for Creative Transformation
  - Don D. Jackson Archive
  - Special Programs
  - ULM HELPS 
  
  
  
•  Psychology – Join us in the scientific study of behavior, both animal and human. Psychology is a very board and diverse discipline that ranges from studies of brain function to studies of behavior.  You can earn your degree in:
  - Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
  - Master of Science in Psychology - General concentration
  - Master of Science in Psychology - Forensic concentration
  - Master of Science in Psychology - Psychometrics concentration
  
  Special Initiative  
  - Social Sciences Research Lab
  

For further information and application materials: Main Office Strauss Hall #306 700 University Avenue Monroe, LA 71209 (318) 342-1246 Gateway to Online Degrees (GOLD) 1-877-ULM-ONLINE  (318) 342-DEGREE Admissions (Undergraduate Studies) 800-372-5127 (318) 342-5430 Graduate School 800-372-5127 (318) 342-1036 Financial Aid (318) 342-5320

News & Announcements Follow us on Facebook!  Counseling Center   CEHD Culture Connection ULM Marriage and Family Therapy (programs)   Marriage and Family Therapy Clinic  MFT Online PHD                 ULM HELPS     Be sure to check out the CEHD Bayou Reflections Newsletter, Fall 2012 edition.   Web link Online training now available on MOODLE The one-hour Question Persuade Refer (QPR) training provides participants with the tools needed to help save a life in the case of a possible suicide attempt. Read the ULM News Brief To begin training, ULM students, faculty, and staff can visit http://moodle.ulm.edu/course/search.php?search=QPR Hillary Keeney, Ph.D., Adjunct Faculty in Marriage and Family Therapy, ULM and Distinguished Visiting Professor in Psychology, Benemerita Universidad Autonoma de Puebla, Mexico and Bradford Keeney, Ph.D., Professor of Marriage and Family Therapy and Hanna Spyker Eminent Scholars Chair in Education, have two new academic articles published in The Qualitative Report, a journal on qualitative research methods.  Their articles are entitled, “Recursive Frame Analysis: Reflections on the Development of a Qualitative Research Model” and “Recursive Frame Analysis: A Practitioner’s Tool for Mapping Therapeutic Conversation”.  MFT Clinic New Location!  We want to welcome you to our beautifully renovated clinic now located in  500 Bayou Drive Strauss Hall #112 Monroe, LA 71209 Contact us for more information at our new number 342-5678 Download our flyer and map here For more news information visit:   What is Happening in CEHD