{"id":1098,"date":"2026-03-11T14:52:47","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T18:52:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/psychology\/?page_id=1098"},"modified":"2026-03-12T09:49:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T13:49:37","slug":"curriculum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/psychology\/graduate-programs\/mental-health-counseling-ma\/curriculum\/","title":{"rendered":"Curriculum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\" id=\"h-mental-health-counseling-m-a\">Mental Health Counseling, M.A.<\/h1>\n\n\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><nav class=\"is-responsive wp-block-navigation is-layout-flex wp-block-navigation-is-layout-flex\" aria-label=\"Menu\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/navigation\" 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