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The Human Services Technology/Mental Health Concentration prepares students for job opportunities in the mental health field. The curriculum enables students to understand culturally and emotionally challenged, developmentally disabled, and addicted clients through a variety of models and diagnoses.
Students will take course work which includes a history of the mental health movement, current developments and future trends, and theoretical models affecting individual development and behavior in a diverse client population. Fieldwork experiences provide opportunities for application of knowledge in agency and institutional settings.
Graduates should qualify for positions in mental health treatment centers serving a diverse, multicultural client population in public and private settings. Graduates are able to work with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities in providing a therapeutic arena of care.
Program Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of the Human Services Technology/Mental Health Technology degree, the graduate should be able to:
- Implement general clinical skills necessary for working with clients with mental health and co-occurring disorders
- Implement general skills for identifying bio-psychosocial stressors that contribute to mental health disorders and matching clients with available community resources
- Implement general clinical skills and empathetic attitude necessary to treat clients with mental health disorders
Note: All or some of the courses in this program may transfer to a 4-year institution. Please see your advisor and/or transfer institution of interest.
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