Bachelor of Science in Mental Health and Human Services
PROGRAM OBJECTIVES/LEARNING OUTCOMES:
The program is designed in response to a statewide need for enhanced community-based services and provides students interested in working within the human services, mental health and substance abuse rehabilitation professions with skills, knowledge and best practices of the field. The curriculum includes general education courses in combination with mental health, substance abuse and human services courses. The degree program culminates with an internship experience. Upon completion of the degree, graduates will be able to:
- provide the current best practices applicable to work in the behavioral health and human services fields
- implement and provide client community support, case management, crisis services, psycho-social rehabilitation practices and assessment and planning documentation to meet the demands for community based outreach, prevention and treatment programs
- write individual treatment and service plans
- identify and deal directly with the signs and symptoms of mental health problems through prevention, symptom control education and crisis intervention
- provide walk-in and triage services, mobile outreach and consultation services
- utilize a variety of counseling techniques to help clients solve their problems and deal effectively with issues related to their illness and other environmentally induced situations
- address ethical issues related to behavioral health and human services practices and policies
- find employment as a professional and or supervisor in their chosen field and/or continue their education at the graduate level
- become fully certified as Mental Health Rehabilitation/Community providers and/or Alcohol and Drug Counselors
ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS:
- high school graduation
- satisfactory SAT scores-applicants are never denied admission based solely on the basis of test scores
- acceptable class standing in high school with a preferable college preparatory program
- demonstrated proficienty in reading, writing and mathematics
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES:
Mental health and human services graduates have employment opportunities in the areas of crisis services, case management, counseling, psychosocial rehabilitation, supported employment, special education, early childhood services and other community-based outreach, prevention and treatment programs. The program curriculum includes the courses required for the Mental Health Rehabilitation Technician/Community certification. The program prepares students for State certification as Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselors.
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS:
GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:
- COMMUNICATION: 3 credit hours from COM101, 102, 104, or 106
- ENGLISH: 6 credit hours from ENG101 and ENG317W
- FINE ARTS: 3 credit hours from ARH105, 106; ART211, DRA101, 265, 280; INT129; MUS123, 160, 180, 333, 334
- HUMANITIES: 6 credit hours from ENG102W and one of the following: any art history course; ART211; DRA101, 265, 280; any literature; any HTY; any humanities course; MUS110, 113, 117, 120, 123, 124, 131, 160, 180, 223, 333, 334; any PHI; POS390; WST101W
- MATHEMATICS: 6 credit hours from MAT100 (or higher) and MAT115 or SSC320
- NATURAL SCIENCE: 7-8 credit hours from any descriptive science and any laboratory science
- SOCIAL SCIENCE: 12 credit hours from PSY100, 308; SOC 101, 201
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS:
- MAJOR REQUIREMENTS: 21 credit hours from HUS101, 125, 212, 308, 349; PSY330; SOC305
- MAJOR ELECTIVES: 27 credit hours from HUS130, 160, 215, 220, 221, 224, 233, 240, 261, 323, 326, 328, 352; JUS277; PSY218, 220, 232, 315, 345, 350, 400; SOC319, 340; SSC318, 331, 332, 450
OR - ADDICTION COUNSELING CONCENTRATION: 27 credit hours from HUS326; PSY229, 232; SSC318, 331, 332 and 9 credit hours to be selected from major electives above.
- INTERNSHIPS: 14 credit hours from HUS460, 461, 462, 463
- ELECTIVES: 15 credit hours
Bachelor of Science in Mental Health and Human Services Sample Curriculum
FIRST YEAR
| First Semester | Second Semester | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Course | Hours | Course | Hours |
| COMXXX Performance-based Communications | 3 | ENG102W Introduction to Literature | 3 |
| ENG101 College Writing | 3 | PSY218 Community Mental Health Care or HUS224 Fund. of Community Prac. & Involvement | 3 |
| HUS101 Introduction to Social Service Systems | 3 | PSY232 Crisis Counseling | 3 |
| MAT100 Mathematics & Its Applications | 3 | PSY100 Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| SOC101 Introduction to Psychology | 3 | XXXXXX Fine Arts Elective | 3 |
| TOTAL HOURS | 15 | TOTAL HOURS | 15 |
SECOND YEAR
| Third Semester | Fourth Semester | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Course | Hours | Course | Hours |
| PSY330 Interviewing & Counseling | 3 | HUS210 Career Exp. in Social & Rehab. Services | 4 |
| SOC201 Social Problems | 3 | HUS212 Case Management | 3 |
| SOC305 Group Process | 3 | PSY220 Psychosocial Rehabilitation or HUS215 Introduction to Therapeutic Activities | 3 |
| XXXXXX Laboratory Science | 4 | PSY308 Human Development | 3 |
| XXXXXX Humanities Elective | 3 | XXXXXX General Elective | 3 |
| TOTAL HOURS | 16 | TOTAL HOURS | 16 |
THIRD YEAR
| Fifth Semester | Sixth Semester | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Course | Hours | Course | Hours |
| ENG317W Advanced Technical Writing | 3 | HUS326 Chemical Dependency Counseling | 3 |
HUS125 Chemical Dependency OR | 3 | PSY345 Problems & Interventions in Childhood OR SSC318 Adolescence, Substance Abuse & Criminality | 3 |
| PSY350 Mental Health & Aging | 3 | SOC319 Social Gerontology OR PSY400 Abnormal Psychology | 3 |
| SSC320 Research Methods in the Social Sciences | 3 | SSC331 Sub. Abuse Counseling for Special Populations OR JUS277 Violence in the Family | 3 |
| XXXXXX General Elective | 3 | XXXXXX General Elective | 3 |
| TOTAL HOURS | 15 | TOTAL HOURS | 15 |
FOURTH YEAR
| Seventh Semester | Eighth Semester | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Course | Hours | Course | Hours |
| HUS308 Assessment and Planning | 3 | HUS463 Internship in Mental Health & Human Services & Human Services | 12 |
| HUS349 Supervision in Health & Human Services | 3 | XXXXXX Elective | 3 |
| HUS460 Internship Seminar | 2 | ||
| SSC332 Addiction & The Family | 3 | ||
| XXXXXX Science Elective | 3-4 | ||
| TOTAL HOURS | 14-15 | TOTAL HOURS | 15 |
Students entering at the junior level are expected to complete prerequisite courses. Students seeking the Mental Health Rehabilitation Technician/Community Certificate must take PSY218, PSY220 and HUS233.