Community Mental Health & Mental Health Counseling (M.S.)
The Graduate Program in Community Mental Health offers a unique, competency-based curriculum that is specifically designed to prepare individuals to perform a wide variety of clinical and administrative roles in integrated community mental health and substance abuse treatment for adults and children, youth, and families. PCMH is targeted to a diverse group of students:
- Mental health and substance abuse staff who wish to advance to a master's level of practice and professional licensure
- Staff updating their education and understanding of state-of-the-art practices, service management, program development, and program evaluation
- Individuals working in related human service, educational, medical, or corrections fields providing support to children or adults with mental health concerns
- Mental health and substance abuse service consumers, in recovery, and family members who are interested in becoming professional service providers
- Individuals interested in a career change to the behavioral health and/or substance abuse field
The M.S.in community mental health consists of a minimum of 48 credits, including the 22-credit certificate course sequence and 26 credits of advanced course work. The 60-credit mental health counseling track, within the Master of Science, requires at least four additional courses. All classes meet one weekend a month.
Courses are 3 credits unless otherwise indicated
- PCMH 682 Human Development
- PCMH 662 Internship II
- PCMH 665 Program Evaluation and Systems Research
- PCMH 666 Professional Affairs and Ethics
- PCMH 667 Community and Systems: Analysis, Consultation and Change
- PCMH 690 Master’s Project (2 Credits)
Three of the following courses are required, depending on the specialization
(Courses are 3 credits unless otherwise indicated.)
- PCMH Orientation and Immersion Weekend (no credit)
- PCMH 600 Overview Of Behavioral Health Services
- PCMH 610 Helping Relationships
- PCMH 615 Practicum (1 Credit)
- PCMH 680 Diagnosis and Assessment
- PCMH 621 Community Resources & Rehabilitations
Students must complete one of the following two sets of courses:
- PCMH 635 Clinical Skills I: Integrated Community Mental Health Treatment for Children, Youth and Families
- PCMH 636 Clinical Skills II: Integrated Community Mental Health Treatment for Children, Youth and Families
or
- PCMH 645 Clinical Skills I: Integrated Community Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services for Adults with Psychiatric Disabilities
- PCMH 646 Clinical Skills II: Integrated Community Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services for Adults with Psychiatric Disabilities
- PCMH 650 Internship I
Courses are 3 credits unless otherwise indicated
- PCMH 682 Human Development
- PCMH 662 Internship II
- PCMH 665 Program Evaluation and Systems Research
- PCMH 666 Professional Affairs and Ethics
- PCMH 667 Community and Systems: Analysis, Consultation and Change
- PCMH 690 Master’s Project (2 Credits)
Three of the following courses are required, depending on the specialization
- PCMH 672 Management of Behavioral Health Services
- PCMH 675 Co-occurring Issues for Children and Families
- PCMH 676 Physiology of Addictions and Psychopharmacology
- PCMH 689 Early Childhood and Infant Mental Health
- PCMH 692 Elders:Mental Health/Substance Abuse
Southern New Hampshire University programs are accredited by:
- Accreditation Commission for Programs in Hospitality Administration
- American Culinary Federation Educational Institute
- Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs
- European Council for Business Education
- New England Association of Schools and Colleges
- New Hampshire Postsecondary Education Commission
- New Hampshire State Department of Education for Teacher Certification
- North American Society for Sport Management