Current PCMH sites

Applications are being accepted for

Anchorage, Alaska
Brunswick, Maine - New Site: Classes beginning in May 2010
Manchester, New Hampshire
Burlington, Vermont
All Wisconsin Cohorts - With sites in Madison, Waukesha, and Wausau.

Anchorage, Alaska

Applications are being accepted for the Alaska 6 cohort scheduled to begin classes in ebruary 2010. Accepted and potential students may, with permission from the program, take up to 9 credits while waiting for their cohort to begin. Specializations are offered in Integrated Community Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment for:

Adults
Children, Youth & Families

Inquiries and early applications are welcome. Contact Jeanne Zimmerman for more information or print your own forms and apply now. If your agency is interested in hosting an information sessions please contact Susan Maslack or Jeanne Zimmerman. You may also call 800.730.5542 to reach program staff.

Ongoing cohorts: Alaska 5: If you are interested in taking classes for continuing education or licensing credit please review the Alaska class schedules and contact Sarah Chausse for registration information.

Licensing: In Alaska, PCMH has been reviewed by the Board of Professional Counselors and found to meet the educational requirements for licensure as a professional counselor. Licensure also requires post-graduate supervised practice and passing the state or national counseling exam. PCMH offers additional coursework, if needed, based on student interest. For more information about licensure and credentialling please contact your state agency or Annamarie Cioffari or call 800.730.5542.

Partnerships: PCMH collaborated closely with the Alaska Division of Behavioral Health, the Alaska Mental Health Board, and has reached out to behavioral health and substance abuse service agencies and advocacy groups throughout the state so as to be responsive to the educational and staff development needs of the entire service system. System-wide feedback has been very favorable and supportive. Walter Majorus, former Director of the Alaska Division of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities stated "The Division encourages programs that produce graduates with professional expertise to work with people with mental illness. The graduate Program in Community Mental Health is one of several accredited masters degree programs operating within the state which leads graduates toward eligibility for licensure. Alaska, like many other states, is experiencing a shortage of qualified professional clinicians and strongly encourages students interested in the mental health field to pursue this and other programs." Numerous students receive tuition reimbursement from their agencies of employment as well as funds from the Federal and Alaska Student Loan Programs.

Brunswick, Maine

Applications are being accepted for the Brunswick 1 cohort scheduled to begin classes in May 2010. Accepted and potential students may, with permission from the program, take up to 9 credits while waiting for their cohort to begin. Specializations are offered in Integrated Community Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment for:

Adults
Children, Youth & Families

Ongoing cohorts: Brunswick 1 is our first Maine cohort. While waiting for it to begin you may also take classes on campus in Manchester, NH. If you are interested in taking classes for continuing education or licensing credit please review the Manchester class schedules and contact Sarah Chausse for registration information.

Licensing: The Mental Health Counseling track (a minimum of 60 credits with supplemental electives) is designed to help individual students prepare for licensure as a Licensed Professional Counselor and Licensed Clinical Mental health counselor in the state of Maine. Licensure also requires post-graduate supervised practice and passing the state or national counseling exam. PCMH offers additional coursework, if needed, based on student interest. For more information about licensure and credentialling please contact your state agency or Annamarie Cioffari or call 800.730.5542.

Manchester, New Hampshire
Applications are being accepted for the Manchester 9 cohort scheduled to begin classes in September of 2010 with Specializations in Integrated Community Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment for:

Adults
Children, Youth & Families

Inquiries and early applications are welcome. Accepted students may, with permission from the program, take up to 9 credits while waiting for their cohort to begin. Contact Jeanne Zimmerman for more information or print your own forms and apply now. If your agency is interested in hosting an information sessions please contact Susan Maslack or Jeanne Zimmerman. You may also call 800.730.5542 to reach program staff.

Ongoing cohorts: Manchester 5; Manchester 6; Manchester 7; Manchester 8: If you are interested in taking classes for continuing education or licensing credit please review the New New Hampshire class schedules and contact Sarah Chausse for registration information.

Licensing: PCMH offers integrated courses and supplemental coursework in counseling content areas to help prepare students for licensure as mental health counselors. Although state regulations vary, licensure requires postgraduate supervised practice and passing a state or national counseling exam. The Community Mental Health Counseling Track [a total of 60 credits], offered in NH within the Master of Science in Community Mental Health & Mental Health Counseling, prepares students for pursuit of licensure as mental health counselors. For more information about licensure and credentialling please contact your state agency or Annamarie Cioffari or call 800.730.5542.

Partnerships: PCMH has been collaborating with the New Hampshire Department of Health & Human services, Division of Behavioral Health Services and state and local agencies to determine workforce training and education needs specific to New Hampshire.

Burlington, Vermont
Applications are being accepted for the Burlington, VT 11 cohort, scheduled to begin classes in Fall 2010*, with Specializations in Integrated Community Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment for:

Adults
Children, Youth & Families

Inquiries and early applications are welcome. *Qualified applicants will be accepted into this cohort through the fall of 2010. Accepted students may, with permission from the program, take up to 9 credits while waiting for their cohort to begin. Contact Jeanne Zimmerman for more information or print your own forms and apply now. If your agency is interested in hosting an information sessions please contact Susan Maslack or Jeanne Zimmerman. You may also call 800.730.5542 to reach program staff.

Ongoing cohorts: Vermont 9; Vermont 10: If you are interested in taking classes for continuing education or licensing credit please review the Vermont class schedules and contact Sarah Chausse for registration information.

Licensing: In Vermont, PCMH has been reviewed by the mental health counseling section of the Allied Mental Health Board and found to meet the educational requirements for licensure as a mental health counselor. Licensure also may require postgraduate supervised practice, and passing the National Counseling Exam. For more information about licensure and credentialling please contact Annamarie Cioffari at a.cioffari@snhu.edu or 800.730.5542.

Partnerships: The graduate Program in Community Mental Health has worked closely with the Vermont Division of Mental Health and Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Programs, within the Department of health. The VT Division of Mental Health [DMH] was one of the founding sponsors of the program and has viewed PCMH as a significant partner for work force development. DMH was integrally involved in developing the curriculum and competencies for the specializations in clinical services for adults with psychiatric disabilities and clinical services for children and adolescents with serious emotional disturbances and their families.

In 1998 the Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Programs helped sponsor the development of a third set of competencies and a concomitant specialization in integrated mental health and substance abuse services for persons with co-occurring psychiatric disabilities and substance abuse disorders. Both Divisions have provided ongoing feedback on curriculum, input on work force development priorities, and support for the recruitment of qualified students, including scholarships funds for staff, service recipients, and family members interested in obtaining the M.S. degree. PCMH continues to work in collaboration with the larger human services system in VT, including the new Department of Children, Youth and Families, the Children's Upstream Services Initiative, and the Department of Corrections.

Madison, Waukesha & Wausau, Wisconsin
Applications are being accepted for the:

Wausau 3 Cohort - Fall 2009 (1st class meets in November 2009; qualified applicants accepted through January 2010)
Waukesha Area 8 Cohort - September 2010

with Specializations in Integrated Community Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment for:

Adults
Children, Youth, and Families

Inquiries and early applications are welcome. Accepted students may, with permission from the program, take up to 9 credits while waiting for their cohort to begin. Contact Jeanne Zimmerman for more information or print your own forms and apply now. If your agency is interested in hosting an information sessions please contact Susan Maslack or Jeanne Zimmerman . You may also call 800.730.5542 to reach program staff.

Ongoing cohorts: Milwaukee 6; Milwaukee 7; Wausau 2; Madison 5: If you are interested in taking classes for continuing education or licensing credit please review the Wisconsin class schedules and contact Sarah Chausse for registration information.

Licensing:PCMH has been found to meet the educational requirements for licensure as a professional counselor by the Wisconsin Department of Regulation and Licensing. In addition, the Master of Science Degree in Community Mental Health has been approved by the Wisconsin Certification Board's criteria for accreditation as an academically-based program, encompassing the required areas for Substance Use Disorder Counselor certification. Licensure also requires additional coursework, postgraduate supervised practice, and passing the National Counseling Exam. PCMH offers the additional coursework, based on student interest.

For more information about licensure and credentialling please contact Annamarie Cioffari at a.cioffari@snhu.edu or 800.730.5542.
PCMH is fully accredited by the New England Association for Schools and Colleges [NEAS&C] and is approved by the State of Wisconsin Approval Board in meeting all curriculum, faculty, student services, administrative support, and facilities standards.

Partnerships: Within Wisconsin, state and county mental health support for PCMH has been strong. The program is viewed as highly relevant to the current service system as well as to the future workforce needs of the field. This support has been evident in the level of scholarship support to sites [from the Wisconsin Bureau of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, the Milwaukee County Division of Behavioral Health, and other local agencies] and the willingness of local programs to encourage their staff to enroll, as well as in the career opportunities available to staff completing the program.

S. Sinikka [McCabe] Santala, Administrator, Division of Disability and Elder Services, Department of Health and Family Services, and former Director of the Wisconsin Bureau of Community Mental Health, notes:

"The employers of the students here in Wisconsin are enormously pleased with what the students learn....supervisors also report a marked improvement in students' attitude and level of confidence as a result of the classes. This is great. Keep up the excellent work!"

Mary Jo Meyers, PCMH Alumna and Deputy Director, Wrap Around Milwaukee

"The families of Wraparound Milwaukee have benefited greatly from the quality education provided to the students attending this graduate program....It has influenced and shaped the present leaders in our local system of care. Many graduates have moved on to be supervisors, program managers, community-based therapists, quality assurance specialists, and trainers utilizing the values and principles taught within the program."

Robin Lickel, alumna in Madison

"I am so proud to be a part of this program and telling our community about it. Each class has been an exciting challenge and the instructors have been fun and interesting. I've really appreciated the opportunity to be a part of it."