Mental Health Skills Certificate
The certificate program in mental health skills is an innovative program designed to teach students the kinds of applied skills necessary for successful entry-level employment in clinical settings.
- Demonstrate basic counseling interviewing skills.
- Identify DSM diagnosis from client case description.
- Develop behavior change project.
- Understand the implications of psychological assessment, theories of psychotherapy, or health psychology for the work of human services and mental health professionals.
- psychology for the work of human services and mental health professionals.\\nUnderstand the diversity of experiences and perspectives of the people who human services and mental health professionals will work with.
- Understand the issues and problems that human services and mental health professional will address in their work.
Requirements for the Mental Health Skills Certificate
1. Minimum GPA of 3.0 in the courses completed for the certificate.
2. Students must submit a portfolio for review and approval.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| PSYC 330 | Interviewing | 3 |
| PSYC 360 | Psychopathology | 3 |
| PSYC 431 | Counseling Psychology | 3 |
| Elective Psychology Course | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Psychological Assessment | ||
| Theories of Psychotherapy | ||
| Health Psychology | ||
| Elective Courses Outside Psychology | ||
| Select three credits from the Group A list of courses, and three credits from the Group B list of courses. | ||
| Group A | 3 | |
Consistent with the American Psychological Assocition Guidelines for the Undergraduate Psychology Major, Group A courses address the diversity of experiences and perspectives of the people who human services and mental health professionals will work with. | ||
| Communication and Gender | ||
or WGSS 315 | Communication and Gender (Same As COMM 315) | |
| Communication and Ethnicity | ||
or ETHN 363 | Communication and Ethnicity (Same As COMM 363) | |
| Intercultural Communication | ||
or ETHN 365 | Intercultural Communication (Same As COMM 365) | |
| Contemporary Moral Problems | ||
| Race and Ethnic Relations in the U.S. | ||
or ETHN 206 | Race and Ethnic Relations in the U.S. | |
| Gender and Society | ||
or WGSS 213 | Gender and Society (Same As SOCA 213) | |
| Latinas/os in U.S. | ||
or ETHN 363 | Communication and Ethnicity (Same As COMM 363) | |
| Class, Status, and Power | ||
| Race, Crime, Law | ||
or SOCA 365 | Race, Crime, Law (Same As CRMJ 365) | |
| Women, Crime and Criminal Justice | ||
or WGSS 366 | Women, Crime and Criminal Justice | |
| Gender, Race, Class and Sexualities in the Media | ||
or WGSS 463 | Gender, Race, Class and Sexualities in the Media (Same As COMM 463) | |
| Latinos(as) and the Law | ||
or CRMJ 367 | Latinos(as) and the Law | |
| Women, Power and Politics | ||
| Group B | 3 | |
Consistent with the American Psychological Assocition Guidelines for the Undergraduate Psychology Major, Group B courses cover different issues and problems that human services and mental health professionals will work with. | ||
| Family Violence | ||
or SOCA 305 | Family Violence (Same As CRMJ 305) | |
| Ethics in the Criminal Justice System | ||
| Marriage and Family | ||
| Social Issues in Substance Use and Abuse | ||
| Juvenile Delinquency and Juvenile Justice | ||
or SOCA 234 | Juvenile Delinquency and Juvenile Justice (Same As CRMJ 234) | |
| Sociology of Mental Illness | ||
| Death and Dying | ||
| Social Gerontology | ||
| Total Credits | 18 | |
Students must also submit a portfolio for review and approval, and have a minimum GPA of 3.0 in the completed courses. For further information about the program, contact one of the program advisors: Dr. Snyder or Dr. Carlstrom.
University Requirements for Undergraduate Certificates
Course work in a certificate must be completed with a minimum 2.00 GPA. Departments or programs may require a higher GPA.
A minimum of 9 credits in a certificate program must be taken at UW-Parkside. Individual departments and programs may require more than 9 credits to be taken at UW-Parkside.