Community Mental Health

Catalog description

Community mental health agencies play an essential role in providing mental health services to the un-served and underserved populations. This course provides an overview of emerging issues in mental health counseling, environmental challenges, and current approaches to comprehensive treatment and support services. Students will examine the foundations of community mental health counseling, the people served, and the history and current state of public and private systems of care. Students will also apply theories to community mental health and the Recovery Oriented Care model.