Community Counseling

Catalog description

The fundamental concern of community counseling involves increasing client functioning by providing ways to integrate professional services that accommodate individuals and communities in meeting mental health and social needs. The areas of application can include mental health agencies, organizations and work settings, businesses, families, schools, courts, hospitals, the military, churches, and social institutions. The general goal is for students to learn to promote positive changes, mental health, and empowerment at individual and systemic levels that impact the person and families within community entities.