Mental Health - Montgomery College - Rockville MD

Mental Health from Montgomery College - Rockville MD is a Campus Associate Counseling degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. This curriculum is designed to educate a mental health generalist who is trained for a variety of related occupations, rather than for a specific job. Students study a core of general education subjects combined with specialized courses related to a wide spectrum of human services. Part of the curriculum consists of supervised field experiences in several different kinds of agencies and institutions in the field of human services such as those in mental health, mental retardation, gerontology, drugs and alcohol rehabilitation, corrections, and school systems, and in culturally disadvantaged areas. The mental health associate curriculum has three objectives: (1) to prepare the career student who wants a technical curriculum for immediate paid employment upon graduation, (2) to provide the transfer student with an adequate and yet flexible background so that study may be continued in the field of psychology or some allied field such as sociology or social work, and (3) to permit a student to continue with an education on a part-time basis, while being gainfully employed. In addition to the general requirements for admission to the College, applicants will be interviewed by the coordinator of the mental health associate curriculum. Personal characteristics such as maturity, aptitude, motivation, previous experience, and evidence of ability to complete the curriculum will be considered. Program Outcomes for the Mental Health A.A.S. Degree Upon completion of this program a student will be able to: Demonstrate an understanding of the history of the mental health movement as it relates to human service professionals. Demonstrate an understanding of the current trends in the delivery of human services. Demonstrate an understanding of the characteristics of the effective human service professionals. Apply interview and related skills to demonstrate that they can communicate effectively in verbal and written language. Synthesize skills and knowledge learned in class. Apply skills learned through agency paper assignment and be able to communicate effectively in verbal and written language. Demonstrate an understanding of group dynamics theory. Demonstrate an understanding of the role of art and creativity in expressive arts therapies. Apply non-verbal communication skills to fieldwork. Demonstrate an understanding of leadership skills and the application of current group methods. Apply skills learned from fieldwork assignment and to communicate effectively through verbal and written language. View more details on Montgomery College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Counseling courses.