Mental Health Certificate

Mental Health Certificate Overview

The Mental Health certificate prepares Human Service or other helping professionals for entry-level work in the behavioral health field. Graduates of this program will be trained to offer the following entry-level supervised mental health services: Individual and group counseling; assessment; case planning; client services support; documentation; and community service outreach and referrals for individuals and families.

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Job Growth and Wages

Labor Stats: According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment of mental health counselors is projected to grow 23 percent from 2016 to 2026, much faster than the average for all occupations. The average salary for ranges from approximately $43,270 per year in Massachusetts.
Job Titles
Client Support Worker

Case-worker

Community based recovery facilitator

Direct care specialist working with children and adolescents

Direct-care support/recovery specialist

Program assistant

Family support worker

Entry-level case worker

Addiction recovery support worker

Direct care staff
Local Employers
Brien Center - Women's Recovery Home, Adult Day Health program

Berkshire Children and Families

Berkshire County ARC

Service Net

Construct

Louison House

Clinical Stabilization Services

Clean Slate

Group homes

United Cerebral Palsy

Full-Time Schedule

SEMESTER 1
Group Work and Professional Development
Intro to Psychology
Human Service Methods
English Composition I
Introduction to Mental Health Counseling

SEMESTER 2
Interviewing and Counsleing
Field Work Practicum I and Seminar I
Human Growth and Development
Abnormal Psychology

Talented faculty who work in the field, know what students will encounter in the profession, and send them out with the skills necessary to do the work.

Mental Health Certificate