Mental Health
Welcome
If you are interested in helping people reach their potential, develop problem solving skills, and build fulfilling lives, a career in mental health could be a perfect fit for you. As a mental health professional, employment settings can range from residential facilities to individual counseling. Mental health jobs are projected to increase as our population ages and stresses of living in our complex society increases.
Mission Statement
The mission of the Mental Health Program is to provide effective academic course work, classroom training and hands-on work experience in community social service agencies. This three-fold program is designed to increase the opportunities for employment and/or advancement in social welfare, governmental and community service agencies.
Services Provided
The Mental Health Associate Program prepares students to work with children, adolescents, and adults in helping them solve their problems. While in the program, students are placed in community agencies in order to apply what they have learned in the classroom.
The Mental Health Program includes a foundation of courses that provide a framework for the mental health associate's degree as well as further specialization in substance abuse/addictions and youth counseling. Each specialization may be in the form of a one-year certificate and/or a two-year Associate in Applied Science (A.A.S.) degree.
Substance Abuse/Addictions specialization provides training and courses for persons working toward Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor (LCDC) certification and/or those persons interested in working in areas of substance abuse/addiction with children, adolescents or adults. The substance abuse/addiction curriculum prepares persons for entry-level employment in the field of addictionology as well as fulfills needs of those currently working in the field of substance abuse.
Youth Counseling specialization emphasizes course work needed for employees or future employees in children/adolescent facilities. The curriculum addresses the needs and skills of persons in daily work with children/adolescents with emotional problems.
Successful completion of these programs opens doors to employment or a better position in social welfare, governmental and community service agencies. Graduates can make significant contributions wherever people are employed to help others with social and mental health-related situations.
For More Information
Please contact Paul Gonzales, Program Director/Instructor at CSC E-141, (254) 299-8728 or email pgonzales@mclennan.edu for more information