CIP: 51.1599
Degree: Career Studies Certificate, CSC
Program Code: 221-482-01
Program Length: 1 Year- 2 Semesters
Minimum Credits: 30

Program Advisor:

Seth Helmandollar 
276.964.7385

 

Program Requirements & Special Conditions: 

Students must have completed the Mental Health, AAS program of study to pursue this program. 

MEN 190 and MEN 196 are corequisites and must be take in the same semester. All students who plan to pursue a degree or certification in Human Services are required to complete an additional 120-hour practicum in a setting relevant to this area. 

Students will secure their own practicum prior to the start of their MEN 190 and MEN 196 classes. All practicum sites must be approved by the Human Services Mental Health Program Chair. Students must complete 100 hours in their practicum site. Students seeking a certificate in Grief and Bereavement and Grief Counseling must secure a practicum in the area of bereavement, grief, or a hospice facility. 

Students must take HMS 100, HMS 106 and MEN 101 prior to enrolling in the practicum courses MEN 190 and MEN 196. 

Students may be subjected to criminal background and sex offender registry checks and a TB screening as a condition of their placement in a training/practicum site. Students will be expected to cover any costs incurred for these procedures. This may also be required as a condition of employment. 

 

Occupational Objectives: 

Pursue entry level employment in areas where individuals may be experiencing mourning, grief, bereavement, and loss of a loved one. 

Abrupt, unexpected loss due to illness or injuries. 

Long-term service provision to these individuals in a one on one, group, or family setting in which the loved one is in hospice or palliative care. 

Understanding the coping mechanisms available based on multicultural competence(i.e, spirituality) of the family that is being served.