Students are required to attend scheduled field work seminars. Only open to students in the Mental Health Certificate Program. This course offers students an opportunity to explore topics specific to the delivery of mental health services in community settings. The course will familiarize students with the conceptual framework of clinical and administrative functions related to direct client care. Community practitioners will be invited to share experiences in order to enable the students to begin integrating the conceptual framework with actual practices.
Students continue to develop skills in the helping relationship.
Concepts of community organization are introduced. Students will learn about the dynamics within families, including communication patterns and styles and different roles of the family members. Functional and dysfunctional family systems will be compared and contrasted. The role of the human services worker in facilitating family interventions will be integrated throughout the course. The course will focus on the process of conducting an assessment and goal setting.