Mental Health Services Minor

The Mental Health Services minor requires 15 hours and offers preparation for entry-level positions in mental health settings. It is designed for students planning to work in mental health, health care, social service, and other settings where they would deal with mental health issues, including careers such as social work, counseling, medicine, gerontology, health education, and child and family services.

Required Courses (6 hours)

PSY 3230 - Abnormal Psychology 3 credit hours
PSY 4110 - Issues and Ethics in Mental Health Services 3 credit hours OR
PSY 4655 - Foundations of Mental Health Counseling 3 credit hours

Developmental/Diversity Group (3 hours)

PSY 3250 - Perspectives on Black Psychology 3 credit hours
PSY 4190 - Child Psychology 3 credit hours
PSY 4210 - Adolescent Psychology 3 credit hours
PSY 4600 - Psychosexual Adjustment 3 credit hours
PSY 4610 - Adult Psychology and Aging 3 credit hours
PSY 4620 - Psychology of Women 3 credit hours
PSY 4720 - Multicultural Perspectives in Psychology and Education 3 credit hours

Skills Group (3 hours)

PSY 4400 - Behavioral Modification 3 credit hours
PSY 4470 - Theories of Counseling 3 credit hours
PSY 4650 - Health Psychology 3 credit hours

Theory and Application Group (3 hours)

PSY 3240 - Abnormal Child Psychology 3 credit hours
PSY 4250 - Psychology of Exceptional Children 3 credit hours
PSY 4260 - Introduction to Psychological Testing 3 credit hours
PSY 4460 - Psychology of Happiness and Well-Being 3 credit hours
PSY 4630 - Death and Dying 3 credit hours
PSY 4655 - Foundations of Mental Health Counseling 3 credit hours (if not taken as a required course)

Recommended but not required:

PSY 4740 - Apprenticeship-Child 1 to 3 credit hours
PSY 4750 - Apprenticeship-Pre-Clinical 1 to 3 credit hours
PSY 4760 - Apprenticeship-Adolescent 1 to 3 credit hours