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Community Mental Health Services (CMH).
The mission of the direct services CMH program is to prepare students
for leadership and practice on behalf of mentally ill and emotionally
disturbed children and adults, their families and caretakers, and
those at risk of developing mental illness. The program prepares
professionals to address the needs of disadvantaged groups and to
improve basic systems of care and treatment. Students are educated
to assess, plan, and implement services addressing the needs of
individuals suffering from psychiatric or emotional disabilities,
including the provision of basic resources, life supports, social
rehabilitation, and clinical treatment. Students apply methods such
as assessment, case management, group work, individual counseling
and crisis intervention, social skills training, and client advocacy.
Students acquire an understanding of the organization and financing
of mental health services, governing laws and requirements, and
the interrelationships among service providers, natural helping
networks, and clients.
Health Services (Hlth).
The direct services concentration in Health is designed for students
who have an interest in health care services and the psychosocial
impact of illness and disability. Students become familiar with
social work interventions with individuals, families, and communities
in a variety of health promotion and health care settings including
prevention programs, public health and community health agencies,
hospitals and clinics, and non-profit and for-profit health agencies.
Students are educated to understand the needs of broad target populations
and are taught to apply methods such as assessment, counseling,
group work, and case work. Common activities in hospital settings
include discharge planning and interdisciplinary case management.
Students in the concentration may pursue the M.P.H. degree in conjunction
with the dual degree program with the School of Public Health.
Gerontology Services (Ger).
The Gerontology concentration prepares students for direct practice
careers in social services to older adults and their families. Through
specialized gerontology courses and variety of supervised field
placements, students learn to address the complex psychosocial issues
of aging. Gerontology courses provide students with state-of-the-art
knowledge regarding the aging process, health and mental health
problems, the aging network, and social policies that affect the
elderly and their families. Students develop skills in case management,
interdisciplinary practice, advocacy, and intervention methods with
older adults and their families.
Management and Planning (MAP).
Students in Management and Planning study the techniques needed
to create, maintain, and enhance client-serving institutions. They
are educated to plan, implement, and evaluate social welfare policies
and programs and to manage social service institutions and agencies
in public and voluntary non-profit settings. All students acquire
an understanding of the organization and financing of services,
the policy and regulatory context of services, and the interrelationships
among service providers, natural helping networks, and clients.
Students also develop skills in advocacy, planning and evaluation,
program development, legislative and policy analysis, and financial
and information system management. On graduation, alumni pursue
careers in government and non-profit organizations as program managers,
agency directors, policy analysts, program evaluators, and community
organizers.
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