Mental Health Services, Minor
The Mental Health Services minor provides an opportunity for the multidisciplinary study of mental health across the lifespan. The minor helps to prepare students from any major to work in mental health-related fields, by providing both academic knowledge and practical skills relevant to helping professions, including human services, counseling, health care, and academic settings. Students may tailor the minor to their specific interests and educational goals.
What Can I Do with this Minor?
The minor in Mental Heal Services prepares students for careers in the following areas:
- Case management and services coordination
- Child and family support services
- Counseling
- Crisis intervention
- Gerontology
- Health education
- Individual and group counseling
- Medicine
- Social work
Program Information
- Degree Awarded
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- Minor
- Program Type
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- Minor
- Program Location
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- Main Campus - Northeast Philadelphia
- Required Credit Hours
- 18
Program Overview
The minor in Mental Health Services prepares students for entry-level positions in mental health settings. It is designed for students planning to work in mental health, healthcare, social service, education, and related settings where they would address mental health issues.
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