MILITARY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH GRADUATE CERTIFICATE PROGRAMMILITARY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH GRADUATE CERTIFICATE PROGRAM

DR. TERRI MOORE BROWN, CHAIR

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WORK

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MILITARY PROFESSIONAL, PERSONAL & FAMILY DEVELOPMENT CENTER

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DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WORK

MILITARY PROFESSIONAL, PERSONAL & FAMILY DEVELOPMENT CENTER

MILITARY PROFESSIONAL, PERSONAL & FAMILY DEVELOPMENT CENTER OFFERS MILITARY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH GRADUATE CERTIFICATE PROGRAM

AT FAYET TEVILLE STATE UNIVERSIT Y

MISSION The mission of the Military Behavioral Health Graduate Certificate Program is to provide mental and behavioral health professionals knowledge and skills that enhance their abilities to provide quality care for active duty military service members, veterans , citizen soldiers and their families, as well as enhance their marketability in finding employment with organizations that target military populations. The graduate certificate program brings together courses in areas of military culture, programs and services as well as courses addressing post-traumatic stress disorder, substance abuse, traumatic brain injuries and suicide assessment and treatment. Persons who do not desire the certificate may take courses as individual electives.

DESCRIPTION This graduate certificate program provides structured and applied instruction that is directly related to the needs of military service members, veterans, and military families. The program provides professional development opportunities to train social workers, psychologists, school social workers, counselors, educators on military culture, evidence-based interventions, and the special needs of military spouses and children. It targets persons who are currently or who are interested in working with military populations. Persons that work in fields of mental health, family services, youth services, faith-based agencies, veteran centers, hospitals and health agency settings may find the certificate beneficial. Students take a confluence of courses in areas related to military culture, programs and services as well as courses addressing post-traumatic stress disorder, substance abuse, traumatic brain injuries and suicide assessment and treatment. Course work may be used as continuing education credit toward professional licensure or as possible course electives towards graduate degree completion.

WHO WILL BENEFIT • Social workers • Mental and behavioral health professionals

• Human service professionals • Educators • Persons with an undergraduate degree who are not in the

position to pursue a master’s degree and have an interest in working with military populations.

REQUIREMENTS The Military Behavioral Health Graduate Certificate Program requires participants to successfully complete 18 graduate hours of required graduate courses.

PREREQUISITES • Must have a graduate degree and be a mental health

professional who serves or plans to provide services to military service members, veterans, citizen soldiers and/or their families. Or

• Must be a graduate student pursuing degrees in social work, psychology or sociology.

Or • Must have an undergraduate degree in social

work, psychology, counseling or sociology and special permission.

ENROLLMENT (Non-degree Seeking Students) Individuals seeking to enroll in graduate courses for the purposes of self-improvement must submit each of the following:

• A completed graduate admission application.

• A $35.00 nonrefundable application fee.

• An official baccalaureate degree transcript and official transcripts from all other universities/colleges attended.• 3 Recommendation Forms (http://www.uncfsu.edu/

graduateschool/forms/Recom-mendationforGraduateSchool.pdf)

Enrollment in graduate courses as a professional development student is subject to the following conditions:

• Admission as a professional development student does not ensure admission to a graduate degree program.

• Applicants admitted as professional development students who decide to seek admission to a degree program must submit another application for admission.

• No more than twelve credits earned as a professional development student may be applied to a graduate degree program.

• Professional development students are not eligible for any type of financial aid, including scholarships, grants, loans, or work-study.

COURSES • SWRK 621 (3 s.h.) Social Work Practice with Military Families I

• SWRK 622 (3 s.h.) Social Work Practice with Military Families II

• SWRK 626 (3 s.h.) Substance Abuse Intervention

• SWRK 627 (3 s.h.) Assessment and Evidence Based Treatment of PTSD

• SWRK 628 (3 s.h.) Assessment and Treatment of Suicidal Behaviors

• SWRK 629 (3 s.h.) Social Work Practice and Traumatic Brain Injuries