Community Mental Health, Masters
Higher Education
Live
Fall 2023
Unknown
Hybrid
2 Years
Awarded: Master's, Community Mental Health
Description
The Community Mental Health program at CIIS was designed in collaboration with leading mental health agencies providing services in the public sector to meet several critical need of the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond. Through dynamic a curriculum and engaged faculty the program emphasizes the following areas:
Therapeutic: A growing number of clients with complex trauma require a deeper understanding of the impact of systemic oppression.
Cultural: The profession needs more multilingual practitioners from diverse backgrounds who represent the clients they serve.
Professional: There is a high demand for accessible/affordable therapy and currently not enough practitioners to provide it.
The Master’s in Counseling Psychology with a concentration in Community Mental Health is a Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS) approved weekend cohort program. The program is offered in an online hybrid format. Students receive asynchronous online lectures, readings, and engagement on a weekly basis. Each semester, students are required to attend five in-person, full-weekend immersions with their cohort, allowing for deep and enriching relationships to form between students and with faculty.
Therapeutic: A growing number of clients with complex trauma require a deeper understanding of the impact of systemic oppression.
Cultural: The profession needs more multilingual practitioners from diverse backgrounds who represent the clients they serve.
Professional: There is a high demand for accessible/affordable therapy and currently not enough practitioners to provide it.
The Master’s in Counseling Psychology with a concentration in Community Mental Health is a Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS) approved weekend cohort program. The program is offered in an online hybrid format. Students receive asynchronous online lectures, readings, and engagement on a weekly basis. Each semester, students are required to attend five in-person, full-weekend immersions with their cohort, allowing for deep and enriching relationships to form between students and with faculty.
