CEP 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Life Skills, Psychopathology, Education Resources Information Center
11 May 2018
School
Department
Course
Professor
Counseling in Community Mental Health
Settings
Overview
•may include helping individuals with mental illness
carry out basic functions like scheduling
appointments
•mental illness among the homeless, the
unemployed, those who have jobs but are just
barely getting by.
•community mental health counselors may even
teach patients how to use public transit and other
community services
Pros
•Personal empowerment and insight
•Hope and acceptance of life
•Life skills and wellness
•Prevention of future mental health distress
Cons
•Stressful conditions
•Risk of Burnout
•Evening and weekend hours may be required
Web Resources
1. https://www.onlinepsychologydegrees.com/
articles/role-of-mental-health-programs/
2. https://careersinpsychology.org/start-a-
community-counseling-career/
3. https://www.counseling.org/resources/library/
ERIC%20Digests/2001-09.pdf
4. https://www.bls.gov/ooh/community-and-social-
service/substance-abuse-behavioral-disorder-
and-mental-health-counselors.htm
5. https://www.payscale.com/research/US/
Job=Mental_Health_Counselor/Salary/c85c36cc/
Buffalo-NY
Citations
Role of Mental Health Programs in the Community.
(n.d.). Retrieved from https://
www.onlinepsychologydegrees.com/articles/role-of-
mental-health-programs/
Office of the Professions. (2017, December 27).
Retrieved from http://www.op.nysed.gov/prof/mhp/
mhclic.htm
Mental Health Counseling, MS. (2018, April 26).
Retrieved from https://ed.buffalo.edu/counseling/
academics/masters/mental-health.html
Education required
Program accreditation
• develop the counseling, assessment and
consultation skills necessary for professional
practice
• be capable of distinguishing between typical
developmental issues from psychopathology and
promoting strengths
• opportunities to exhibit multicultural awareness,
knowledge, skills and principles of social justice
practice
Program: Clinical Mental Health Counseling, MS
• Degree requirements
• Bachelor's level - would most likely to assist
patients with functional living skills
• Master's level - would most likely to treat
individuals with severe mental illness.
Admissions Information
• GRE score
• Official bachelor's transcript
• GPA: 2.7 or higher
• 2-3 letters of recommendation
• Statement of Intent Essay
• Resume
Universities with this program
1. Malone University
Years: 2 addition years after Bachelors degree
Cost for grad school (2 years): $80,720
Number of graduates in the past year: 23
Acceptance rate: 71.7%
Website: https://www.malone.edu/academics/
graduate/programs/counseling-and-human-
development/clinical-mental-health-counseling/
2. Niagara University
Years: 2 addition years after Bachelors degree
Cost for grad school (2 years): $92,760
Graduation Rate: 67%
Acceptance Rate: 83 %
Website: https://www.niagara.edu/mental-health-
counseling
3. St John’s University
Years: 2 addition years after Bachelors degree
Cost for grad school (2 years): $72 454
Graduation Rate: 80%
Acceptance Rate: 63%
Website: https://www.stjohns.edu/academics/
schools-and-colleges/school-education/programs-
and-majors/clinical-mental-health-counseling-
master-science-education
Employment
Credentials - To be licensed as a Mental Health
Counselor in NYS you must:
• meet education requirements - master’s or
doctoral degree in counseling
• meet experience requirements - completion of a
supervised experience of at least 3,000 clock
hours
• meet examination requirements - must pass the
NCMHCE, administered by NBCC.
• complete coursework or training in the
identification and reporting of child abuse offered
by a NYS approved provider
Employment outlook
• Approximate # of positions & growth: The United
States Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that the
number jobs in 2012 was 128,400. In 2022, it will
be 165,100. That's an additional 36,700 jobs.
• Salary - According to the Bureau of Labor
Statistics, mental health counselors who worked
for outpatient care centers had an annual mean
wage of $41,920 in 2011. Those who were in
individual and family services averaged $42,960.
• Buffalo: $40,976
Places of employment locally for this specialty
1. Child & Family Services
• Provide counseling and mental health
services to a diversified population
(individuals and families) which may include
sexual abuse and family violence.
2. New Directions Youth & Family Services Inc
• This position conducts initial comprehensive
assessments and ongoing assessments of
service needs, develops treatment plans for
patients and recommends modification to
treatment plans as needed. Maintains patient
records and ensures documentation
requirements are met. Works well with youth
and families and can be part of an
interdisciplinary treatment team.
3. BestSelf Behavioral Health, Inc
• The ACT Impact Counselor works provide
direct services, both entry point and out care,
and provides clinical supervision for assigned
staff, administration and community
intervention. The ACT Impact Counselor will
also conduct comprehensive behavioral
health assessments and develop initial and
ongoing treatment plans.
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Document Summary
Program accreditation develop the counseling, assessment and consultation skills necessary for professional practice be capable of distinguishing between typical developmental issues from psychopathology and promoting strengths opportunities to exhibit multicultural awareness, knowledge, skills and principles of social justice practice. Bachelor"s level - would most likely to assist patients with functional living skills: master"s level - would most likely to treat individuals with severe mental illness. Number of graduates in the past year: 23. Cost for grad school (2 years): 454. Web resources: https://www. onlinepsychologydegrees. com/ articles/role-of-mental-health-programs, https://careersinpsychology. org/start-a- community-counseling-career, https://www. counseling. org/resources/library/ Role of mental health programs in the community. (n. d. ). Credentials - to be licensed as a mental health. Counselor in nys you must: meet education requirements - master"s or doctoral degree in counseling, meet experience requirements - completion of a supervised experience of at least 3,000 clock hours, meet examination requirements - must pass the.
