Northern Vermont University is now the new home of the M.S. in clinical mental health counseling (weekend format) program formerly at SNHU.
The MS in Clinical Mental Health Counseling (formerly the Program in Community Mental Health & Mental Health Counseling, PCMH), offered through Southern New Hampshire University, is a unique, competency-based program, designed to prepare individuals for work in clinical mental health and substance use disorder counseling. The program offers a Master of Science degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, and Specializations in Integrated Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Counseling for Children, Youth and Families or for Adults. Courses are offered in a Weekend Format, on location, with current sites in Alaska, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and Wisconsin. The Master of Science degree offers 63 and 66-credit options, designed to prepare students for licensure or certification as Clinical Mental Health or Professional Counselors and Substance Use Disorder Counselors. PCMH is targeted to diverse groups of potential students, including the general public, current professionals in the behavioral health field, people in recovery and family members who are interested in becoming mental health and substance use disorder counselors.
The Northern Vermont University - Weekend Format- graduate program in Clinical Mental Health Counseling offers a state-of-the-art master of science (M.S.) in clinical mental health counseling. Its mission is to prepare professional counselors to work in clinical mental health and community settings, in order to promote individual and community wellness, resilience and recovery. In addition, our graduates are prepared to meet the needs of individuals with mental health challenges and related addiction disorders. The program is designed to be highly accessible to working adults, in order to encourage a diverse group of students, including people currently working in the field, people in recovery and family members, as well as the general public. Graduates demonstrate a strong grounding in the knowledge and skills of the counseling profession, as well as in: person-centered and strength-based approaches; culturally competent practice in a multicultural and diverse society; integrated, evidence-based clinical practice in mental health and addictions, and a commitment to leadership, systems change and advocacy within the profession, the community, and the larger society.
The program combines face-to-face instruction and distance-learning activities geared to adult learners. Intensive weekend instruction (classes meet one weekend per month) is provided for cohorts "on location" in several states across the country, including New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont, Wisconsin, and Alaska. The program is administered out of Northern Vermont University, for all locations, and the program offered is identical across sites, in terms of curriculum, faculty, and delivery model.
•Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling (63 or 66 credits)
Specializations in Integrated Mental Health and Addictions Treatment for:
o Children, Youth, and Families
o Adults
•Professional Development/Continuing Education course work
