The Graduate Certificate in Advanced Clinical Behavioral Health provides MSW students, social work professionals, and eligible individuals from other disciplines with specialized training and practice skills in advanced clinical behavioral health in the areas of psychopharmacology, trauma informed care, and addictions.
Students interested in graduate work should refer to the Graduate and Professional Bulletin.
Learning Objectives
Students will:
- Apply advanced clinical skills in diagnosis and intervention for practice with specialized mental health populations.
- Differentiate practice models for client-centered and self-directed care to empower clients for anti-oppressive engagement with mental health services.
- Distinguish the social work role for collaboration within interdisciplinary behavioral health teams to include social work values and ethics, theoretical orientations, and best practices.
- Implement culturally aware assessment and intervention techniques for practice in clinical behavioral health, that recognize dynamics of privilege, oppression and personal bias.
Learn more about the Graduate Certificate in Advanced Clinical Behavioral Health on the CSU Online website.
The Graduate Certificate in Advanced Clinical Behavioral Health increases the competence and accountability of MSW students, social work professionals, and eligible individuals from other disciplines as they work with clients and interdisciplinary teams around assessment, diagnosis, medication, and trauma.
Effective Spring 2022
Additional coursework may be required due to prerequisites.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Course: | 3 | |
| Trauma-Informed Care | ||
| Select two courses from the following: | 6 | |
| Clinical Intervention with Military Personnel | ||
| Psychopharmacology and Community Health | ||
| Social Work Skills for Addictions Practice | ||
| Program Total Credits: | 9 | |
*This certificate may have courses in common with other graduate certificates. A student may earn more than one certificate, but a given course may be counted only in one certificate.