Telemental Health Counseling (Post-Bacc Certificate)
Our Telemental Health Counseling certificate program provides mental health practitioners the knowledge to competently and ethically provide services using technology.
- Degrees & Offerings
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- Certificate
- Location
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- Online
- Department
- Program Contact
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Associate Professor / Program Director
Program Overview
- Program Purpose: he purpose of the Telemental Health Counseling Certificate program is to provide mental health practitioners the knowledge to competently and ethically provide services using technology.
- Flexible Start Dates: Flexible start times to include August, January, and May.
- Program Delivery: Courses are offered in a flexible 100% online (synchronous and asynchronous) format.
Courses and Curriculum
Telemental Health Counseling Certificate Requirements
- 3 credits required for certificate completion
- Non-matriculated students, please schedule a meeting with the Program Director to find out more and to receive a program of study.
- Matriculated students should meet with their academic advisor each semester and use to monitor their individual progress toward completion of the certificate.
- Students will examine ethical and legal issues relevant to telemental health.
- Students will assess best practices in providing clients with technology-assisted services.
- Students will identify risk management and crisis planning strategies.
To complete the application process, students must submit:
- Online application
- Official college transcripts with a confirmed degree awarded (3.0+ GPA)
- One reference. These individuals must be professional; therefore, they cannot be a family, friend, or personal therapist.
>> Names, phone numbers, and emails will be provided within the application. References will receive an email directly from the university to complete a survey regarding the applicant. - Statement of professional goals. Applicants will complete the Professional Statement Form, which will address the following: Career Goals, Aptitude for Success in Online Learning, and Influential Counseling Factors.
>> The form will be available to be completed in your portal after the application is submitted.
Program Faculty
Leandrea Romero-Lucero
- Associate Professor / Program Director
- Lock Haven
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