Child & Adolescent Behavioral Health Certificate (BHC) Announcements
We are very excited to announce the implementation of the newly created
Child & Adolescent Behavioral Health Certificate Program. If you
enjoy working with children, adolescents and their families; to create
positive changes this may be a program to consider. Please review the
identified program mission statement and learning outcomes as an
introduction to program goals.
Mission Statement: The Child
& Adolescent Behavioral Health Certificate Program prepares students
to develop and implement treatment care within a broad range of
therapeutic prevention, intervention and treatment strategies that
promote and inspire positive change in children, adolescents and their
families.
Learning Outcomes The student will demonstrate the ability to:
Establish
therapeutic relationships with children, adolescents and their families
that promote constructive change
Develop and utilize a variety of
child/adolescent conflict resolution and problem solving techniques in a
multitude of child and adolescent care environments
Understand developmental issues relevant to counseling children and adolescents and their families
Utilize
effective oral and written communication practice that enhances the
quality of treatment care with children and adolescents
Apply entry level family theory dynamics in providing and participating in community treatment and intervention planning
Identify child and adolescent risk factors associated with crisis prevention & intervention
Identify
and attempt to meet the needs and goals of children, adolescents and
their families by developing and implementing effective treatment
intervention strategies
Demonstrate information and computer
literacy in identifying treatment and professional resources that
enhance client treatment planning and professional growth
Work effectively with ethnically, culturally, and socially diverse populations
Form respectful, professional, and collaborative relationships
Engage in ongoing self-assessment and self care to maintain attentiveness to professional competence
Move seamlessly into the Human Services Practitioner Associate Degree Program
Please call Bruce Ciaramella at (978) 762-4000 ext. 5480 for further information.