Health impacts of incarceration for individuals, families and communities. Incarceration and reentry policies will be examined. New models for promoting positive health outcomes among formerly incarcerated populations will be analyzed.

Students complete an internship with local employers to gain meaningful work experience and earn credit towards their Community Mental Health Certificate. One unit of credit is earned for 54 hours of unpaid or paid work.

This course supports students in enhancing key professional skills essential for success in internship placements and on the job. It addresses priority professional concepts, skills, and behaviors for students enrolled in the Community Mental Health Certificate and Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist course of study.

The course prepares students for internship placement in behavioral health settings. Emphasis is placed on reviewing and practicing course counseling skills, legal and ethical issues, standard documentation of service delivery, expectations and responsibilities, cultural humility, self-care, and placement strategies including resume writing and employment interviewing skills.

This course offers an introduction to group facilitation skills, community evaluation
methods, community and group dynamics, action planning and community-based
leadership development. It prepares students to work in the fields of behavioral health,
wellness and recovery, and related fields.

This course offers an introduction to the applied and theoretical principles of the wellness
and recovery model. The course emphasizes consumer-directed services, action planning,
documentation, systems navigation, trauma informed care, crisis management and counseling
skills.

This course introduces students to the field of alcohol and drug counseling and provides an over view of the requirements for the Addiction and Recovery Counseling Certificate. Students will identify necessary skills and potential challenges to succeeding in the field.

Introduction to group facilitation skills within the context of treatment for substance use disorder (SUD). Focus will be on group dynamics, interpersonal and intrapersonal process and group facilitation skills. It prepares students for competence in group and family addiction treatment facilitation and to work towards the Certified Addictions Treatment Counselor credential, as required by the California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals (CCAPP).

This course is designed to examine the different approaches and structures in the treatment continuum for substance use and co-occurring disordered clients. Students will also examine the relationship between mental health disorders and substance use disorders.
Barriers to integrated treatment will also be appraised.

Overview of social and behavioral theories and core concepts of stress, stress reduction and stress management. Critical assessment of the health impacts of stress on individuals, communities, and society. Evidence-based approaches to reducing stress responses and promoting improved health indicators.