CRN 70836- 981

HLTH105: Professional Skills for Community Mental Health

Course Information

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.

Course Logistics

This is a 6-week online (synchronous), 2- unit course.

Class begins on Thursday September 28th and ends on Thursday, November 2nd.

Class will be held on Thursdays via Zoom from 5:10-8pm.

We will use CANVAS as our primary platform for communication, course content, homework, assignments and grades.

We will use the ZOOM platform to meet for class weekly.

This course does not use a textbook- all reading and learning content will be held on CANVAS under our Course portal.

Course Syllabus

Course Syllabus is accessible to those interested in the class, whether enrolled or not.

This course uses the following textbook, which can be loaned through the Health Departments'- Addiction Recovery Certificate Program. Please contact Instructor to make your request. All other materials and content for the class will be accessible online via the CANVAS course portal.

Textbook: Group Treatment for Substance Abuse: A Stages-of-Change Therapy Manual, 2nd Edition (2016). . Ringgold, Inc.