Graduate Certificate in Mental Health Planning, Evaluation and Accountability
This graduate certificate program is aimed at preparing individuals to evaluate mental health and substance abuse service programs, determine whether they can be improved and how, and if they are efficient and cost effective. Designed for professionals in mental health, human services, public health, education, addiction services, and related behavioral health fields, it provides in-depth training in a broad range of techniques and strategies for improving outcomes, and for applying findings to policy development for mental health and substance abuse services.
Available Course Offerings
Distance Learning
Please follow these links provided by the College of Public Health
for information regarding access to On-Line distance learning courses.
Admission Requirements
Applicants must have a Master's Degree in a field related to human services (e.g. public
health, social work, psychology, nursing, or education) or currently enrolled in a master's
degree program.
Course Requirements
To obtain a graduate certificate, students must complete 4 courses: 1 required course and 3
additional certificate elective courses.
- Survey of Planning, Evaluation & Accountability**
- Advanced Research Methods in Public & Behavioral Health
- Case Management & Community Mental Health*
- Children's Mental Health Services
- Co-Morbidity of Mental & Physical Disorders
- Community-Based Prevention in Behavioral Health*
- Cultural Competency in Children's Mental Health*
- Epidemiology of Mental Disorders
- Evaluation in Mental Health
- Evidence-Based Practice in Behavioral Health
- Financing Children's Mental Health Services*
- Foundations in Behavioral Health Systems*
- Grant Writing in Behavioral Health
- Homelessness: Implications for Behavioral Healthcare
- Legal Issues in Behavioral Health
- Mental Health Informatics*
- Qualitative & Quantitative Measurement in Behavioral Health
- Women's Mental Health
* Distance Learning course
** Distance Learning every other year