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Welcome to the Introduction to Mental Health Professions course. This course, designed for undergraduate students, provides an understanding of the fundamental principles of psychology in the Mental Health Professions. It focuses on the key themes and concepts of psychology as well as their application to psychological research and the ethical and social responsibility considerations that may arise. The Introduction to Mental Health Professions course, like all NextGenU.org courses, is competency-based, using competencies from the American Psychological Association. It uses learning resources from accredited, world-class organizations such as the British Columbia Campus Open Education, Rice University, American Psychological Association, University of Southern California Libraries, University of Central Florida, and University of Minnesota. The Introduction to Mental Health Professions course was developed by: Gabriel Young, Ph.D., LMFT; William Livingston; Prof. Nahid Fattahi, M.A.; Prof. Jay Scolio, PhD; Prof. Andrew Kami; Ruby Escatel, MFTT, M.A. Candidate; Jose Luis Gonzalez, M.A., AMFT; Aime Plantillas Veaz, MFTT, M.A. Candidate, from the Pacific Oaks College; and was designed by the NextGenU.org team: Alixandria Ali, BSc; Pablo Baldiviezo, MD, DiplEd; Genikka Camille Gabral, B.ED, MSc; Reisha Narine, MSc, BSc; Rhonda Prudent, BSc; Hugo Rojas, MD, MSc, DiplE. For publications on NextGenU.org’s courses’ efficacy, see NextGenU.org’s publication page. Subscribe to our newsletter to be notified of future updates, new courses, and to be part of our community. There are 5 modules to complete, which provide an introduction to: Module 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology Module 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking Module 3: Ethical and Social Responsibility in a Diverse World Module 4: Communication Module 5: Professional Development The completion time for this course is estimated at 109 hours, comprising 17 hours of learning resources, 33 hours of time to study and assimilate content, and 59 hours of participating in learning activities and quizzes, to assist the learners in the synthesis of learning materials. This course is equivalent to 2 credit hours. The Introduction to Mental Health Professions course requires the completion of discussion forums, peer activities, and quizzes to receive a course certificate. At the end of each module, there is a practice quiz of 10 multiple-choice questions. After you’ve completed each module, quiz, and learning activity, at the end of the course, you’ll have access to a final exam consisting of 50 multiple-choice questions and a chance to evaluate this course. Participants have up to three opportunities to take the final exam and achieve the required passing score of >=70%. Once you’ve passed the final exam and completed the evaluations, you will be able to download a certificate of completion from NextGenU.org and our course’s co-sponsoring organizations. We keep all of your personal information confidential, never sell any of your information, and only use anonymized data for research purposes. Also, we are happy to report your testing information and share your work with anyone (your school, employer, etc.) at your request. Engaging with this Course: You may browse this course for free to learn for your personal enrichment; there are no requirements. To obtain a certificate, a learner must first register for the course and then successfully complete: - Pre-test,
- All reading requirements,
- All quizzes and pass with a 70% with unlimited attempts,
- All case studies,
- All discussion forums,
- The final exam with a minimum of 70% and a maximum of 3 attempts, and
- The self and course evaluation forms.
To obtain credit: - Complete all requirements listed above for the certificate, and
- Your learning institution or workplace should approve the partner-university-sponsored NextGenU.org course for educational credit, as they would for their learner taking a course anywhere.
NextGenU.org is happy to provide your institution with: - A link to and description of the course training so they can see all its components, including the co-sponsoring institutions,
- Your work products (e.g., discussion forum responses) and any other required or optional shared materials that you produce and authorize to share with them,
- Your evaluations -- course, and self-assessments, and
- A copy of your certificate of completion, with the co-sponsoring universities and other organizations listed.
To obtain a degree, NextGenU.org co-sponsors degree programs with institutional partners. To obtain a full degree co-sponsored with NextGenU.org, registrants must be enrolled in a degree program as a student of a NextGenU.org institutional partner. If you think that your institution might be interested in offering a degree with NextGenU.org, contact us. We hope that you will find this a rewarding learning experience, and we count on your assessment and feedback to help us improve this training for future students. Here are the next steps to take the course and earn a certificate: - Complete the registration form,
- Take the pre-test, and
- Begin the course with Module 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology. In each lesson, read the description, complete all required readings and any required activity, as well as take the corresponding quizzes.
This course meets nationally approved standards of education developed for the addiction/substance use disorders counseling profession. This course's participants are assured that the continuing education (CE) credits provided will be accepted toward national credentialing by the NAADAC Certification Commission for Addiction Professionals (NCC AP), as well as by many of the individual state licensing/certification bodies in the addiction and other helping professions.
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