Certificate in Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Counseling

Program Speciality	Hours	Dothan	Montgomery	Phenix City	Troy	Support Sites	Troy Online
Clinical Mental Health	60	X	X	X	X	X
Rehabilitation Counseling	60	X	X	X	X	X
School Counseling (M.S. Ed.)	60	X	X	X	X
Student Affairs Counseling	48				X
Substance Abuse Counseling	48		X
Addictions Counseling Certificate	15	X	X	X	X	X
Post Masters Certificate in Clinical Mental Health Counseling	15	X	X	X	X	X
Post Master’s Certificate in Counseling Military Populations	15	X	X	X	X	X
Certificate in Rehabilitation and Deaf/Hard of Hearing Studies	15						X
Certficate in Early Childhood Mental Health Counseling	15				X ^^
Education Specialist (Ed.S)
Counseling	30	X ^^	X ^^	X ^^	X ^^	X ^^	X ^
School Counseling	30	X ^^	X ^^	X ^^	X ^^

**All courses for the Certificate in Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Counseling are online with the exception of the internship which will be completed online with two face-to-face intensive days at the Troy Campus.

Students should consult the General Regulations section of the Graduate Catalog for additional information regarding Graduate School admission requirements, transfer credit, and other critical policies and procedures.

Locations: Troy online and two eight-hour intensive days are required during internship at the Troy Campus

Mission Statement

The Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Counseling Certificate Program (IECMHCPC) is designed to provide graduate level course work, which is intended to be aligned with Alabama Association for Infant & Early Childhood Mental Health Competency Guidelines. Professionals completing the certificate program (absent some years of clinical experience) should have the requisite coursework needed for endorsement.

Rationale

The Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Counseling Certificate Program provides an opportunity for current and returning students to enhance their clinical skill set and expand their professional expertise in working with infant and early age children and their families.

NOTE: This is not a CACREP accredited certificate program.

However, recognition of this program being aligned with the Alabama Association for Infant & Early Childhood Mental Health Competency Guidelines is actively being sought. This certificate program may not qualify for financial aid. Check with your financial aid provider to determine eligibility.

Objectives for Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Counseling Certificate Program

1. Gain an in-depth knowledge of attachment, neurobiology, ethics, biopsychosocial factors, clinical mental health and reflective perspective to understand conceptualization, assessment and treatment of infants, early age children and their families.
2. Develop multicultural, social justice and reflective perspectives related to skills to ensure the ability to work with diverse infants and early age children and their families.
3. An understanding of human development including biopsychological, pathological/non-pathological development, neuroscience, cognition, emotions and behavior related to infants, early age children and their families.
4. Expertise in mental health assessment, assessment, evaluation and diagnosis of issues that are significant to infants, early age children and their families.
5. Expertise in comprehensive treatment planning, implementation and reflective consultation/supervision that encompasses working with infants, early age children and their families.

Admission Requirements

All certificate students must be admitted to the Graduate School and the Department of Counseling, Rehabilitation and Interpreter Training (CRIT) in order to qualify for the certificate. See Graduate Admissions and the Department of CRIT admissions requirements for further information.

Option 1: Admission for Current Students

Students must be admitted to the Graduate School and admitted to one of the following Master’s programs: Counseling, Psychology, Social Work, Early Childhood Education, or Social Science at Troy University. See Graduate Admissions and the specific Master’s program requirements. Additional requirements for Option 1:

• Two letters of professional reference
• Letter of intent
• Resume/CV

Option 2: Admission for Post-Master’s Students - Completed Master’s in Counseling (48 sh minimum)

Students who have graduated with a Master’s Degree in Counseling, Psychology, Social Work, Early Childhood Education, or Social Science from Troy university or another regionally accredited university may be admitted to the Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Counseling Certificate Program. Additional requirements for Option 2:

• Two letters of professional reference
• Letter of intent
• Resume/CV