Psychiatric Rehabilitation Certificate

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This 15-credit certificate is open to all Shippensburg University students, including non-degree students. Completion of the certificate will prepare students for careers as frontline workers in psychiatric rehabilitation-related agencies (agencies serving individuals with serious mental illness through programming such as supported housing, supported employment, psychiatric day programming, case management, and peer support).

Required Courses (6 crs.)

Course Electives (9 crs.)

Choose one course from each category:

Mental Health Knowledge Base

Helping Skills Development

Experience in Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services

PSYC 385 - Internship in Psychology Credits: 1-4 *
OR
SOWK 460 - Field Work in Social Work I Credits: 6 *
* The internship/fieldwork site must offer psychiatric rehabilitation-related services and be approved by the Psychiatric Rehabilitation Certificate coordinator.