Structurally Responsive Mental Health Care

The Undergraduate Certificate in Structurally Responsive Mental Health Care introduces students to professional skills that help enhance mental health for clients and communities. Students in this program learn how to build effective relationships with a diverse group of people.

Skills you will gain by completing this undergraduate certificate are:

• Establish and maintain effective helping relationships
• Apply active listening skills (e.g., restatements, empathetic reflections, challenges) and theories of behavioral change to help others achieve enhanced wellness
• Analyze how structural forces influence access to mental health and belonging across a wide range of communities
• Communicate effectively with audiences and individuals from different backgrounds and cultures

Admission in this program requires admission to the University of Kentucky as an undergraduate student. The certificate is  in the College of Education in the Department of Educational, School, and Counseling Psychology. 

What can I do with this undergraduate certificate?

This certificate will help students prepare for careers in the health, helping, education, and wellness professions. The hands-on training will sharpen the key soft skills (e.g., interpersonal communication, problem solving, listening, empathy, cultural intelligence) in high demand across business and industry.

Required Courses

Students must complete all 4 required courses.

• EDP 305 - INTRODUCTION TO COUNSELING SKILLS - 3 Credits [Fall]
• EDP 304 - SOCIAL JUSTICE PSYCHOLOGY - 3 Credits [Fall]
• EDP 306 - THEORIES OF HELPING AND BEHAVIOR CHANGE - 3 Credits [Spring]**
• EDP 307 - CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE HELPING - 3 Credits [Spring]**

**EDP 306 has a prerequisite of EDP 305**

**EDP 307 has a prerequisite of EDP 305**

Guided Electives

Students choose 1 of the following course options:

• PSY 331 - PSYCHOLOGY OF ADJUSTMENT Credit(s): 3
• PSY 333 - ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY Credit(s): 3
• PSY 321 - PSYCHOLOGY OF RACISM AND ANTI-RACISM Credit(s): 3
• FAM 354 - CONTEMPORARY FAMILY DIVERSITY Credit(s): 3
• FAM 360 - INTRODUCTION TO FAMILY INTERVENTION Credit(s): 3
• FAM 502 - FAMILIES AND CHILDREN UNDER STRESS Credit(s): 3
• CED 516 - MEDICAL AND PSYCHOSOCIAL ASPECTS OF DISABILITY Credit(s): 3
• CED 520 - PRINCIPLES OF REHABILITATION COUNSELING AND REHABILITATION COUNSELING IN MENTAL HEALTH Credit(s): 3
• CED 530 - CUTLURE DIVERSITY IN REHABILITATION COUNSELING Credit(s): 3
• SW 325 - SOCIAL JUSTICE FOUNDATIONS Credit(s): 3
• SW 460 - MENTAL HEALTH AND BEHAVIOR Credit(s): 3
• SW 320 - GLOBAL POVERTY: RESPONSE ACROSS CULTURES Credit(s): 3