Mental Health Faculty Qualifying Credentials

Accreditation Qualifications and Rationale

While academic credentials are typically the standard qualification for faculty members, other qualifications may also be considered appropriate. Examples could include:

  • Appropriately related work experiences in the field

  • Professional licensure and certifications related to the teaching assignment

  • Honors and awards

  • Continuing professional development

  • Relevant peer-reviewed publications

  • Continuous documented excellence in teaching

These qualifications are especially important in professional, technical, and technology-dependent fields.

Qualifications for teaching non-transferrable technical courses depend heavily on professional experience and appropriate certifications. When credentials do not conform to traditional guidelines, the appropriate dean must provide an overall assessment of the professional experience, appropriate licensures, or alternative credentials using the Faculty Certification of Credentials Form, documenting qualifications related to the teaching area.

Course Type Definitions

Abbreviation

Meaning

T

Transfer

W

Workforce

D

Development

CE

Continuing Education

Mental Health Technology Courses and Qualifying Credentials

Course

Number

Title

Course Type

Qualifying Credentials

CMSW

1353

Family Intervention

W

Associate degree in human services such as Psychology, Social Work, Counseling, or Substance Abuse and three years non-teaching work experience in a substance abuse area; or Bachelor's degree or higher in human services such as Psychology, Social Work, and Counseling.

DAAC

1311

Counseling Theories

W

Associate degree in human services such as Psychology, Social Work, Counseling, or Substance Abuse and three years non-teaching work experience in a substance abuse area; or Bachelor's degree or higher in human services such as Psychology, Social Work, and Counseling.

DAAC

1317

Basic Counseling

W

Associate degree in human services such as Psychology, Social Work, Counseling, or Substance Abuse and three years non-teaching work experience in a substance abuse area; or Bachelor's degree or higher in human services such as Psychology, Social Work, and Counseling.

DAAC

1304

Pharmacology of Addiction

W

Associate degree in human services such as Psychology, Social Work, Counseling, or Substance Abuse and three years non-teaching work experience in a substance abuse area; or Bachelor's degree or higher in human services such as Psychology, Social Work, and Counseling.

DAAC

2354

Dynamics of Group Counseling

W

Associate degree in human services such as Psychology, Social Work, Counseling, or Substance Abuse and three years non-teaching work experience in a substance abuse area; or Bachelor's degree or higher in human services such as Psychology, Social Work, and Counseling.

SCWK

1303

Ethics of Social Work

W

Associate degree in human services such as Psychology, Social Work, Counseling, or Substance Abuse and three years non-teaching work experience in a substance abuse area; or Bachelor's degree or higher in human services such as Psychology, Social Work, and Counseling.

PMHS

1391

Special Topics in Psychiatric / Mental Health

W

Associate degree in human services such as Psychology, Social Work, Counseling, or Substance Abuse and three years non-teaching work experience in a substance abuse area; or Bachelor's degree or higher in human services such as Psychology, Social Work, and Counseling.

PMHS

2366

Practicum

W

Associate degree in human services such as Psychology, Social Work, Counseling, or Substance Abuse and three years non-teaching work experience in a substance abuse area; or Bachelor's degree or higher in human services such as Psychology, Social Work, and Counseling.