Erie Community College, State University of New York

MENTAL HEALTH ASSISTANT - SUBSTANCE ABUSE

Curriculum

  First Year, Fall Semester
SA 100  Chemical Dependency Treatment Systems (3 cr)
SA 102  Behavioral Patterns of Chemical Dependency (3cr)
SA 104  Pharmacology I (3 cr)
EN 110  College Composition (3 cr)
PS 100  General Psychology (3 cr)

 First Year, Spring Semester
SA 106  Pharmacology II (3 cr)
SA 110  Counseling Approaches with the Chemical Abuser (3 cr)
SA 120 - SA 126  Special Needs Group (3 cr)
EN 111  Composition and Interpretation of Literature (3 cr)
PS 201  Developmental Psychology (3 cr)

 Second Year, Fall Semester
SA 112  Family of Dysfunction Systems (3 cr)
SA 114  Treatment Populations (3 cr)
SA 120- SA 126  Special Needs Group (3 cr)
BI 107  Human Biology (3 cr)
SO 100  Introduction to Sociology (3 cr)

 Second Year, Spring Semester
SA 120- SA 126  Special Needs Group (3 cr)
SA 116  Clinical Internship I (3 cr)
PS 202  Abnormal Psychology (3 cr)
PY 111  Biomedical Ethics (3 cr)
MT 112  Survey of Mathematics (3 cr)

 Summer Semester
SA 117  Clinical Internship II (3 cr)

Most students will need to take at least one sequence of courses during summer terms to complete the full degree program within a two-year time frame.

NOTE: This is a recommended sequence. Student should consult his/her academic advisor prior to registering.