The MS in Clinical Mental Health Counseling (formerly the Program in Community Mental Health & Mental Health Counseling, PCMH), offered through Northern Vermont University, is a unique, competency-based program, designed to prepare individuals for work in clinical mental health and substance use disorder counseling. The program offers a Master of Science degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling
, and Specializations in Integrated Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Counseling for Children, Youth and Families or for Adults. Courses are offered in a Weekend Format, on location, with current sites in Alaska, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and Wisconsin. The Master of Science degree offers 63 and 66-credit options, designed to prepare students for licensure or certification as Clinical Mental Health or Professional Counselors and Substance Use Disorder Counselors. PCMH is targeted to diverse groups of potential students, including the general public, current professionals in the behavioral health field, people in recovery and family members who are interested in becoming mental health and substance use disorder counselors.