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Community Psychology

St. Cloud State University (SCSU) and Anoka-Ramsey Community College (ARCC) have created an educational partnership that makes it easy to earn a four-year degree in Community Psychology (CPSY) on the ARCC campus.

The program is flexible so that you may complete the A.A. and B.S. on the ARCC campus by working on the A.A. and B.S. degree simultaneously or entering the B.S. program after completing you’re A.A. degree.

B.S. or B.E.S. Community Psychology & B.S. Chemical Dependency

 

What is Community Psychology?

  • Community Psychology is an application of psychology.
  • Community Psychology examines mental and behavioral health and relationships within the context of a person’s needs, abilities, community resources and opportunities.

How is a B.S. or B.E.S. in Community Psychology different from a B.A. in Psychology?

The major difference between the two is the concentration of the courses.  The Community Psychology program emphasizes experiential learning to develop skills in the fields of:

  • Behavior Analysis
  • Counseling
  • Chemical Dependency
  • Family Dynamics

What can I do with this degree?

Students are prepared for entry level practitioner positions in settings such as:

  • Schools
  • Child care facilities
  • Human services agencies
  • Corporations
  • Group Homes
  • Half-way houses
  • Private and Public mental health facilities

Students can also apply for graduate degrees in counseling or professional psychology programs such as:

  • Community Counseling
  • Behavior Analysis
  • School Counseling
  • Marriage and Family Therapy
  • Rehabilitation Counseling
  • College Counseling & Student Development

What is the Chemical Dependency program?

  • Builds on Community Psychology major
  • Course material specific to chemical dependency issues
  • Experiential learning through extensive internship opportunities

What can I do with this degree?

Graduating students can become licensed chemical dependency counselors.  This licensure can lead to career opportunities in chemical dependency treatment/educational centers found in:

  • Public and private hospitals
  • Community Mental health centers
  • Post-Secondary Schools
  • For profit and nonprofit treatment centers

This degree also leads students toward graduate degrees in a variety of counseling or professional psychology programs. 

B.S. Community Psychology

Courses:

CPSY 101 Applying Psychology

CPSY 102 Applying Psychology Lab (1 cr.)

CPSY 323 Intro to Counseling Theories

CPSY 324 Intro to Counseling Theories Lab (1 cr.)

CPSY 325 Helping Skills

CPSY 326 Field Work

CPSY 327 Group Process/Practice

CPSY 330 Principles of Behavior

CPSY 384 Group and Individual Differences

CEEP 419 Professional and Scientific Ethics

CPSY 428 Psychodynamics of the Family

CPSY 433 Applied Behavior Analysis I

CPSY 434 Applied Behavior Analysis II

CEEP 476 Research Methods

CPSY 444 Internship (6-12 cr.)

 

Chemical Dependency (CD)

Courses:

CPSY 430 Ethical Boundaries in Counseling

CPSY 437 Theories of CD

CPSY 438 CD Issues: Special Populations

CPSY 439 Diagnosis, Intervention and Treatment

CPSY 484 Intro to Psychopharmacology

CPSY 402 Professional Issues in CD

CPSY 445 CD Internship (12 cr)

CPSY 446 CD Internship (12 cr.)

*All courses without a credit designation are 3 credits.

 

Portal Project: Community Psychology

This is a collaborative partnership between Anoka-Ramsey Community College and St. Cloud State University’s Department of Community Psychology in the College of Education.

For more information or to set up a meeting, contact:

St. Cloud State University

Community Psychology Professor Avelino Mills-Novoa, Ph.D. 

Email: amillsnovoa@stcloudstate.edu

Telephone: (320) 308-6037

 

St. Cloud State University

Center for Continuing Studies

Sandra Boen

Email: sjboen@stcloudstate.edu

Telephone: (320) 308-4721

 

St. Cloud State University Bachelor of Science in Community Psychology web site:

www.stcloudstate.edu/elcp/undergraduate.asp

 

SCSU Continuing Studies, Bachelor of Elective Studies

www.stcloudstate.edu/continuingstudies/bes/

 

Degree Options, Majors and Minors

www.stcloudstate.edu/continuingstudies/distance/scsu_online.asp

 

Anoka-Ramsey Community College web site:

www.anokaramsey.edu

Center for Continuing Studies

Contact Information
Phone: (320) 308-3081

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