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Child and Adolescent Mental Health Intervention Specialist (Graduate Certificate)

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Intervention Specialist (Graduate Certificate)

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Child and Adolescent Mental Health Intervention Specialist (Graduate Certificate)

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Adolescence, Cert, Child, Child Psychologist, Health, Healthcare Innovation, Intervention, Mental Health, Nurse, Nurse Practitioner, Pediatric Nurse, Psychologist, graduate, nursing

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Program description
Degree awarded: Certificate  Child and Adolescent Mental Health Intervention (certificate)

The Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation at ASU offers the nation's first graduate certificate program for child and adolescent mental health intervention specialist. This innovative program is designed specifically for pediatric and family nurse practitioners, physicians and other interdisciplinary health care providers who desire to enhance their knowledge and skills in the assessment and management of common mental and behavioral health problems in children and adolescents. This graduate certificate curriculum is predominantly an online education program with two day-long visits to the ASU Downtown Phoenix campus for orientation and intensive learning.

At a glance
  • STEM-OPT extension eligible: No

Degree requirements

15 credit hours

A student desiring more depth in assessing and treating child and adolescent mental health problems as a child and family psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner may transfer nine credit hours of this program into the college's child and family psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner post-master's degree program.

Admission requirements

General university admission requirements:

All students are required to meet general university admission requirements.
U.S. applicants | International applicants | English proficiency

Applicants must fulfill the requirements of both the Graduate College and the Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation.

Applicants are eligible to apply to the program if they have earned a master's degree in nursing and work as a pediatric and family nurse practitioner or pediatric clinical nurse specialist, or if they are a health-related professional (e.g., physician, social worker, physician assistant) with experience in child and adolescent behavioral and mental health. Applicants must have a graduate degree from a regionally accredited institution.

All applicants must submit:

  1. graduate admission application and application fee
  2. official transcripts
  3. proof of English proficiency

Additional Application Information
An applicant whose native language is not English (regardless of current residency) must provide proof of English proficiency.

A current health care licensure in the applicant's state of residence is needed for admission to this certificate program.

Tuition information
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