Disaster Mental Health Institute
Summer Intensive Program, 2009
The Summer Intensive Program is intended to make it easier for mental health professionals and graduate students from other universities to complete the Graduate Certificate in Disaster Mental Health. Each year the Summer Intensive Program will offer the three required courses for the Graduate Certificate (Disaster Mental Health, Serving the Diverse Community in Disaster, and Crisis Intervention) and one of the courses which can be used as the fourth elective course. In 2009 the elective course that will be offered is Management in Disaster Mental Health.
In 2009 classes will meet "in person" June 2 to June 24, 2009, with the capstone exercise on June 25, and will also require a combination of assigned readings, internet-based distance learning, and papers May 11 to July 30, 2009.
Courses are scheduled so that the certificate can also be completed in two consecutive years, spending only 10 days on the USD campus each year. Those choosing this option would take Disaster Mental Health and Serving the Diverse Community in Disaster the first year, then complete Crisis Intervention and an elective course, as well as the capstone exercise the second year.
In Summer 2009, all Summer Intensive Program classes will meet on the USD Vermillion campus in the South Dakota Union building.
Disaster Mental Health (PSYC 656) will meet afternoons June 2-6 and June 8-11.
Serving the Diverse Community (PSYC 658) will meet in the mornings June 3-6 and June 8-12.(Syllabus is available as a pdf file.)
Crisis Intervention (PSYC 655) will meet in the mornings June 15-20 and June 22-24. (Syllabus is available as a pdf file.)
Management in Disaster Mental Health (PSYC 755) will meet in the afternoons June 15-20 and June 22-24. (Syllabus is available as a pdf file.)
The Graduate Certificate capstone exercise will take place the morning of June 25.
Graduate Certificate in Disaster Mental Health
The DMHI offers a Graduate Certificate in Disaster Mental Health to graduate students in accredited master's level counseling, psychiatric nursing, and marriage and family therapy programs, to students in doctoral programs in clinical and counseling psychology, and students in psychiatric residency programs. (The actual certificate is not awarded until graduation from one of these programs.) This certificate is also available to existing licensed mental health professionals in one of the above fields. Licensed mental health professionals may complete the graduate certificate through continuing education or for graduate credit. Different criteria may be applied for mental health professionals from other countries. Please contact the DMHI if you are an international mental health professional and wish to learn if you qualify for the graduate certificate.
Total semester credit hours: 12
Required courses: 9 hours
PSYC 655, Crisis Intervention, 3 credit hours
PSYC 656, Disaster Mental Health, 3 credit hours
PSYC 658, Serving the Diverse Community in Disaster, 3 credit hours
Elective Courses: 3 hours
PSYC 659, International Disaster Psychology, 3 credit hours
PSYC 657, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, 3 credit hours
PSYC 755, Management in Disaster Mental Health, 3 credit hours
PSYC 757, Directed Readings in Disaster Psychology, 3 credit hours
PSYC 758, Directed Research in Disaster Psychology, 3 credit hours
PSYC 759, Selected Topics in Disaster Psychology, 3 credit hours
All graduate students enrolled in mental health programs who wish to receive the Graduate Certificate in Disaster Mental Health are required to complete all requirements for their degrees in addition to the requirements for the proposed certificate.
Performance Requirement:
A grade of "C" or lower in any course required for the graduate certificate is unacceptable and necessitates the student repeating the course if she/he wishes to complete the certificate.
Capstone Exercise:
Students in the Graduate Certificate program are required to complete a tabletop disaster response scenario for the DMHI faculty and national figures in the field at the end of the Summer Intensive Program. This provides a capstone measure of the success of the graduate certificate program. The goal for this assessment is that all students will be evaluated by the national team members as superior to entry level disaster mental health personnel.
Tuition and Fees
The Graduate Certificate in Disaster Mental Health requires 12 graduate semester hours (or the equivalent in continuing education). There are no additional fees assessed to participants for the Graduate Certificate. Costs differ for students who are or who are not residents of South Dakota. Costs are accurate as of Spring 2009, but are subject to change by the South Dakota Board of Regents. Continuing education costs are shown separately.
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South Dakota Residents
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Out-of-State Students
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Continuing Education
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Tuition
(12 hours)
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$1,604.00
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$4,731.60
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$2,000.00
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General Activity Fee (12 hours)
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$292.90
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$292.90
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University Support
(12 hours)
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$979.80
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$979.80
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One Time Application Fee
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$35.00
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$35.00
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Total Tuition & Fees
(12 hours)
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$2,911.70
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$6,039.30
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$2,000.00
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Registration
All participants in the SIP need to notify the DMHI of your intent to attend the classes as soon as possible, but by May 11, 2009 at the latest. Participants in the Summer Intensive Program who are not already students at The University of South Dakota and wish to receive graduate credit for the SIP are required to complete an application to become a "Special Student" in the graduate school. The special student applicant is not required to furnish transcripts or recommendations and there is no minimum grade point requirement. A student in this classification must complete a Special Student - Post-Graduate Status application. Actual registration for the courses can take place during the first week of the on-campus classes.
Lodging
There are a number of corporate chain and independent motels in Vermillion. In past years some participants have stayed with resident graduate students. University housing may also be available. Contact the DMHI for further information.
