Advance your career with our HHS case management to mental health counseling program
Bachelor of Science in Health and Human Service Case Management | Master of Arts in Mental Health Counseling (157 credits)
Accelerate your college education and start your counseling career sooner by embarking on a pathway designed to take you from health and human service case management (HHSCM) to mental health counseling (MHC). This unique pathway allows you to earn both a Bachelor of Science in health and human service case management and a Master of Arts in mental health counseling — all in less time and with fewer credits.
Graduate with your bachelor’s and master’s degrees in just 14 semesters, or five years — a year sooner than if you enrolled in the programs separately. Take your HHSCM undergrad coursework online through Davenport’s Global Campus or in person at our Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Lansing, Warren or Midland campuses. Then complete your mental health counseling graduate courses entirely online, followed by on-site practicum and internship experiences.
Graduating with your bachelor’s degree in HHSCM means you’ll be eligible to sit for the Certified Case Management (CCM) Exam as well as the Human Services Board-Certified Practitioner Exam (HS-BSP) The master’s program will also prepare you to sit for currently recognized licensing exams because Davenport University’s program coursework and learning outcomes align with the Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Education Programs (CACREP) standards. These standards meet the state of Michigan’s licensing requirements and those of many other states. Our admissions experts can assist you in determining licensing eligibility.
What is a health and human service case management to mental health counseling program?
This pathway combines the skills from a degree in HHSCM — guiding and facilitating treatment — with advanced patient counseling skills gained through the mental health counseling program. You’ll start your mental health counseling career one year faster and become a valuable resource for patients sooner with the 3+2 pathway to mental health counseling.
Explore classes for Davenport’s health and human service case management and mental health counseling degrees
You will learn the components of health and human service case management, including assessing, planning, implementing, coordinating, monitoring and evaluating the services of clients to improve their quality of life.
Then Davenport’s mental health counseling program takes a unique approach with a curriculum that builds cultural competency so you can be effective in the community at the highest professional level. Course materials and assessments reflect the diverse reality that mental health counselors experience so that you excel as a counselor in a mental health profession.
View combined HHSCM, BS / MHC, MS program sequence
What makes Davenport’s health and human service case management to mental health counseling program different?
As a student enrolled in Davenport’s HHSCM to MHC program pathway, you’ll experience an easy transition from your undergrad studies in health and human service case management to the graduate MHC program. Plus, you’ll be guaranteed enrollment in the MHC master’s program when you complete the undergraduate requirements — no additional applications are required.
You'll save time and money earning your degrees because this full-time program expedites your graduation one year sooner. Additionally, Davenport is committed to supporting our students every step of the way. That’s why we’ve incorporated a one-on-one mentorship program. It pairs you, an incoming student, with a second-year student and/or faculty member. You’ll begin building a network immediately and have a strong team to lean on and learn from.
Experience the Davenport difference:
 | One-on-one attentionGain advanced knowledge and practical skills in small classes that offer individualized attention from highly credentialed faculty. |
 | Real-world practicumsBuild your knowledge and skills through case management practicums and online case management courses. |
 | Expand your impactDevelop the skills necessary to help future clients overcome addictions, substance abuse, grief, self-esteem issues, marital difficulties and more. |
 | Save time and moneyEarn your undergraduate and graduate degrees in less time and with fewer credit hours than traditional programs (an entire year sooner!). |
Start earning your Bachelor of Science in HHSCM and Master of Arts in MHC at Davenport
Explore the admissions requirements, and then take the next step toward joining Davenport’s health and human service case management to mental health counseling program pathway.
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About Davenport University
Davenport is a private, not-for-profit university with more than 150 years of experience preparing students for successful careers.
Offering over 80 degree and certificate programs, we align with top employers to design degree programs that help you gain the skills and real-world experience you need to rise above the rest. With small class sizes and campuses across Michigan or online, you’ll earn a quality education on your schedule at Davenport University.
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Health and Human Service Case Management Program Objectives / Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of the Health and Human Service Case Management Program, students/graduates will:
- Develop intervention strategies for holistic client care utilizing behavioral concepts
- Integrate professional and ethical principles
- Integrate interdisciplinary health care delivery necessary to achieve client goals
- Synthesize case management models, processes and research methods to measure quality-of-practice parameters
- Evaluate options for fiscally responsible, client-centered care
- Compare and contrast resources that support identifiable community resources to meet client outcomes
As a Master of Mental Health Counseling graduate, you will:
- Demonstrate knowledge of the practices, professional standards and ethics of mental health counseling practice
- Synthesize the unique experiences and needs of clients from different social and cultural groups into relevant client evaluation, guidance and treatment
- Apply culturally relevant theories and models accounting for individual and environmental factors affecting well-being over the lifespan
- Apply theories of culturally responsive career development, counseling and decision-making to guide clients through career and employment planning
- Develop strategies to collaboratively engage clients in decision-making and goal-setting through the counseling process to generate treatment plans accounting for individual preferences, culture and contexts
- Apply theories and models of counseling intervention to facilitate culturally responsive group counseling sessions
- Synthesize contextual factors to select, use and interpret the findings from culturally appropriate diagnostic tests
- Identify and utilize culturally and developmentally responsive research and evaluation methods and evidence-based practices to inform counseling practice
- Utilize best practices and culturally responsive strategies when practicing clinical mental health counseling
Regional Accrediting Body:
Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
30 N. LaSalle St., Chicago, IL 60602-2504. Date of Reaccreditation: 2014. Next Accreditation Due: 2021-2022
Licensure and Disclosure Information
Effective July 1, 2024, the Department of Education requires all programs that prepare students for occupations requiring licensure to meet all licensing requirements for each state in which new students are located if they are not enrolled in face-to-face instruction or in a state in which a student attests they intend to seek employment. Schools are required to disclose to students whether a program leading to licensure meets the educational requirements for licensure or certification in a particular state.
This program leads to professional licensure. Davenport University has determined that this program meets the licensure requirements for the following states: Michigan, Pennsylvania, Georgia and Utah.
If the state you reside in is not listed, please contact: Dr. Anne Cramer or Dr. David Gillespie for additional information.
Some programs require a student to complete a portion of their degree plan off campus.
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Sources:
DU Graduate Survey, 2023
Davenport University, 2023/2024 Catalog