Graduate Certificate in Mental Health and Wellness: Integrated Health Emphasis
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The Graduate Certificate in Mental Health and Wellness with an Emphasis in Integrated Health at GCU discusses integrated health program assessment, development and implementation, and exposes you to the therapeutic relationship between patients and practitioners. You will also be taught research and best practices of mental health and wellness as they relate to human resiliency, recovery and functioning within an integrated health-focused environment. This certificate does not lead to certification or licensure.
The graduate certificate in mental health and wellness allows you to pursue advanced education on a more flexible schedule. Our online learning platform is an interactive way to complete your coursework and connect with your peers and instructors.
The emphasis in integrated health studies exposes you to theory, knowledge and strategies utilized within the field of healthcare. Whereas the Master of Science in Mental Health and Wellness provides an in-depth study of the integration of mental health concepts into various environments. This graduate certificate can be advantageous if you want a more focused way to advance your education in the area of integrated health.
The courses in this GCU certificate program address the following competencies:
Determining best practices in using the integrated health model
Analyzing the integrated health system in the United States
Examining the latest research in integrated health
Explaining the impact of well-being in human functioning and achieving life satisfaction
Other Mental Health and Wellness Emphases
Discover additional emphasis options that can help you find the right path for your academic and career aspirations.
This graduate certificate program teaches you to work in the field of integrated healthcare practices. You can use your knowledge to assist in positions that promote and advocate for patient accessibility of integrated health services.
Some careers that may be related to this certificate program include:
Respite care worker
Integrated health services manager
Case manager
Health intervention specialist
Health and wellness coach
Nutritionist
Integrated Health and Wellness Emphasis FAQs
If you are interested in pursuing potential career advancement in integrated care, read through our answers to these frequently asked questions.
Studying integrated care concepts can benefit healthcare professionals who work directly with patients. In addition to primary care physicians and mental health practitioners, there are alternative healthcare positions you may want to consider, including nutritionists, corporate wellness practitioners, yoga therapists, health and wellness coaches and herbalists.
Integrated health studies teach you how to optimize health and wellness for your patients using a coordinated and collaborative approach. Integrated care involves the expertise of both medical and behavioral healthcare providers, as well as the feedback from the patients. Integrated healthcare involves addressing the whole person, including the influences on their physical, emotional, social, spiritual and mental health.1
While integrated healthcare is the collaboration of conventional therapies such as medication, physical rehabilitation and psychotherapy, integrative health is the application of both conventional and complementary interventions including yoga, acupuncture and herbal treatments. Both approaches aim to care for the whole person.2
Get started on your graduate certificate in mental health and wellness by completing the form on this page. A university counselor will be in touch to answer your questions.
- American Psychiatric Association. (n.d.). Collaborative/Integrated Care. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
- National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health. (2021, April). Complementary, Alternative or Integrative Health: What’s in a Name? Retrieved June 19, 2023.