{"id":28809,"date":"2017-09-11T13:54:44","date_gmt":"2017-09-11T17:54:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/?p=28809"},"modified":"2020-02-24T20:00:53","modified_gmt":"2020-02-25T01:00:53","slug":"union-institute-university-highlights-national-recovery-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/union-institute-university-highlights-national-recovery-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Union Institute & University Highlights National Recovery Month"},"content":{"rendered":"

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Sept. 11, 2017 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — September is National Recovery Month. Union Institute & University<\/a>, together with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration<\/a> (SAMHSA), highlights National Recovery Month during September to increase awareness of and understanding of mental and substance use disorders, and celebrate the journey towards effectively coping and recovering.<\/p>\n

\"Union
\nThis year\u2019s theme, \u201cJoin the Voices for Recovery: Our Families, Our Stories, Our Recovery!\u201d highlights the value of peer support by educating, mentoring and helping others.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis observance promotes the belief that mental health is essential to overall health, prevention works, and treatment is effective to learn coping strategies and recovery from mental and\/or substance use disorders,\u201d said Dr. Rosalyn Y. Brown Beatty, the newly appointed Program Director for the Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program.<\/a><\/p>\n

Union offers a master\u2019s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling<\/a> that prepares graduates for certification or licensure as a professional counselor or clinical mental health counselor.<\/p>\n

\u201cA licensed professional counselor who specializes in clinical mental health counseling is competent to provide a wide variety of services to individuals, couples, groups, and families, including diagnostic assessment and treatment planning and intervention. These professionals often find themselves working in community mental health agencies or in private practice and maintain a focus on client wellness and prevention to promote optimum mental and emotional health,\u201d said Dr. Brown Beatty.<\/p>\n

A certificate in the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counseling program is designed to train and prepare professionals for a career in counseling individuals with substances use and abuse problems.<\/p>\n

\u201cA career from Union Institute & University\u2019s Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program or Certificate in Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counseling is an often rewarding profession that makes measurable improvement in the quality of the lives of clients, families and communities,\u201d said Dr. Brown Beatty. \u201cAn alcohol and drug abuse counselor specializes in providing counseling and support to individuals and families experiencing problems with substance use or dependence. This may include individual, family or group counseling about the causes and effects of addiction support for families dealing with addiction, and\/or referrals to treatment.\u201d<\/p>\n

You can learn more about the Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program by clicking on this link<\/a> or the Alcohol & Drug Abuse Counseling \u2013 Graduate Certificate Program by clicking on this link<\/a> or phone 800-861-6400.<\/p>\n

About Union Institute & University:<\/strong>
\nUnion Institute & University is a non-profit, regionally accredited university specializing in providing quality higher education degrees for adults nationwide. Founded in 1964, Union\u2019s academic programs and services are the result of more than five decades of identifying and refining ways to structure and deliver education to meet the needs of adults. Distinguished as the pioneer in adult education, Union perfected the concepts now common in higher education such as the hybrid model, a blend of online and traditional classroom instruction, interdisciplinary studies, and student centered education with socially relevant and applicable learning outcomes in its undergraduate, master\u2019s and doctoral degree programs.<\/p>\n

The university is guided by its core mission to educate highly motivated adults who seek academic programs to engage, enlighten, and empower them to pursue professional goals and a lifetime of learning, service, and social responsibility.<\/p>\n

Union is a national university with five academic centers located in: Ohio, Florida, California, and Vermont.<\/p>\n

For more information about Union Institute & University, visit www.myunion.edu<\/a> or call 1-800-861-6400.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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