Mental Health & Human Services Program Details

Explore these tabs to learn more about UMA’s MHHS program.

Degrees Offered

Concentrations

Mental Health & Human Services Generalist
Adult Mental Health Rehabilitation
Addiction Counseling
Child and Family Services

Certificates Offered

Graduate Level Certificates Offered

Learning Outcomes

Students who complete the Mental Health and Human Services Program will be able to:

Apply the current evidence-based practices to work in the behavioral health and human services fields,
Apply, implement and provide community support, case management, crisis services, and psychosocial rehabilitation,
Apply the appropriate use of information for assessment, planning and documenting to meet the needs of service delivery,
Apply appropriate interviewing and counseling techniques, supportive interventions, and evaluate related outcomes,
Collaborate effectively within teams in a variety of settings, and
Perform in accordance with ethical practice guidelines.

Student evaluations of the degree of mastery of course learning outcomes

Demographic Information

UMA Student Body (2022-2023): 5,779

MHHS Total Students: 535

MHHS BS: 412 MHHS AS: 70

Full-Time Equivalent Students, Undergraduate: 2,332

Fall 2022 UMA Student Profiles

Comparison Category	UMA Student Profile (N=4432)	MHHS BS Student Profile (N=329)	MHHS AS Student Profile (N=51)
Gender	66% Female 33% Male	88% Female 12% Male	80% Female 20% Male
Race	82% White 13% Minority 5% Unknown	85% White 13% Minority 2% Unknown	88% White 10% Minority 2% Unknown
Average Age	28	34	39
Age Range	26% <18 years old 27% 18-24 years old 47% 25+ years old	0%<18 years old 24% 18-24 years old 76% 25+ years old	2% <18 years old 14% 18-24 years old 84% 25+ years old
Veteran/Active Military	5% self-identified	5% self-identified	6% self-identified
Residency	92% In-state 8% Out of State 1% International	95% In-state 5% Out of State 1% International	100% In-state 0% Out of State 0% International
Enrollment Status	68% part-time 32% full-time	60% part-time 40% full-time	88% part-time 12% full-time

Academic Year 2022-2023 Student Profiles

Comparison Category	UMA Student Profile (N=5779)	MHHS BS Student Profile (N=412)	MHHS AS Student Profile (N=70)	MHHS Grad Cert (N=10)
First Generation	44%	76%	79%	—
Financial Aid Recipient	80%	84%	80%	—
Pell Grant Recipient	63%	71%	93%	—
Enrollment	34% First-Time 48% Transfer Students 16% Readmit Students	26% First-Time 52% Transfer Students 22% Readmit Students	52% First-Time 28% Transfer Students 20% Readmit Students	100% Graduate Admit

Comparison between program and university

Our program tends more female, whiter, and older, with 76-84% being over the age of 25. Our MHHS associate’s degree has significantly more part-time students (88%) than the average across of all UMA.

Data reflects AY 2022-2023, compiled by L.M. and summarized by W.S. 06.21.23

Advisory Board

The purpose of the MHHS program Advisory Board is to be the “ears and eyes” in the field, to welcome professional wisdom for program enhancements, to bridge the gap between academia and workforce development, to advise on program development, and to participate in the accreditation process.

Advisory Board Members

Lisa Bullard DHHS Office of Child & Family Services (OCFS) – Recruiter for DHHS/OCFS
Karen Dow Sweetser – Manager of Volunteer Services and Internships
Dr. Deborah Drew Husson University-Director of Graduate Programs in Counseling
Jacke Hicks Current UMA Mental Health and Human Services Bachelor’s degree
Amanda Kinsey Capitol Clubhouse-Director – Kennebec Behavioral Health (KBH)
Dr. Kim Lane UMA Professor of Mental Health & Human Services
Lisa Martin Human Resources Manager – WINGS
Nora Morse Director of Best Practices – Spurwink
Dr. Wendy St. Pierre UMA Assistant Professor of Mental Health and Human Services & Academic Coordinator
Elizabeth Wright Director of Youth Education NAMI – Maine, UMA MHHS Alumni

Updated January 31, 2025