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Community Care
State of Michigan designates $1.5 million for new WMU Resiliency Center for Families and Children.
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High Satisfaction
The high touch careers we serve are built on the rewarding foundation of helping people every day.
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High Impact
Our graduates have an unsurpassed impact on individuals, families and communities.
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High Meaning
Our graduates are preparing for meaningful work with our families and in our communities.
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High Demand
In health care and helping professions, our graduates are truly in demand.
Calls to action
Careers that are high in DEMAND, high in MEANING, high in SATISFACTION and unsurpassed in IMPACT.
The skills of our graduates and the importance of the professions we serve have been highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Nurses and physician assistants are on the front lines. We rely on public health professionals for information to guide our daily activities. Physical therapists, occupational therapists and speech-language pathologists are necessary to help rehabilitate those recovering from COVID-19.
Everything we do is aimed at helping you succeed. If you want to know how we can help you find an amazing career or participate in incredible research, just ask us.
COVID Updates
In-person learning is suspended on Nov. 18. Student services are still available virtually to help you finish your semester strongly.
CHHS academic advisors are available, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST, for virtual, email or phone appointments.
Diversity and Inclusion
The College of Health and Human Services has released a Statement on Race and Antiracism. We announce a proactive stance on race and antiracism and propose measurable actions to work against racism in support of all of our students.
The CHHS Committee on Diversity and Inclusion meets monthly. Along with staff and faculty representatives from each unit in the college, the committee includes student representatives to ensure that student voices are heard.
News and Events
WMU Virtual Turkey Trot 2020
Date: Nov. 28
Time: midnight
Location: Race anytime and anywhere
The WMU Turkey Trot has gone virtual! Run your own 5K/10K race between Nov. 21 and 28. You can run, trot or walk your race anywhere: Your neighborhood, local park, trail or even a treadmill.
Register at: https://wmich.edu/rec/turkeytrot
2020 Impact Report
2020 Impact Report
Learn what our staff, faculty and students are doing. Read about the ways they are affecting the professions they have chosen. See the ways they are impacting our communities.
Congratulations Retirees
Congratulations Retirees!
Traditionally, the college has recognized its retirees at its year-end gathering. However, because of the University's shutdown in spring 2020 due to COVID-19, that all-hands meeting did not occur as usual. So we celebrate them here, and thank them all for years of dedication to our students, to the college, and to WMU.
Continuing Education at CHHS
The College of Health and Human Services offers a variety of virtual and in-person continuing education programs relevant to health care and human service professionals in numerous fields. Discounted rates are often available for WMU students.
Click the links in the calendar to the right for more information.
If you are a CHHS faculty member and are interested in developing CE programs, contact Lisa Brennan at lisa.brennan@wmich.edu.
Using Mindfulness to Prevent Secondary Traumatic Stress Among Helping Professionals
Date: Dec. 10
Time: 10:30am
Join us for a virtual continuing education opportunity, "Using Mindfulness to Prevent Secondary Traumatic Stess Among Helping Professionals!" presented by Yvonne Unrau, PhD. TWO DAYS: 12.10.20 & 12.17.20, 10:30am to 12:00pm 3 SW CEUs
This is a two-day conference (12/10 & 12/17)
MY-PROUD Motivational Interviewing Training
Date: Jan. 20
Time: 9:00am
Presented by Jennifer Harrison, Ph.D. The CE training will allow for the opportunity to learn motivational interviewing techniques.
MY-PROUD Universal Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT)
Date: Feb. 23
Time: 9:00am
This Continuing Education MY-PROUD SBIRT Training will be held on Wednesday, February 23, 2020 from 9 am – 1 pm virtually. The training will focus on Universal Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT).
