Mental Health Counseling and Behavioral Medicine Program at Boston University

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Overview The primary objective of the Mental Health Counseling and Behavioral Medicine Program at Boston University is to prepare students for careers in clinical mental health counseling and to provide them with a complementary background in behavioral medicine, health psychology, and neuroscience. Specifically, students complete coursework and provide 1,000 hours of clinical fieldwork experience, including assessments and interventions, for clinical mental health counselors to utilize in a variety of settings. In addition, students gain knowledge and experience applying counseling skills to promoting health behavior change and to aid in prevention and treatment of medical illness. This hybrid is the first program of its kind in the United States and the only program of its kind housed in an academic medical school, which makes the Boston University School of Medicine a leader in preparing master’s-level clinical mental health clinicians. For other highlights of the program and more general information, see this program information on the School of Medicine site. Our graduates have a wide range of specialties and work in a wide variety of settings, including:Elementary/middle/high schoolsCollege counseling centersEating disorder clinicsCrisis stabilization and emergency room settingsIn-home counseling for familiesPrisonsNursing homesGeneral outpatient settings for children, adolescents, and/or adultsMethadone maintenance clinics, other substance use disorder settingsVeteran’s Administration hospitalsPrivate practiceHospital behavioral health clinicsPartial hospitalization programsMissionThe mission of the Mental Health Counseling & Behavioral Medicine (MHCBM) master’s degree program at Boston University School of Medicine is to provide exceptional academic and clinical fieldwork experience that emphasizes the core competencies of clinical mental health counseling with complementary training in behavioral medicine, health psychology, and neuroscience. Accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling & Related Educational Programs (CACREP), the MHCBM Program places great value on excellence, diversity, integrity, social justice, advocacy, collegiality, equality of opportunity, and interdisciplinary collaboration. Our program offers theoretical, experiential, clinical, and evidence-based activities related to clinical mental health counseling with adults, adolescents, and children on the Medical Campus as well as in community settings. We accept and educate a broad range of outstanding students who seek careers as clinical mental health counselors. Our modal graduate becomes independently licensed and provides care in settings where traditional mental health interventions can be informed by evidence-based practice, an understanding of neuroscience and neuroanatomy, and strategies to address physical illness and health promotion as part of multidisciplinary and multispecialty care. A small handful of our graduates choose to go on to pursue doctoral-level training. I want to find another Master Course

The Master of Arts in Mental Health Counseling and Behavioral Medicine Program at Boston University is a CACREP-accredited program designed to meet the requirements for independent licensure in clinical mental health counseling in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and other states.

Disciplines

Health Sciences

Psychology

Educational Psychology

Requirements

Other Requirements

1 : An unofficial, English transcript of each college or university attended. Three letters of recommendation from faculty members, research advisors – or similar – in your proposed field.A Personal Statement, minimum 200 words, that describes your qualifications and the objectives of your intended educational program.CV/Resume.Submitted transcript and letters of recommendations must be in English.

Mental Health Counseling and Behavioral Medicine Program

Boston University

United States of America,

Boston

Mental Health Counseling and Behavioral Medicine Program

Boston University

Boston University

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