Course Overview
The Mental Health Counseling & Behavioral Medicine Program is a two-year Master of Arts program. Our graduates are able to provide direct clinical and mental health counseling services to clients across a wide range of medical, research, mental health, and independent practice settings. Our curriculum consists of a combination of academic coursework and clinical experience completed in two years of full-time study. Students are encouraged to identify topics of interest, and are provided with education and experience related to those interests. They are also exposed to a wide array of patient populations, clinical topics, and career paths. 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 research-supported 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. Graduates of the MHCBM Program generally become independently licensed and are trained to work in settings where traditional mental health interventions can be informed by evidence-based practice, an understanding of neuroscience, and strategies to address physical illness and health promotion.