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Mental Health Counseling and Behavioral Medicine ProgramDivision of Graduate Medical SciencesBoston University School of Medicine72 East Concord Street, Suite B-2903Boston, MA 02118-2526TEL: 617-414-2320 | FAX: 617-414-2323Mental Health Counseling and Behavioral Medicine ProgramThe Mental Health Counseling and Behavioral Medicine (MHCBM) Program is a two-year, full-time, 60 credit hours, master’s degree program in clinical mental health counseling accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling & Related Educational Programs (CACREP) and designed to meet the requirements for independent licensure. The program prepares graduates to practice as professionals in a variety of healthcare delivery settings. The program’s curriculum is also consistent with professional standards recommended by the American Mental Health Counselors Association and American Counseling Association.Personalized Academic TrainingDidactic experiences are offered within the academic medical environment of Boston University School of Medicine. The MHCBM Program emphasizes the personal and professional development of each student as s/he prepares to enter the field of clinical mental health counseling. All students are assigned a faculty advisor who mentors them throughout the program. During Year 1, students participate in a variety of foundational academic experiences that prepare them for clinical training and meet licensure requirements.Students also begin their clinical training in Year 1 during a semester-long, 16-hour per week practicum when they are exposed to various treatment settings and engage in closely supervised experiences in conducting individual intakes and assessments. Some of the field placements also offer the opportunity to co-lead counseling groups.Exceptional Clinical TrainingDuring Year 2 of the MHCBM program, students are placed in a 9-month, 24-hour/week clinical internship with increased autonomy as they conduct individual, group, and family counseling. Students are encouraged to apply to field placements that focus on their areas of specialization to best prepare them for their professional careers. They also complete the academic component of the program and select elective courses. In all, students accrue approximately 900 clinical training hours across both years of fieldwork.Clinically, students gain knowledge and skills that enable them to pursue mental health careers working in a wide range of healthcare settings and professional roles, including private practice; medical settings as a key member of a mental health treatment team; consultant to individuals seeking to make lifestyle changes to address their health problems, such as nicotine addiction, obesity and related eating and exercise problems, and chronic illness; as well as public and private sector agencies providing a variety of mental health and/or substance use disorder services.As graduates of the MHCBM Program, alumni meet the educational requirements for licensure as a Mental Health Counselor in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as granted by the Massachusetts Board of Registration of Allied Mental Health and Human Services Professionals. They also meet many of the requirements in other states. Facts at a GlanceThe only master’s-level clinical mental health counseling program housed in a medical schoolMaster of Arts degree awarded by Boston University School of MedicineEligibility for independent licensure as a clinical mental health counselor Clinical and research experience in a dynamic urban hospital and academic medical environmentInterdisciplinary faculty with clinical and research expertise in a wide variety of content areasDevelopment of a knowledge base in behavioral medicine and health psychology, neuroscience, and pharmacotherapyTwo clinical placements across the two-year program with a wide variety of settings, client populations, and presenting problemsExtensive training in mental health assessment, group and individual counseling, crisis evaluation and intervention, and theoretical foundations of careRequired CoursesCounseling TheoryProfessional Orientation and EthicsCounseling TechniquesGroup DynamicsPsychopathologySocial and Cultural FoundationsResearch and EvaluationHuman Growth and DevelopmentNeuroscience for Mental Health ProfessionalsBasic Mental Health AssessmentAddictionsBehavioral Medicine and Applied Health PsychologyOrientation to Professional CounselingPsychopharmacologyCareer and Vocational CounselingElectivesHuman SexualityMarriage and Family CounselingTheory and Practice of Child and Adolescent CounselingClinical Field Research Seminar (content varies; recent offerings included HIV, patient safety and care, and child development)Substance use disordersLife and Education in BostonBoston is a terrific place to live as a walking city rich in culture, history, sports, and innovation. Home to more than 30 colleges and universities as well as over 150,000 students, Boston is rife with entertainment appealing to young adults and hosts a variety of cultural activities and events year-round. Boston Medical Center, located on the medical campus where the MHCBM Program resides, is one of the most diverse hospitals in New England and a site of many of the program’s clinical placements. The hospital serves a wide range of people with a high census of them who are disenfranchised, homeless or marginally housed, substance abusing, and with trauma/PTSD, depression, anxiety, and/or comorbid medical illness. Combined with medical academics, the environment houses abundantly diverse clinical and educational opportunities.For more detailed information about the MHCBM Program, please visit our website at bumc.bu.edu/mhbm ................
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