Behavioral Health Sciences

Overview

Basic
The Basic Behavioral Health Sciences provide training for entry-level employment in a behavioral health setting. It introduces students to behavioral health and social services and provides training in therapeutic communication. Students will receive training to understand and support people who may be struggling. If you are self-aware, intuitive, patient, and compassionate, then a career in behavioral health may be for you.

Advanced
The Advanced Behavioral Health Science Certificate program is designed to provide students with a foundational study of human behavior and prepare them to assist in the care of individuals and families dealing with mental illness. Students also gain the necessary skills to respond to pediatric behavioral health patients using trauma-informed care.

Learning Outcomes

Students who successfully complete this program will be able to do the following:

• Distinguish among the roles, functions, and responsibilities of various mental health professions.
• Assess the comprehensive bio-psycho-social needs of diverse client populations in behavioral health and social service settings.
• Implement methods to resolve current symptoms and prevent future effects of burnout, traumatic stress, and compassion fatigue.
• Manage individual cases, as part of a multidisciplinary team, in a fashion that best serves the patient and simultaneously protects the practitioner.
• Develop, implement, and document treatment plans in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team.
• Evaluate and practice evidence-based behavioral health interventions using assessment and outcome measures.
• Demonstrate ethical interpersonal and communication skills important in establishing and maintaining relationships.

Mental healthcare workers are in high demand in Cochise County, and students who complete this one-semester certificate will have many job opportunities to make a difference locally.

Admissions Requirements

There are no special admissions requirements for this program.

Certificates

• Basic Behavioral Health Sciences - Certificate - Less Than 1 Year (Catalog)
• Advanced Behavioral Health Sciences - Certificate - Less Than 1 Year (Catalog)