Behav Health Medicine Adv Semnr I

Catalog description

(Only for students enrolled at the Manhattan campus) This course is designed to focus on and expand student knowledge base, skills, theories, research models, and critical issues in Behavioral Health. Topics in the seminar focus on advanced-level knowledge and skills regarding public-sector delivery systems, financing, collaborative/integrated care, and the impact of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and Accountable Care Organizations (ACO). The role of mental health counseling, structures and operations of professional organizations, ethical and legal considerations related to counseling, and multicultural issues in mental health are explored. Behavioral Health Advanced Seminar I provides students with the integral knowledge and skills pertaining to the diagnosis, assessment, treatment, and prevention of behavioral health related issues. This course emphasizes the role of mental health counseling within the context of the community, strategies for community needs assessment, program interventions, and management of mental health services and programs.