Health and Behavioral Medicine - Clinical Mental Health Counseling Master of Arts (MA)

This area of emphasis prepares graduates to work as clinical mental health counselors, in both general practice and medical settings. Massachusetts has quickly become the cutting-edge state in the country to lead the implementation of health care reform and maximize integration of services. Specifically, there is a movement toward using integrated behavioral health models within primary care and other medical settings. Through a series of several courses, our graduates will gain a solid background in Health and Wellness Counseling, Behavioral Medicine interventions, and Integrated Behavioral Health in medical settings. Students will learn to function as members of interdisciplinary teams and in the treatment of chronic illness, mental health issues and other behavioral health and medical specialties. This program, and specifically this area of emphasis utilizes the bio-psycho-social-spiritual frame to understand health and human behavior. With the understanding of the Mind/Body connection, the mental health professional will be exposed to Behavioral Medicine interventions including evidence-based approaches to care, motivational interviewing, brief treatment models, biofeedback, hypnosis, and other relaxation techniques. Graduates of this program will have developed basic competencies in being a key member of a team, ready to conduct brief assessments, consult with colleagues from other health care disciplines, and treat patients and families in both brief and extended models of care.

Full-time Course Sequence (2 years)
Part-time Course Sequence (3 years)

We enroll new students into our Clinical Mental Health Counseling MA program evey January and late August.  Click here to see our timing and deadlines.