Mental Health Counseling & Behavioral Medicine

• GMS MH 814: Clinical Field Research Seminar
  Graduate Prerequisites: consent of instructor - This elective course is designed to provide students with knowledge and experience in the conduct of clinical trials. Students enrolled in this practicum will become part of a clinical research team investigating the efficacy of clinical and/or medication management of a discrete mental health and/or medical disorder. Topics of study are dependent on site of interest currently conducting trials and availability of staff to supervise students. Training will include readings, presentations, observation, web- based training, and direct experience working with research participants. Availability and variability in options for this course are necessarily dependent on the existence of trials in stages of funding that will provide appropriate education and skills-training and is available for only a small number of students.Var cr, Yr. 1, Fall & Spring sem.
• GMS MH 902: Practicum Supervision
  Graduate Prerequisites: consent of instructor - This course is a group supervision experience where the faculty supervisor provides the opportunity for students to present and discuss cases from their Practicum placement and to receive feedback from the faculty supervisor and peers. Course content and activities are designed to foster students' identities as clinical mental health counselors, to sharpen their diagnostic and intervention skills, and increase students' awareness of ethical and legal considerations. In addition, students complete bedside interviewing in inpatient medical units of the campus-based hospital (Boston Medical Center), conducting brief psychosocial assessments of patients. This facilitates the application of skills for medical concerns, exposure to a medical environment, and learning about a variety of medical conditions. 3cr. Yr. 1, Spring sem.
• GMS MH 921: Internship Supervision
  Graduate Prerequisites: consent of instructor - This is a group supervision course in which students enroll while they are on the first of two semesters of their internship training. This course does not take the place of on-site supervision, provided by a clinician where they complete their internships. In this course, students meet weekly with a faculty member and several fellow students present cases in oral and written format, discuss differential diagnosis, actively apply theory and clinical techniques, within a socio-cultural lens, work through ethical challenges, and process their experiences on site. 3 cr. Yr. 2, Fall sem.
• GMS MH 922: Internship Supervision
  Graduate Prerequisites: consent of instructor - This course is a group supervision experience for students during the second semester of their academic year-long Internship training. As part of this experience, faculty supervisors mentor students to develop more advanced assessment and counseling skills, as well as to develop their identifies as professional mental health counselors. Students also complete a Capstone Project, consisting of an oral and written case presentation, focused on psychosocial assessment and intervention, incorporating the academic and didactic components of the two-year program. Successful completion of the Capstone is required for graduation in the program. 3 cr. Yr. 2, Spring sem.
• GMS MH 971: Directed Studies in Mental Health Counseling and Behavioral Medicine
  Var cr, Fall and Spring sem
• GMS MH 972: Directed Studies in Mental Health Counseling and Behavioral Medicine
  Var cr, Fall & Spring sem.