Behavioral Health Support

Career Studies and Workforce Development Division

Degree Type: Associate of Applied Science Degree

Contact: Corey Reynolds, creynolds@trcc.edu

Purpose: Career and Technical Education. The Behavioral Health Support curriculum is designed to prepare students for entry-level positions in state, county, and local human service agencies. Graduates will incorporate the learned skills and attributes in order to collaborate with mental health professionals and interact with clients with behavioral and mental health diagnoses.

First Year

Spring Semester

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
ACAD 101Academic Life Strategies

4
BHS 206Intro to Behavioral Health Support

3
BHS 208Legal and Ethical Issues

3
ENGL 111College Writing

3
PSYC 111General Psychology

3
Total Credit Hours:16

Summer Semester

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
BHS 215Wellness Coaching

3
BHS 216Systems of Care/Support

3
ENGL 112Advanced College Writing

3
GOVT 121National and State Government

3
Total Credit Hours:12

Total Credit Hours: 28

Second Year

Fall Semester

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
BHS 225Substance Use Disorders

3
BHS 227Diagnosis of Identified Populations

3
BHS 229Conflict Resolution

3
BHS 295BHS Clinical Practicum I

3
SOCI 111General Sociology

3
SCOM 110Public Speaking

3
Total Credit Hours:18

Spring Semester

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
BHS 235Interviewing Skills for Generalist Pract

3
BHS 236Evidence-Based Treatments

3
BHS 296BHS Clinical Practicum II

4
 
MATH 161Mathematical Reasoning & Modeling

3
Or
MATH 163College Algebra for Calculus

3
 
PSYC 243Human Dev Across the Life Span

3
Total Credit Hours:19

Total Credit Hours: 37

For complete details, including downloadable application materials, essential abilities documentation, and information on the exception process, please visit the Behavioral Health Support Program page on the Three Rivers College website. Link: https://trcc.edu/academics/degrees-programs/behavioral-health-support/

Please see individual course descriptions for prerequisites, corequisites, and/or other requirements.

This program is an approved participant for the Associate Degree of Behavioral Health Support Program through the Missouri Department of Mental Health, Division of Behavioral Health.

Program Outcomes

  • Practice culturally sensitive care with the appropriate standards of ethics within the helping fields.
  • Evaluate the interconnectedness of the helping fields to include mental healthcare, behavioral healthcare, and human services for the purpose of patient/client-centered advocacy.
  • Examine the relationship between behavioral health disorder and mental health disorders along with their risk factors.
  • Implement tailored treatment plans to include appropriate helping responses for individuals in mental health crisis and/or with suicidal ideation to bring about crisis stabilization.