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ANNUALREPORT

FY2017

MentalHealthCounselingandBehavioralMedicineProgram

TABLEOFCONTENTSContents

ToOurStakeholders_____________________________________________________________________________________ 2

ProgramRecruitment,Faculty,&Administration_____________________________________________________ 3

Courses___________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4

FinancialStatement______________________________________________________________________________________ 5

ProgramEvaluation______________________________________________________________________________________ 7

ProgrammaticChanges__________________________________________________________________________________ 8

ContactInformation_____________________________________________________________________________________ 9

ProgramInformation___________________________________________________________________________________10

ToOurStakeholders

INTRODUCTIONThe Annual Report adheres to the BUSM Division of Graduate Medical Sciences template for our yearlyprogrammaticreviewandbudgetmeeting.MISSIONThemissionoftheMentalHealthCounselingandBehavioralMedicine(MHCBM)Master’sDegreeProgramatBostonUniversity School ofMedicine is to provide exceptional academic and clinical fieldwork experiencethatemphasizesthecorecompetenciesofclinicalmentalhealthcounselingwithcomplementarytraininginbehavioralmedicineandneuroscience. AccreditedbytheCouncil forAccreditationofCounseling&RelatedEducationalPrograms (CACREP), theMHCBMProgramplacesgreatvalueonexcellence,diversity, integrity,socialjustice,advocacy,collegiality,equalityofopportunity,andinterdisciplinarycollaboration.OurProgramoffers theoretical, experiential, clinical, and research-supported activities related to clinical mental healthcounselingwithadults, adolescents, and childrenon themedical campusaswell as in community settings.We accept and educate a broad range of outstanding students who seek careers as clinical mental healthcounselors. GraduatesoftheMHCBMProgramgenerallybecomeindependently licensedandaretrainedtoworkinsettingswheretraditionalmentalhealth interventionscanbeinformedbyevidence-basedpractice,anunderstandingofneuroscience,andstrategiestoaddressphysicalillnessandhealthpromotion.

ProgramObjectives

AtthecompletionoftheMHCBMProgram,studentsareableto:• Demonstratetheknowledge,skills,attitudes,andvaluesthatuniquelyembodyclinicalmentalhealth

counselors• Applytheoriesandmethodsderivedfromthementalhealthcounselingfieldtotheassessment,

prevention,andtreatmentofmentalhealthandconditions• Integratemulticulturalanddiversitycompetenceintotheircounselingpractice• Articulatehowabehavioralmedicineframeworkandneuroscienceevidencecaninformmentalhealth

counseling• Establishthattheypossesstherequisiteknowledgetobecomelicensedtopracticeasmentalhealth

counselorswithinthebehavioralhealthcareworkforce

VISIONTheMHCBMProgramstrivestobeanationalleaderincounseloreducationbypreparingfuturegenerationsof clinicalmental health counselors to use evidence-based practices in their workwith diverse client andpatientpopulationswithhealthandmentalhealthdisorders.

StephenM.Brady,Ph.D.,ProgramDirectorSeptember15,2017

ProgramRecruitment,Faculty,&Administration

Year #Applicants Qualifications MutualAccepts

2013-2014 64AcceptedMeanGPA=3.50

MeanGRE-Verbal=59%ileMeanGRE-Quantitative=42%ile

30Matriculated


MeanGREVerbal=56%ileMeanGREQuantitative=35%ile

27Matriculated



28Matriculated



33Matriculated



34Matriculated

The Program is accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling&Related Educational Programs(CACREP) throughOctober 2022. We continue to refine ourwebsite and online standing, attend graduateschoolfairs,andgivetalksatinstitutionsthathaveyieldedapplicantsinthepast. Thisrecruitmentstrategyincludes targeting educational institutionswith significant numbers of ethnic, racialminority students and1st-generation university students. The incoming class is approximately 21%minority students, includingAsianandPacificIslander(9%),Latino/Hispanic(9%),andBlack/AfricanAmerican(3%).

FACULTY&ADMINISTRATIONMHCBMCoreFaculty&StaffBrady,StephenM.1.0FTE;FunctionalTitle:AssistantDean&ProgramDirectorCostCenters(CC):MHCBM,SBIRTgrant,andGraduateMedicalSciencesTeaching:Techniques,HumanSexuality&ClinicalInternshipSupervisionBerger-Greenstein,Jori1.0FTE;FunctionalTitle:DirectorofCurriculaCC:MHCBM&SBIRTgrantTeaching:Techniques,Ethics,BehavioralMedicine,InternshipSupervisionLevy-Bell,Rachel1.0FTE;FunctionalTitle:AssociateDirectorandClinicalTrainingDirectorCC:MHCBMTeaching:OrientationtoProfessionalCounseling,InternshipSupervision

Navalta,CarrylP..80FTE;FunctionalTitle:CoreFacultyCC:MHCBM&SBIRTgrantTeaching:TheoryandPracticeofChildandAdolescentCounseling,CounselingTheory,InternshipSupervisionCraigen,Laurie1.0FTE:FunctionalTitle:CoreFacultyCC:MHCBMTeaching:HumanGrowthandDevelopment,GroupDynamics,PracticumSupervision,InternshipSupervisionMark,Bernice1.0FTE;Staff:ProgramCoordinatorCC:MHCBMBUAffiliateFacultyDevine,Eric(DivisionofPsychiatry)(Addictions,ClinicalFieldResearch)Fulford,Daniel(SargentCollege)(ClinicalFieldResearch)Joseph,Robert(DepartmentofAnatomy&Neurobiology)(NeuroscienceforMentalHealthProfessionals)Reid,Kathleen(DivisionofPsychiatry)(InternshipSupervision)CourseEducatorsAlfeo,Jillian(MentalHealthAssessment)Croteau,Guy(GroupDynamics)Freeburg,Melissa(ResearchandEvaluation)Kates,Todd(MarriageandFamilyCounseling)Kurson,Colleen(InternshipSupervision)Ray-Mendoza,Jessica(SocialandCulturalFoundations)Sivashanker,Karthik(Psychopharmacology)Spitz,Kaitlin(Psychopathology)Zuckerman,Shelby(BehavioralMedicineandAppliedHealthPsychology)

Courses

Fall2016

GMSMH703-A1CounselingTechniques-Berger-Greenstein/Brady(1sectioneach)GMSMH704-A1GroupDynamics-Emerson/Craigen(1sectioneach)GMSMH705Psychopathology-FergusonGMSMH707ResearchandEvaluation-FreeburgGMSMH708HumanGrowthandDevelopment-CraigenGMSMH710Assessment-WimsGMSMH712:MarriageandFamilyCounseling-KatesGMSMH714-A1BehavioralMedicineandAppliedHealthPsychology-Berger-Greenstein/Johnson(1sectioneach)GMSMH812Addictions-DevineGMSMH814ClinicalFieldResearch-FulfordGMSMH901OrientationtoProfessionalCounseling-Levy-BellGMSMH921-A1InternshipSupervision–Navalta/Goldberg-Arnold/Kurson(1sectioneach)Spring2017

GMSMH701CounselingTheory-NavaltaGMSMH702ProfessionalOrientationandEthics-Berger-GreensteinGMSMH706SocialandCulturalFoundations-Ray-MendozaGMSMH709NeuroscienceforMentalHealthProfessionals-JosephGMSMH713HumanSexuality-BradyGMSMH716CareerandVocationalCounseling-KursonGMSMH717TheoryandPracticeofChildandAdolescentCounseling-NavaltaGMSMH810Psychopharmacology-SivashankerGMSMH814ClinicalFieldResearch-FulfordGMSMH902-B1PracticumSupervision-Craigen/Gilliam(1sectioneach)GMSMH922-A1InternshipSupervision-Berger-Greenstein/Brady/Levy-Bell/CraigenSummer2016

GMSMH708HumanGrowthandDevelopment–Craigen(allothercorefacultywereguestlecturers)GMSMH716CareerandVocationalCounseling–Tate

*Bolditalicsdenotechangesininstructororcourseoffering

FinancialStatements

MHCBMPROGRAM2017FYBUDGETMHCBMProgramAnticipatedRevenue:$3,282,756

ProgramBudget:$1,079,045

RESEARCH&TRAININGSUPPORTCurrentSupport1H79T1025951(SAMHSA)10/01/15–09/30/18AnInterdisciplinaryMultimodalRegionalSBIRTTrainingGrantCo-PI’s:Drs.Lundgren(BUSSW)andDr.BradyThegoalofthisstudyistotrainclinicalmentalhealthcounselingstudents,socialworkstudents,andresidentsinpsychiatryinsubstanceusedisorderassessmentandtreatment(MHCBMCoreFacultySupport:Berger-Greenstein(.05)&Navalta(.10))

ProgramEvaluation

Aspartofouraccreditation,CACREPrequiresthatourprogramcompleteanannualVitalStatisticsSurvey–thefindingsofwhicharethefollowing:

• Numberofstudentswhograduatedfromtheprograminthepastyear:26• Completionrateofstudentsfromtheprogram:89%• Licensure(orcertification)examinationpassrateofstudentsgraduatingfromtheprogram:96%• Jobplacementrateofgraduatesfromtheprogramwhowereactivelyseekingemployment:84%

Ourprogramalsocontinuedtotargetthefollowingstrategicinitiatives:1)Enhancingthebrand;2)Investingindiversity;3)Managingindividualizedmentoring;4)Expandingcurricularoptions;5)Improvingprogramoutcomes;6)Decreasingstudentdebtburden;and7)Promotingfacultydevelopment.Onespecificandinfluentialactivitythatoccurredwascontractingwithalocalagencytoconductanauditofourmarketingandbrandingefforts.Byassessingourwebsiteandothermarketingmaterials(e.g.,slidepresentations,webinars,flyers),theyconcludedthatourprogramneedstocapitalizeonthesestrengths:

• Personalattentionandcaregiventostudents• OnlyCACREP-accreditedmentalhealthcounselingprogramintheUSlocatedinamedicalschool• ConferralofMasterofArtsdegreefromBostonUniversitySchoolofMedicine• Highjobplacementpost-graduationinawiderangeofpositionsandwithaccessandsupportfrom

prominentprogramalumni• PartnershipwithBostonMedicalCenter• Passionatefacultyandstaff• Smallercorefacilitywithastrongplatformofsupport• Clinicaltrainingaccesstoalargearrayofbehavioralhealthcaresites

ProgrammaticChanges

In response to data from student and course evaluations, our annual faculty retreat, and administrativemeetingswithBUSM,wehavemadeoraremakingthefollowingchanges.

FacultyandStaffResponsiveness:Dr.RachelLevy-BellwaspromotedtoAssociateDirectorinJanuary2017.TheProgramsuccessfullyrecruitedafull-timestaffmember, JohnCiervo,LMHC(Title:AssistantDirectorofFieldPlacement),whowillassistwithclinicalplacementsandworkwithadjunctfaculty,primarilyinclinicalsupervisioncourses.Mr.Ciervo’sstartdateisearlyOctober2017.TheProgramwasalsograntedapprovaltorecruitandhireafull-time,earlymid-careerfacultymemberwhowouldbegininFY19.Theidealcandidatewill have a doctoral degree in Counselor Education & Supervision who has expertise in counseling,neuroscience, and research aswell as a national reputation among counseling organizations. This facultymemberwouldhelpleverageouruniquenicheinthecounselingprofession(onlyCACREP-accreditedclinicalmentalhealthcounselingprograminamedicalschool)andsecureresearchandtraininggrants.

Coursework:We continued tomake a number of changes regarding teaching and courses to bettermatchstudentneeds.First,thiscomingyearincludesnewinstructorsforGroupDynamics,InternshipSupervision,BehavioralMedicine&AppliedHealthPsychology,Psychopathology,andMentalHealthAssessment.Second,inFall2016,weconductedapilotproject forthecourse,Marriage&FamilyCounseling,byofferinga2-dayvideo training for an evidence-based couple counseling model, which was developed by the UniversityOutreachProgramoftheGottmanInstitute.Almostalloftheenrolledstudentsvoluntarilyparticipatedintheproject and received the training. As a result, the studentsearned andwere awarded theGottmanLevel1ClinicalTrainingCertificateofCompletion.Thestudentsoverwhelminglypraisedthetraining,whichwillnowbe a permanent component of the course moving forward. Third, Dr. Laurie Craigen spearheaded themodification of the course, Human Growth & Development, into a one-week summer intensive (Sunday-Thursday). ThecoursewasconductedduringthethirdweekofMay2017atasmallhotelinProvincetown,MAwhere11studentsparticipated.AlthoughDr.Craigenservedasthecoursedirector,allcorefacultywereguest lecturers and one Program alumna, JillianAlfeo, LMHC, also lectured. Because the coursewaswell-received,thecoursewillbeofferedagainasanintensiveinSummer2018.

Clinical: During the 2016-2017 academic year, we added 13 new programs to become official counselingtrainingsitesforourstudents.Wecreatedmoreopportunitiesforstudentstoengageinintegratedhealthcaresettings,outpatient,school,inpatient,partialhospitalizationprograms,eatingdisorder,andsubstanceabuseservices. This year, we lost 3 training sites due to program closures. Students currently have access toapproximately140trainingservices.

Recruitment:Wehavemademodifications to our recruitment strategywith twoprimary goals inmind: 1)increase the number of applicants to the program by upwards of 50%; and 2) increase the number ofmatriculatedunderrepresentedminoritystudents. Sucheffortswillincludefocusingonstatesthathavethehighest concentration of licensed professional counselors; expanding our targeted audience to psychology,human services, sociology, and education majors; contacting academic advisors who submitted letters ofrecommendations for our incoming students; identifying and contacting undergraduate career servicecounselors who focus on arts and sciences and the helping professions; focusing on race- and/or ethnic-specificstudentundergraduateorganizations;andenhancingourwebsite.

CoreFacultyContactInformation

STEPHENM.BRADY,PH.D.ASSISTANTDEAN/PROGRAMDIRECTOR

RACHELJ.LEVY-BELL,PSY.D.ASSOCIATEDIRECTOR/DIRECTOROFCLINICALTRAINING

JORIBERGER-GREENSTEIN,PH.D.DIRECTOROFCURRICULA

Tel:617-638-8689Email:[email protected]

CARRYLP.NAVALTA,PH.D.COREFACULTY/CHILD&ADOLESCENTTRAININGADVISOR

Tel:617-414-2331Email:[email protected]

LAURIECRAIGEN,PH.D.COREFACULTY/COUNSELOREDUCATOR

Tel:617-414-2330Fax:[email protected]

BERNICER.MARKPROGRAMCOORDINATOR

Tel:617-414-2369 Tel:617-414-2368 Tel:617-414-2320Email:[email protected] Email:[email protected] Email:[email protected]

ProgramInformation

MentalHealthCounselingandBehavioralMedicineProgramDivisionofGraduateMedicalSciencesBostonUniversitySchoolofMedicineTel:617-414-2320Fax:617-414-2323Website:http://www.bumc.bu.edu/mhbm/

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