This option is available within the Human Development and Family Studies major at the following location:

• Corvallis

Students pursuing the Applied Behavioral Health option in the MS degree are expected to acquire professional, technical skills necessary to provide services as a qualified mental health professional (QMHP) after graduation. In addition to coursework, students will engage in an extensive clinical human services internship as a component of their training. Completing an internship satisfies the practical application expectation in clinical behavioral health training programs. Students will collect a portfolio of materials from their internship which they will assemble, present and defend as a capstone of the student’s master’s program.

Option Code: 4472

Upon successful completion of the program, students will meet the following learning outcomes:

• Conduct research or produce some other form of creative work.
• Demonstrate mastery of subject material.
• Conduct scholarly or professional activities in an ethical manner.
• Create a complete mental health assessment.
• Develop a Client-centered service plan.
• Practice several evidence-based treatment modalities.
• Assess needs for coordination of care in clinical internship.
• Apply crisis and trauma-based intervention in a clinical setting.

Option Code: 4472