Earn Your Human Services - Behavioral Health Degree Online
Through the Bachelor of Human Services with a concentration in behavioral health, you’ll study emotions, behavior, and environmental elements that impact the people you connect to community resources. You’ll learn to address your clients’ mental health, including addictions case management and treatment, developmental disabilities, and methods to meet their needs. You can complete this program at your own pace while getting the support of AU Academic Success Advisors, who check in with you as you’re selecting and taking classes while balancing your home and work.
Behavioral Health Courses
To earn this concentration, you take three of the following courses:
- Introduction to Mental Health for Human Services
- Introduction to Substance Abuse for Human Services
- Introduction to Developmental Disabilities for Human Services
- Working with Families and Individuals with Disabilities for Human Services
With this concentration, you’ll be prepared to work in mental health counseling and addictions treatment, and with people with developmental disabilities. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, national salaries for community and social service workers with bachelor’s degrees ranged from $41,360 to $51,410 in 2017.
120 Credit Hours
January 16, 2023