MPH Behavioral Health

COPH Department: Community and Family Health
Concentration: Behavioral Health (Code: BHH)
2015/16 Catalog Year Minimum Credit Hours: 44

This M.P.H. (Behavioral Health Concentration) degree program is offered jointly with the USF Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute with a focus upon behavioral health (mental health and substance abuse) services. This concentration examines community and family issues in evaluation of systems performance and outcomes of public mental health and substance abuse services as well as children's mental health, aging and mental health, HIV and mental health services, and the planning, evaluation and accountability of mental health and substance abuse services. Graduates are prepared to work in mental health, alcohol and drug abuse organizations.

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Master of Public Health Degree Competencies

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Behavioral Health Concentration Competencies

In addition to the overall Master of Public Health degree competencies, Behavioral Health graduates will be able to:

Describe the history and philosophy of behavioral health services field;
Identify the fundamental principles of the epidemiology of mental and substance use disorders;
Specify unique issues in behavioral health programs and disorders for culture, age, and other specific at-risk pop;
Describe ethical and legal issues in the diagnosis of individuals with mental and substance use disorders and in the design and delivery of services for individuals with mental and substance use disorders;
Discuss the concepts of etiology, disease identification, and prevention of individuals with mental health and substance use problems;
Identify and understand study design and treatment interventions for individuals with mental health and substance use problems;
Describe the social, political, and environmental context of behavioral health;
Specify strategies for assessing the design and effectiveness for planning and evaluating behavioral health programs;
Demonstrate an in depth understanding of behavioral health advocacy, policy, information systems, & systems change; and
Critically evaluate applied services research and specify a broad range of behavioral health literature to analyze behavioral health issues and problems.

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Program Coursework

Examples of common elective options:

PHC 6413 Family & Community Violence in Public Health
PHC 6549 HIV & Mental Health
PHC 6547 Case Management in Community Mental Health
HSC 6552 Community-Based Prevention in Behavioral Health
PHC 6240 Cultural Competency in Children's Mental Health
PHC 6934 End of Life Care
PHC 6544 Children’s Mental Health Services
PHC 6545 Evaluation in Mental Health
PHC 6934 Evidence-Based Practice in Behavioral Health
PHC 6548 Grant Writing in Mental Health
PHC 6401 Homelessness: Implications for Behavioral Healthcare
PHC 6934 Substance Abuse Treatment Services, Mental Health Informatics
MHS 6640 Mental Health Informatics
PHC 6934 Financing, Economics, and Policy in Behavioral Health
PHC 6539 Foundations in Adolescent Behavioral Health
PHC 6728 Translational Research Methods in Adolescent Behavioral Health
PHC 6729 Advanced Research Education in Adolescent Behavioral Health
MHS 7748 Statistical Applications in Translational Research in Adolescent Behavioral Health