Behavioral Health Counseling: Essential Facts

Graduates of the Behavioral Health Counseling Program are widely acknowledged among the regions employers as being the best prepared and easily find employment in behavioral health settings. However, many graduates continue their education in graduate studies at leading universities across the nation. Within Drexel, students may select from a number of excellent graduate programs preparing them for licensure as behavioral health clinicians or employment in administrative, research, and behavioral health policy making positions.

Behavioral health counseling professionals are employed in a variety of community agencies, outpatient treatment services, and inpatient and residential treatment settings serving children, adolescents, adults, and the elderly who suffer as a result of disabling mental illnesses and/or substance use disorders. Graduates who choose to enter the behavioral health workforce find immediate employment in areas such as psychiatric rehabilitation, family and child support services, addictions counseling, case management and services coordination, forensic mental health services, individual and group counseling, and crisis intervention. The behavioral health care field is tremendously diverse and encompasses far more career opportunities than are listed here. There are career choices to be made at all levels of service; from direct care to administrative and policy making levels. In this regard, students will find tremendous benefit both in the career development services offered by Drexel’s Steinbright Career Development Center and by the diverse professional career experience our faculty bring to our students.