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BHAV 331 Professional Development

5 credits
Students will investigate employment opportunities, credentialing regulations, professional goal-setting, lifelong learning, characteristics of professional organizations, and the use of available supports. This course looks beyond the student experience to prepare individuals for successful social service careers.

Prerequisites: BHAV 110  or BHAV 111  or admission to the BASBH program

Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

  • Obtain and maintain relevant credentials from the Washington State Department of Health
  • Develop success strategies for working within organizations
  • Choose behavioral healthcare or social service jobs that interest them and for which they are qualified
  • Collaborate and work effectively with a variety of teammates, including those from other disciplines
  • Create and maintain a professional network
  • Consult supervisors and colleagues
  • Identify the duties and desired characteristics of behavioral healthcare or social service supervisors
  • Identify multiple options for continued professional education, including formal coursework, trainings, professional journals, peer-to-peer communication, etc.

Program Outcomes
This course teaches to the following program outcomes:

  • integrate the needs, roles, and strengths of professionals within healthcare and human services teams
  • demonstrate abiding hope in recovery for each and every person

Total Hours: 50 Theory (Lecture) Hours: 50