What is it about?
This article details the education, training, assessment, and supervision of a bachelor-level mental health provider. The article describes a competency framework that may be integrated into existing four-year psychology programs and provides a case example.
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Why is it important?
Preparing bachelor-level psychology majors for work within mental and behavioral healthcare environments is one strategy of many for addressing access to care and workforce shortages across the United States.
Perspectives
While some states in the US prepare bachelor-level providers, few take advantage of four-year degree programs like psychology to address the mental health workforce shortage. The behavioral health support specialist workforce development project provides a pathway for undergraduates in psychology, social work, behavioral healthcare, or related majors to deliver brief psychological interventions under supervision.
Dr. William P. O'Connell
University of Washington
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This page is a summary of: New career opportunity for undergraduate psychology majors:
Introducing the behavioral health support specialist., Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Psychology, April 2026, American Psychological Association (APA),
DOI: 10.1037/stl0000479.
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