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Behavioral Health Academy™

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Make a Bigger Impact

The Behavioral Health Academy™ (BHA) partners with universities and behavioral health provider organizations across the state of Indiana to support social work and mental health counseling students. The programming provides evidence-based learning and therapeutic practices to treat clients with co-occurring mental health and substance use challenges. Participating students gain hands-on therapeutic experience that prepares them for a career at a community mental health center.

Streamline Your Behavioral Health Career

Through the BHA, you’ll earn a master’s degree in mental health counseling, prepare for dual licensure, and gain significant hands-on experience that will prepare you for the job you want as soon as you graduate.

Valuable Practical Experience

Work with diverse individuals and gain invaluable experience you can immediately apply in your career.

Dual Licensure Preparation

Become licensed to treat individuals with substance-use disorders and complex mental health issues.

Stipend for Internship

You’ll receive a stipend after completing an internship or practicum to offset your education costs.

Career-Connected Opportunities

You’ll be prioritized at partner community mental health centers for employment after graduation.

Program Details

The Behavioral Health Academy uses an innovative model that provides all the academic and internship experience needed to gain dual licensure, increasing your skills and confidence to provide therapy to a diverse population.

When students join the BHA at Butler University, they receive:

  • Stipend at the end of each successful practicum or internship semester from the behavioral health provider where the practicum or internship was completed
  • Specialized supervision and training in transdiagnostic evidence-based practices
  • Curriculum and practicum experience that qualifies them for LCSW/LMHC and LCAC
  • Priority interviews at partner community mental health centers for employment post-graduation
  • Bonuses from behavioral health providers where successful practicum completed once full clinical licensure is obtained

Participating BHA Partners

Explore the BHA’s participating providers and become part of a larger impact. The CFBH Behavioral Health Academy partners with the below behavioral health providers.

  • Community Fairbanks Behavioral Health
  • Sandra Eskenazi Community Mental Health Center
  • Parkview Behavioral Health Services
  • Oaklawn Psychiatric Center
  • Regional Health Services
  • Porter-Starke Services
  • Aspire Indiana Health
  • Adult and Child Health
  • Southwestern Behavioral Healthcare

Ready to take the next step?

Contact an enrollment counselor today to learn more about this opportunity.

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