2017-2018 Academic Catalog 
    
    Apr 24, 2024  
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SHS 208 - Behavioral Health Services Navigation



2.0 Credits
Explore the role of the care coordinator and services navigator with populations having behavioral health needs. Overview of behavioral health systems, eligibility criteria, and access issues. Focus on individual/family centered service coordination, response to acute behavioral health situations working with interdisciplinary teams, and access to behavioral health resource networks.
Course-level Learning Objectives (CLOs)
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

  1. Define the role of behavioral health navigation with individuals and their families.
  2. Describe current systems of behavioral health services, including mental health, chemical dependency, domestic violence, suicide and self-harm, abuse and neglect, and trauma.
  3. Identify needs of specific behavioral health populations including children, older adults, and culturally specific communities.
  4. Engage interdisciplinary team members in care coordination.
  5. Describe and demonstrate skills necessary to administer mental health first aid.



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