Integrated Behavioral Health CGS

This Certificate of Graduate study is designed for RIC social work graduate students and is meant to be completed while working toward a RIC MSW degree. 

What You'll Learn and Gain

With primary care systems rapidly adopting 'health-care home' team-based models, it's a clear indication that collaborative, team-based integrated physical and behavioral healthcare is becoming more prevalent in Rhode Island.

To meet this emerging need, this program prepares students to:

• appropriately and positively function as part of an interprofessional team
• understand social determinants of health
• develop competencies in engaging and supporting clients across a range of health conditions

Understand the Basic Program Structure

• 15 credits
• 300 hours of internship (each semester) in a primary care setting and functioning as a behavioral health clinician 

How to Apply and Succeed in the Program

Admission, Retention and Course Requirements

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