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Bachelor of Applied Science - Behavioral Health

Big Bend Community College

Bachelor's DegreeCIP: 51.1502

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Dates

Since Oct 2024

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Locations

Where this program is offered

  • Moses Lake, Washington

    7662 Chanute St NE, Moses Lake, Washington, 98837-3299

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Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

Auto-populated·from O*NET via SOC 31-1133.00

Skills

Social PerceptivenessService OrientationSpeakingActive ListeningMonitoringCritical ThinkingCoordinationActive LearningReading Comprehension

Knowledge

PsychologyCustomer and Personal ServiceTherapy and CounselingEnglish LanguageMedicine and Dentistry

Abilities

Oral ExpressionOral ComprehensionProblem SensitivityWritten ComprehensionDeductive ReasoningInductive ReasoningSpeech ClaritySpeech RecognitionWritten ExpressionInformation OrderingNear Vision

Tasks

  • Listen and provide emotional support and encouragement to psychiatric patients.
  • Provide patients with cognitive, intellectual, or developmental disabilities with routine physical,
  • Complete physical checks and monitor patients to detect unusual or harmful behavior and report obser
  • Provide nursing, psychiatric, or personal care to patients with cognitive, intellectual, or developm
  • Encourage patients to develop work skills and to participate in social, recreational, or other thera
  • Restrain violent, potentially violent, or suicidal patients by verbal or physical means as required.

Technology

Electronic mail softwareSpreadsheet softwareOffice suite softwarePresentation softwareOperating system softwareMedical softwareInventory management software

Tools

Automatic blood pressure cuffsBedpansBlood collection syringesDesktop computersDigital patient thermometersEnema equipmentEvacuated blood collection tubesHydraulic patient liftsIntubation suctioning kitsMulti-line telephone systemsOxygen delivery masksPatient restraintsPersonal computersSafety razorsSpecimen collection containersBag valve mask BVM resuscitatorsBlood drawing syringesBlood pressure cuffsCold therapy equipmentCrutchesElectronic patient thermometersEmergency cartsGlucometersGurneysHazardous material spill kitsHeat therapy equipmentHospital beds

Work Values

RelationshipsSupportIndependenceAchievementWorking ConditionsRecognition
Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

  • Psychiatric Aides31-1133.00
  • Psychiatric Technicians29-2053.00
What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: proficient (Level 3)(based on Bachelor's Degree)

  • Complex patient behavioral profiles — assess and interpret independently, adjusting daily care approaches without routine supervisory direction on an inpatient psychiatric floor.
  • Non-routine emotional crises — manage autonomously using advanced active listening and social perceptiveness skills before clinical escalation.
  • Comprehensive patient progress notes — write and maintain with clinical accuracy across multiple patients using electronic medical record software.
  • Individualized activity programs — design and lead therapeutic social, educational, or recreational sessions tailored to each patient's cognitive level.
  • Restraint and safety procedures — execute and evaluate in high-acuity situations, applying judgment to determine appropriate level of intervention.
  • Coordination with psychiatrists, psychologists, and social workers — facilitate effectively by synthesizing aide observations into actionable clinical information.
  • Patient care plan adherence — monitor and identify deviations across a full unit caseload, initiating corrective action within aide scope of practice.
  • Orientation and onboarding — guide newly hired aides through shift workflows, documentation standards, and behavior observation techniques.
  • Medical and behavioral data trends — analyze across multiple patients using spreadsheet software to flag emerging safety concerns for clinical review.
  • Ethical dilemmas in patient care — navigate using sound judgment and facility policy, balancing patient autonomy with safety requirements.

Some details on this page are auto-populated from public workforce data sources: O*NET (opens in new tab), BLS (opens in new tab), College Scorecard (opens in new tab), DOL Training Provider Results (opens in new tab), NSX (opens in new tab). Provided in partnership with LER.me Career Intelligence.

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