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Psychological Sciences (Behavioral Neuroscience)

University of Connecticut

Doctoral Degree

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Requirements

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Financial Aid

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Locations

Where this program is offered

  • Storrs, Connecticut

    352 Mansfield Road, Storrs, Connecticut, 6269

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Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

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Skills

Social PerceptivenessActive ListeningSpeakingReading ComprehensionCritical ThinkingMonitoringCoordinationService Orientation

Knowledge

Therapy and CounselingPsychologyEnglish LanguageCustomer and Personal ServiceEducation and Training

Abilities

Oral ComprehensionOral ExpressionWritten ComprehensionWritten ExpressionProblem SensitivityDeductive ReasoningInductive ReasoningSpeech ClarityFluency of IdeasSpeech Recognition

Tasks

  • Counsel clients in individual or group sessions to assist them in dealing with substance abuse, ment
  • Collaborate with counselors, physicians, or nurses to plan or coordinate treatment, drawing on socia
  • Monitor, evaluate, and record client progress with respect to treatment goals.

Technology

Document management softwareDesktop publishing softwareMedical softwareOffice suite softwareData base user interface and query software

Tools

Desktop computersNotebook computersPersonal computers

Work Values

AchievementRelationshipsIndependenceSupportWorking ConditionsRecognition
Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

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Occupations matched to this program, with median wage, top wage, growth, and openings
SOCOccupationMethodWageGrowthOpenings
Match confidence: medium21-1023.00Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workerstitle_inference———
What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: advanced (Level 4)(based on Doctoral Degree)

  • Clinical program strategy — design and lead the vision, structure, and quality standards of a behavioral health or substance abuse treatment program at an organizational or system level.
  • Workforce development — establish competency frameworks, supervision models, and continuing education programs to build clinical excellence across a multidisciplinary social work and behavioral health team.
  • Organizational policy leadership — author, advocate for, and implement evidence-informed clinical policies and treatment protocols that govern practice standards across a large agency or health system.
  • Cross-sector partnership development — cultivate strategic alliances with healthcare systems, government agencies, academic institutions, and community organizations to expand integrated service capacity.
  • Population-level outcome accountability — oversee the design and interpretation of program evaluation frameworks, using data analytics to drive continuous quality improvement and demonstrate community impact.
  • Funding and resource stewardship — lead grant writing, budget oversight, and resource allocation decisions to sustain and scale mental health and substance abuse service delivery in resource-constrained environments.
  • Advanced workforce supervision — provide executive-level clinical and administrative supervision to program directors and senior clinicians, shaping organizational culture around trauma-informed and equity-centered values.
  • Legislative and regulatory advocacy — testify before policy bodies, engage legislators, and contribute to regulatory development to advance systems-level improvements in mental health and substance use policy.
  • Knowledge dissemination and training — develop and present training, research findings, or best-practice models at regional, national, or international venues to advance the field of behavioral health social work.
  • Organizational crisis leadership — direct organizational response to large-scale clinical crises, public health emergencies, or community trauma events, ensuring service continuity and staff resilience across the enterprise.

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.

Student Outcomes

Performance metrics for this program

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Completion Rate
94%
Placement Rate
76%