Behavioral Health

Posted on Dec 13, 2020

If I have a masters in psychology/behavioral health, how do I request an assignment to become a Behavioral Health Officer (BHO)?

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LTC Jason Mackay

Posted 4 y ago

I would contact an AMEDD recruiter (not a regular hometown recruiter) and ask about direct commissioning.

You can’t just be assigned. You need to be appointed

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Posted 4 y ago

You will need to be licensed in your state to be a behavioral health officer. The only fields the Army commissions for mental health are Psychology and Social worker. You aren't a Psychologist with a Masters and unless you are licensed as a Social Worker, you are not eligible to be a BHO.

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I’m sorry, I failed to mention my wife is a 1st lieutenant with said credentials, who is currently a 13A ( FA officer) and wants to become a BHO, so if she has her masters in psychology which includes behavorial health, she would still need to become licensed to be appointed that job? My apologies for the lack of context

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Is that considered a 67D?

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SSgt Christophe Murphy

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PFC (Join to see) - As SFC Boyd mentioned your wife would need to have the training, education and certification to work in BH. I looked and it seems that to become a clinical Psychologist in the Army a Doctoral degree in counseling or clinical psychology is required. I would recommend your wife reaching out to her local BH dept for guidance.

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