You have a passion for helping people and a scientific curiosity. Hood has dedicated, practitioner-based faculty, collaborative community partnerships and access to exceptional practical experiences. Your long, rewarding career in behavioral and health sciences starts right here.
The mission of the Ruth Whitaker Holmes School of Behavioral and Health Sciences is to prepare graduates to support and advocate for the needs of diverse communities by providing a holistic study of health and behavior as a continuum of physical, mental, and social well-being. The School provides an interdisciplinary learning environment consistent with the college’s liberal arts mission and applied through research and practice environments.
There's a 16% projected growth of health care occupations from 2020 to 2030.
$75k is the median annual wage for health care practitioners and technical occupations.
There's a 23% projected growth of substance abuse, behavioral disorder and mental health counselor occupations from 2020 to 2030.
Hood College is proud to announce a multi-million-dollar gift from Ruth Whitaker Holmes ’55, Ph.D. for the establishment of The…
FREDERICK, Md., – Hood College is proud to announce an extension of the College’s partnership with Frederick County’s largest healthcare…
FREDERICK, Maryland — Hood College’s Master of Science in Counseling programs, Clinical Mental Health Counseling (CMHC), and School Counseling, have…
Hood College is proud to announce a gift from former Board of Trustees member Edith Howard Hogan ’59 to establish…
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