Career Services

Cummings Graduate Institute for Behavioral Health Studies is pleased to offer career guidance and resources to all Doctor of Behavioral Health students. Whether you aim to move into a new role, advance into a promotion, or shift careers or employers, we are here to help you prepare and leap confidently into the next level of your career.

Employment Opportunities

Job Websites for Behavioral Health & Integrated Care

Explore job postings available on the following U.S.-based behavioral health and/or integrated care-focused career links listed below.

Job Search Guidance

Career Advising

Cummings Graduate Institute Academic Advisors are pleased to offer career guidance to enrolled DBH students during advising appointments. To schedule a career advising session, email your advisor with the subject line “Career Advising” and include any career related questions you have in you message.

Resume/CV Review

Are you preparing to apply for a job or promotion? Cummings Graduate Institute is pleased to offer resume/CV reviews to enrolled students. To request feedback on your resume/CV, please make an appointment with the CGI Writing Center via Canvas. If feedback is needed by a specific deadline, please note the deadline in your appointment.

Self-Assessments

Understanding yourself is critical when choosing or changing your career. Being able to effectively articulate your skills, talents, and knowledge in the job search process can dramatically impact how you are perceived by potential employers.

Self-assessment tools offer insight on yourself, of which you may or may not be aware. We invite you to explore a selection of no-cost assessments for possible recommendations on how your can best describe your value and market yourself during your job hunt.

Informational Interviews

An informational interview is a meeting with a person who can help you find out more about a career or organization and potentially increase your exposure to job opportunities. Informational interviews can help you expand your network of contacts, reveal possible new career paths, and give you insight on potential employers, and confirm if job matches your own interests, skills and goals.

Informational Interviews Reference Guide

Mock Interviews

Mock interviews are a great way to ease nerves and prepare for a future interview. We suggest participating a mock interview prior to informational interviews. Cummings Graduate Institute is pleased to offer mock interviews by phone or video conference to enrolled DBH students. To request a mock interview, send an email with the subject line “Mock Interview” to your Academic Advisor. If a mock interview is needed by a specific deadline, please note the deadline in your email message. Allow 5 business days for a reply with personalized feedback.

Networking

Building a Network

Building a strong network can help you get ahead in your career in more ways than one. A health professional network can help you land a new job or aid you in finding the right talent for you team. Your personal network can also provide support to you when going through a challenging time in your life or career.

The following statistics illustrate the magnitude of networking benefits. (Statistics source: All Business)

70 – 80% of all jobs are found through networking
Networking referrals will typically generate 80% more results than a cold call
Every person you meet has 200 – 250 people with whom they connect who can potentially assist you

Cultivating a healthy, active network can afford you many professional opportunities and help you reach your goals with greater efficiency.

Your Personal Network

Have you ever mapped out your personal network? You may be surprised at how many people you know and the potential connections you have to future career opportunities. Complete this activity to explore and build your personal network.

Network Mapping Activity

Online Networking

As a job seeker, it can be challenging to find a job on your own. LinkedIn functions as a modern day digital version of your resume. Creating a LinkedIn profile gives you many advantages, including connections to potential future employers and easy application processes for job openings. Build your network on LinkedIn, share posts and links to topics that matter to you, and expand your connections to future opportunities.

Already have a LinkedIn profile? Be sure to your profile is up to date with your education at Cummings Graduate Institute and don’t hesitate following faculty, fellow students, and alumni.

On LinkedIn, set CGI as your school.
Join the CGI Alumni Group in LinkedIn (current students are welcome)
Join the CGI Alumni Group on Facebook (current students are welcome)

Networking and Mentoring

Explore networking and mentorship opportunities through ERIC, a special interest program through the International Foundation for Integrated Care (IFIC). Linking to researchers across the globe can be an effective strategy for expanding career opportunities.

The Collaborative Family Healthcare Association also offers early career mentoring.

Informational Interviews Reference Guide

Networking at Conferences

One of the most important skills to develop as a future DBH is professional networking. Each time you attend a professional development conference, whether alone or with your current organization, you should set a goal of introducing yourself to at least 10 new people you’ve never spoken to before. Networking is a two-way street. View networking as both an opportunity to share your work and impact with others as well as to grow your knowledge of others’ work and contributions to the field so that you may call upon colleagues should you need to link others or make referrals in the future.

While this is by no means an exhaustive list, here are some of the key conferences we want you to be aware of as a student at CGI:

Networking in Special Interest Groups

Testimonials

“As a member of the AAPI community, I’m very familiar with the barriers to mental health services and the need to break through the glass wall of cultural stigma that prevents many from receiving potentially life–saving treatment. I was the only Asian American person in my master’s cohort, the only Asian American person in many of my clinical work settings, the only Asian American person to walk into many of the professional settings that I pushed myself to show up to. In my current practice, I’m constantly reminded by my patients of how difficult it is to find an Asian American mental health provider, though this reminder constantly informs me that more needs to be done for my community. Day after day, I read stories of Asian American people who die by suicide as a consequence of our culture’s avoidance of mental health topics. As a DBH, my biggest goal is to use my expertise in whole–person care to amplify the conversation around mental health and help my community understand that mental healthcare is not a privilege that we are not entitled to, it is a crucial part of our healthcare that will manifest differently in us than what many Western psychology or psychiatry textbooks will describe, and that our unique experience of mental health issues are valid, important, and is time to be part of the larger conversation.”
Willam Chum, LMHCDBH Candidate, Cummings Graduate Institute for Behavioral Health Studies - September 16, 2022

“The Doctor in Behavioral Health (DBH) program has changed my understanding of the subject and career path. Before this academic journey, my knowledge of behavioral health was primarily theoretical, including essential ideas and methods. However, the DBH curriculum combined intense academic research with practical application, helping me understand behavioral health from multiple angles. Recognizing mental health as part of total health changed my perspective. The biopsychosocial model, which showed how biological, psychological, and social variables affect mental health, was stressed in the DBH curriculum. This comprehensive approach made me realize how complex human behavior is and how important it is to address mental health issues. Effective interventions must target the individual’s surroundings, relationships, and life experiences, not just symptoms. The curriculum also gave me enhanced evidence-based practice training to execute successful solutions. Studies methods and data analysis classes improved my critical thinking and allowed me to evaluate and apply behavioral health studies. This gave me the confidence to contribute to the field’s knowledge base through practice and research.”
Dr. Rhea Hill, DBH, LPCDBH Alumna, Cummings Graduate Institute for Behavioral Health Studies - February 17, 2025

“This program will change how you present to the world, not just as a professional but as an individual. Understand this is work but the work is worth it and the journey is undeniably transformative. If you are seeking a doctorate for the title, this is not the program for you. If you are seeking a doctorate to interrupt and disrupt the course of healthcare, then this is the program for you. You won’t find a more supportive program with professors who are dedicated to your success and your education. This program is not about the regurgitation of information. It is about the appropriate applied application of knowledge and information to push forward and become an advocate for equitable and quality care for all.”
Brandy K. Biglow LMHC, CCTP, QSDBH Candidate, Cummings Graduate Institute for Behavioral Health Studies - February 5, 2024

“The Doctor of Behavioral Health (DBH) program has definitely transformed my understanding of behavioral health. Understanding the links between physical and mental health has taught how to make better treatment decisions. The DBH program has also given me insights that otherwise would not be possible and allows me to view individuals through a lens that I was previously ignorant of. This program has helped me grow into a more confident individual, provider, and parent.”
Cory H. Cannady, BCBA, LBADBH Candidate, Cummings Graduate Institute for Behavioral Health Studies - March 13, 2024

“The DBH program has reinforced my vision of viewing behavioral health (BH) as an integrated component of the healthcare system rather than a siloed service. As a practitioner in the focused BH realm of substance use disorder (SUD) treatment, I observe on a regular basis how identifying and serving SUD patients is often missed, ignored and stigmatized in primary healthcare, despite the fact that early intervention at these check-points often has the potential to intervene earlier and lessen the negative SUD outcomes frequently seen by the time a patient reaches specialty SUD services. Reinforcement received in my DBH program has motivated me to promote integration as a leader in my workplace and is a primary factor in considering the long-term trajectory of my individual career path.”
Kenneth L. Roberts, MPS, LPCC, LADCDBH Candidate, Cummings Graduate Institute for Behavioral Health Studies - November 5, 2024

“Graduating from the DBH program has influenced and enhanced my approach to addressing behavioral health challenges and making a difference in the field by preparing me to become a serious business owner. Through the DBH program, I understand now that becoming a business owner not only assists me in reaping the financial benefits of working for myself, but the program also offers me a sense of freedom to make a difference in an individual’s life.”
Dr. Rebecca K. Wright, DBH, LBA, BCBA, QBADBH Alumna, Cummings Graduate Institute for Behavioral Health Studies - December 18, 2024

“I have always wanted to pursue a higher degree but never found a program that met my needs. When I investigated the DBH program, I can honestly say I was excited. It was a program that would expand my knowledge in behavioral health but also how it relates to physical health. The philosophy of treating the whole person was exactly what I was looking for.”
Elizabeth Nekoloff, M.Ed., LPCC-S, NCCDBH Candidate, Cummings Graduate Institute for Behavioral Health Studies - January 16, 2025

“Prior to obtaining my DBH, I practiced behavioral health within the boundaries of behavior analysis. The DBH degree has given me the ability to broaden my scope of competence allowing me to provide a higher quality of care to my clients through a person-centered approach, while still staying within my scope of practice. I was in the beginning stages of opening my business when I enrolled in the DBH program which set my trajectory towards being a stronger leader. The program equipped me with essential healthcare leadership and entrepreneurial skills, allowing me to ensure high-quality services for my clients and foster a supportive work environment for our staff. It has also given me the confidence to expand my business and pursue other healthcare ventures, reaching a broader range of patients in need.”
Dr. Pauline Tolentino Pablo, DBH, BCBA, IBADBH Alumna, Cummings Graduate Institute for Behavioral Health Studies - January 21, 2025

“Although I have worked with many patients who have mental health diagnoses, or behaviors which make managing their medical diagnoses and day to day life difficult, the DBH program at CGI is broadening that knowledge and providing a deeper understanding of behavioral health and how best to help these individuals manage their health and improve their quality of life. This will allow me to provide and advocate for more meaningful and seamless integrated care, providing new tools for my intervention toolbox, and the confidence and skills to collaborate within and lead whole person focused interdisciplinary teams. I also anticipate building upon my knowledge as a nurse case manager and long time caregiver, as well as my personal passions and professional vision, learning about processes and operations, to be in position to start up and lead my own company one day, offering the services and care I know every person should have access to.”
Hollie Wilson, MSN, RN, CCMDBH Candidate, Cummings Graduate Institute for Behavioral Health Studies - February 11, 2025

“The DBH program will open opportunities for me to contribute to healthcare system innovation, particularly through trauma-informed care and integrated behavioral health settings. I will be better positioned to advocate for and implement holistic care models that improve health outcomes for underserved populations. Ultimately, this program will help me transition into higher-level roles, such as a director or consultant in behavioral health, where I can influence broader system changes and contribute to the future of healthcare delivery.”
DeKyn Rashad Peters, MPH-CHES,BSW/BA,APCDBH Candidate, Cummings Graduate Institute for Behavioral Health Studies - March 4, 2025