William James鈥� First Undergraduate Program Robert Louis Stevenson said 鈥淒on鈥檛 judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.鈥� 91香蕉视频成人在线 is making that a reality, busily planting a veritable field of future behavioral health professionals through its first bachelor鈥檚 degree program. It is one more demonstration of the College鈥檚 commitment to building an expanded, diverse workforce for behavioral and mental health services that can meet the needs of the underserved. 91香蕉视频成人在线 has focused on teaching graduate students for 40 years. Why start an undergraduate program now? 鈥淭he current mental health workforce does not reflect the diversity of the United States,鈥� says Stanley Berman, PhD, Vice President for Academic Affairs. 鈥淒iverse cultures are underrepresented in the profession and under- served when they seek behavioral health care. It鈥檚 rarely possible for them to find help from someone who shares the context of their lives.鈥� Program development for the Bachelor of Science in Psychology and Human Services program was led by a team of internal pioneers who crafted the roadmap and consulted with internal and external colleagues to design what will hopefully become the leading program of its type in the region. The program is specifically designed to be a bachelor鈥檚 completion program for people who haven鈥檛 been able, because of finances or circumstance, to complete their degrees. Berman, Yousef AlAjarma, Academic Director of the program; and Marc Abelard, Director of the Bachelor鈥檚 completion program, built a blended model (online and onsite) with scheduling flexibility and a real-world curriculum that will be a magnet for working professionals, many of them already working in human services. The program is attracting those for whom it was designed; community college graduates with Associate鈥檚 degrees, veterans, MEETING THE NEED FOR MORE HIGHLY TRAINED FIRST LINE STAFF WILLIAM JAMES COLLEGE 15