Behavioral health career conference set for UNC

GREELEY — The Northern Colorado Health Sector Partnership will conduct a conference designed to introduce students to careers in behavioral health.

Called Career Pathways in Behavioral Health: Explore, Connect, Engage, the conference will be Feb. 11 at the University of Northern Colorado.

“This event is such a great opportunity for students who are interested in investing their careers in the service of helping others. I’ve been the director of human resources for SummitStone Health Partners for nearly 20 years, and I can say we have never seen such a need for qualified candidates in the behavioral health profession,” Diane Jesser, HR director at SummitStone, said in a written statement.

Behavioral health professionals from the state of Colorado and Weld and Larimer counties will present to students from the University of Northern Colorado, Aims Community College, Front Range Community College, Colorado State University, and other area higher education institutions. They will share their career pathway stories, provide insight on how to reach career goals, and interact one-on-one with students.  

Over the next 10 years, mental health jobs are projected to grow annually by 4.6 percent in Greeley, 4.1 percent in Colorado and 3.8 percent in the United States.  These projections far outpace the growth of all-industry jobs in general, which are projected at 2.1 percent in Greeley, 1.2 percent in Colorado and 0.5 percent in the United States.

Information about the event can be found at unco.edu/career.

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Ken Amundson

Ken Amundson is managing editor of BizWest. He has lived in Loveland and reported on issues in the region since 1987. Prior to Colorado, he reported and edited for news organizations in Minnesota and Iowa. He's a parent of two and grandparent of four, all of whom make their homes on the Front Range. A news junkie at heart, he also enjoys competitive sports, especially the Rapids.