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  • Educational Pathways Research
  • Sociology of Professions

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  • The United States faces a critical behavioral health workforce shortage.
  • Expanding the number of trained, diverse behavioral health providers is an urgent priority.
  • Understanding educational routes is key to addressing this crisis.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify distinct educational pathways into graduate-level behavioral health professions.
  • To assess associations between these pathways and sociodemographic/employment characteristics.
  • To inform strategies for workforce expansion and diversity.

Main Methods:

  • Latent class analysis of the 2021 National Survey of College Graduates data.
  • Sample included 1858 individuals with graduate degrees in behavioral health.
  • Analysis focused on associate, undergraduate, and graduate fields of study.

Main Results:

  • Four distinct educational pathway classes were identified: social work, psychology foundation/non-social work graduate, non-social work foundation/social work graduate, and non-psychology foundation/non-social work graduate.
  • Pathways showed similarities in gender identity, salary, and job satisfaction.
  • Significant differences exist across pathways, impacting workforce diversity.

Conclusions:

  • Educational pathways into behavioral health professions are diverse.
  • Findings can guide the development of targeted programs and investments.
  • Financial support for pathways increasing workforce diversity is recommended.