Behavioral Health Counselor

Summer 2025

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Lester (Les) Triché, MPA, MPP, Ph.D. (ABD) has an executive-level professional background with strengths in Education, HR, and Public Policy implementation; Reality Therapy, Choice Theory®, Scripture Therapy Counseling, Internal Empowerment Coaching; and Criminal Justice & Corrections. He has university, community colleges and K-12 schools teaching and administration experience, to include expertise in leadership, management, and race relations; drug and alcohol treatment; conflict resolution; equity compliance; cognitive behavior therapy and behavioral health.

His strengths incorporate strategic planning and execution; resource acquisition, collective bargaining agreement, contract development, and negotiations; organizational development; labor law compliance; team building; employment services; policy design and implementation. His success is contributed to understanding “Why and how humans behave;” reorganizing behavior; soft skills development; evident-based program development and implementation; critical thinking and sound judgment to lead others to answer their challenges.

Les Triché has conducted college president, executive, corporate and ministry staffing searches for Chaffey College, Cerritos College, Compton College, Rio Honda College, El Paso Texas College, Diverse Staffing Solutions, MBF and Associates, and Noel Jones Ministries. These experiences allowed him to work in close collaboration with governing boards, administrative members, faculty, staff, unions, students, and representatives from the communities. He also served as an elective official for a large K-12 school district.

He is an international internet TV and Radio show host reaching an audience in 98 countries; he provides ministry training, leadership, human capital, church planting for ministries ranging in size from 30-30, 000.

Behavioral Health Counselors (BHC) use Choice Theory Psychology, Internal Empowerment Coaching, and Life Experiences as educational approaches to learning “why and how” humans behave.  This program consists of the competency standards and practical application of renowned psychiatrist William Glasser's, M.D.’s, Choice® Theory Basic Intensive Training and Reality Therapy.

This is an online, open enrollment, and self-paced program. The class will use a variety of learning methods including written reflections, exercises, weekly reading, a final paper, and an internship.  All coursework must be completed within six months of enrollment. Students must complete a total of 17 semester hours in coursework with a letter grade of B or higher in each course to receive a certificate of completion. 

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