Mental Health Technician

MHT-40008
450 Clock Hours

Theory	350 Hours
Lab	0 Hours
Externship	100 Hours
Total	450 Hours

Objective

The purpose of this program is to prepare students for employment as Mental Health Technician Psychiatric Aides or Psychiatric Technicians (SOC 29-2053).

The content includes, but is not limited to, nursing assistant skills, physical assessment, depression, schizophrenia, personality disorders, charting, obsessive compulsive behavior, anxiety values, crisis intervention, coma, hallucinations, organic brain syndrome, manic/depressive illness, electro convulsive therapy, group therapy, medications, adjunctive therapy, employability skills, leadership and human relations skills, and health and safety, including CPR.

Special Note:
This program meets the Department of Health HIV/AIDS education requirements. Upon completion of this program, the instructor will provide a certificate to the student verifying that the HIV/AIDS requirements have been met.

After successfully completing this program, the student will be able to:

• Demonstrate knowledge of the health care delivery system and health occupations.
• Demonstrate the ability to communicate and use interpersonal skills effectively.
• Demonstrate legal and ethical responsibilities.
• Recognize and practice safety and security procedures
• Recognize and practice infection control procedures
• Demonstrate employability skills.
• Demonstrate knowledge of blood borne diseases, including AIDS

As a Psychiatric Technician student will be able to:

• Participate in observing patients' physical and behavioral reactions to medications
• Provide emergency services through crisis intervention techniques and/or medications as prescribed.
• Conduct individual, group, re-motivation, family and drug discussion groups to facilitate patients' rehabilitation
• Participate in home visits and crisis intervention to prevent hospitalization or re-hospitalization.
• Participate as a member of a multi-disciplinary team in the planning and implementation of treatment for individual patients.
• Provide services to staff for treatment programs at the ward level in terms of therapeutic communities and patient government.
• Perform skills assisting other professional staff.
• Use human relations skills in motivating others.

Course Descriptions

Students learn theory, practice skills in a lab setting, and participate in a clinic experience. Students complete a separate course in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) - heart saver level in order to graduate.

Course Number	Program Breakdown By Course	Theory	Lab	Clock Hours
FEI 100	Introduction to today’s Health Care Environment	90	0	90
Occupational Completion point A				90
FEI 170	Healthcare Technologies & Employability Skills	25	0	25
FEI 180	Infection Control and Emergency Procedures	20	0	20
MH 100	Introduction to Mental Health Aide	75	0	75
MH 110	Medication and Patient Behavior	40	0	40
MH 120	Mental Health and Patient Communication	40	0	40
MH 130	Crisis Intervention Techniques	30	0	30
MH 140	Counseling Techniques	30	0	30
MH 200	Mental Health Internship			100
Occupational Completion point B				360
	Total			450

Prerequisite
Introduction to Today's Health Care Environment; or prior completion of ninety (90) hours Health Science Core is required.

Award
Diploma