001 - Mental Health Technician Course
Course Description
Mental health technicians, also often referred to as psychiatric technicians, are entry-level mental health workers who care for patients with mental illness or developmental disabilities. These technicians play an important role in outpatient and inpatient clinics.
This Mental Health Technician Certification course will take you from no experience to being qualified for an entry-level mental health technician position. The course, which includes medical terminology, focuses on objectives that include the role and responsibilities of the technician, as well as important need-to-know processes and procedures, and how to identify and approach patients with common psychosocial needs. Real-world scenario assignments provide you opportunities to receive direct feedback from your instructor, so you can be ready to deliver proper assistance and tools when providing support and interventions for patients with mental health disorders.
Topics include, patient hygiene, patients’ pulse, temperature and respiration, maintain accurate patient records, issuing medication from a dispensary, lead individual and group therapy session and assist patients with daily living activities. At the completion of this course, participants will be prepared to take the Mental Health Technician exam offered by the American medical Certification Association.
NOTE: Part of the program will be given online. Online dates and times are TBD
Notes
NOTE: Part of the program will be given online. Online dates and times are TBD
Courses designated as ONLINE are Remote Live Courses that are instructor-led and held on the scheduled class days and times using a secure online platform, i.e. Zoom or Canvas.
This class will be run through Middlesex College's Canvas learning management system. If you are having difficulty accessing your Canvas account, please contact the IT Help Desk at (732) 906-4251 or helpdesk@middlesexcc.edu.
Students will need a computer, laptop, tablet, etc., that includes a camera and a microphone and access to the internet
Attendance at all sessions is mandatory.
Applies Towards the Following Certificates
- Mental Health Technician Certificate : Mental Health Technician