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Mental Health Technician

Chattanooga State Community College

CertificateNon-degreeCIP: 51.1502

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Duration

2 Months

Credits

4 credits

Cost

Total Tuition/Fees $716.00 Textbook/Supplies CostShow moreShow less

Format

In-Person

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Requirements

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Locations

Where this program is offered

  • Chattanooga, Tennessee

    4501 Amnicola Hwy, Chattanooga, Tennessee, 37406-1097

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Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

Auto-populated·from O*NET via SOC 21-1013.00

Skills

Active ListeningSocial PerceptivenessSpeakingService OrientationReading ComprehensionMonitoringCritical ThinkingCoordinationJudgment and Decision MakingComplex Problem SolvingWritingActive Learning

Knowledge

Therapy and CounselingPsychologyCustomer and Personal ServiceEnglish LanguageSociology and AnthropologyMedicine and Dentistry

Abilities

Oral ComprehensionOral ExpressionWritten ComprehensionWritten ExpressionProblem SensitivityDeductive ReasoningInductive ReasoningSpeech RecognitionSpeech ClarityCategory FlexibilityInformation OrderingNear Vision

Tasks

  • Encourage individuals and family members to develop and use skills and strategies for confronting th
  • Ask questions that will help clients identify their feelings and behaviors.
  • Develop and implement individualized treatment plans addressing family relationship problems, destru
  • Diagnose mental and emotional disorders in clients.
  • Listen and provide emotional support and encouragement to psychiatric patients.
  • Provide patients with cognitive, intellectual, or developmental disabilities with routine physical,
  • Complete physical checks and monitor patients to detect unusual or harmful behavior and report obser
  • Provide nursing, psychiatric, or personal care to patients with cognitive, intellectual, or developm
  • Encourage patients to develop work skills and to participate in social, recreational, or other thera
  • Restrain violent, potentially violent, or suicidal patients by verbal or physical means as required.

Technology

Medical softwareElectronic mail softwareSpreadsheet softwareOffice suite softwareBilling and invoicing softwareVideo conferencing softwareWeb platform development softwareAccounting softwarePresentation softwareOperating system softwareInventory management software

Tools

Computer laser printersDesktop computersDoll housesDollsHand puppetsLaptop computersMulti-line telephone systemsPersonal computersPersonal digital assistants PDAPhotocopying equipmentToy block setsVideoconferencing equipmentAutomatic blood pressure cuffsBedpansBlood collection syringesDigital patient thermometersEnema equipmentEvacuated blood collection tubesHydraulic patient liftsIntubation suctioning kitsOxygen delivery masksPatient restraintsSafety razorsSpecimen collection containersBag valve mask BVM resuscitatorsBlood drawing syringesBlood pressure cuffsCold therapy equipmentCrutchesElectronic patient thermometers

Work Values

RelationshipsIndependenceAchievementWorking ConditionsRecognitionSupport
Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

  • Marriage and Family Therapists21-1013.00
  • Psychiatric Aides31-1133.00
  • Psychiatric Technicians29-2053.00
What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: developing (Level 2)(based on Certificate)

  • Individualized treatment plans — develop and implement addressing family relationship problems and destructive behavioral patterns for a routine caseload with periodic supervisor consultation.
  • Client feelings and behavioral patterns — explore systematically by constructing tailored open-ended questions adapted to each client's presenting concerns across individual and family modalities.
  • Problem-solving and coping skills — teach and reinforce by guiding clients to practice constructive strategies between sessions in outpatient therapy contexts.
  • Posttreatment transition plans — confer with clients to create, identifying community resources and relapse-prevention strategies appropriate to their goals.
  • Concurrent client concerns — counsel on including divorce and separation, co-parenting challenges, financial stressors, and home management difficulties within ongoing therapeutic relationships.
  • Progress monitoring — conduct across an active caseload by reviewing session notes, reassessing treatment goals, and adjusting interventions based on documented client outcomes.
  • Interdisciplinary coordination — participate in by conferring with physicians, psychiatrists, and other counselors to align care plans for shared clients.
  • Billing and documentation software — use to complete insurance authorizations, treatment summaries, and invoicing accurately in compliance with agency billing procedures.
  • Cultural and contextual factors — incorporate into case conceptualizations by drawing on knowledge of sociology and anthropology when working with diverse family structures.
  • Critical thinking — apply to evaluate the effectiveness of ongoing interventions and recommend evidence-based modifications during peer consultation meetings.

Some details on this page are auto-populated from public workforce data sources: O*NET (opens in new tab), BLS (opens in new tab), College Scorecard (opens in new tab), DOL Training Provider Results (opens in new tab), NSX (opens in new tab). Provided in partnership with LER.me Career Intelligence.

Student Outcomes

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