Certified Mental Health Technician
The Mental Health program is created for people who want to learn about psychology and mental health in order to become a professional mental health technician. You will learn about various treatments and therapies that are used to assist patients that are dealing with psychosocial or psychological problems.
The Abnormal Psychology module in this program introduces psychopathology and the constantly shifting views of mental illness. Therefore, you’ll learn about impairments in social processes and brain functions, and you’ll learn the implications of these impairments on peoples’ everyday lives. In this program you’ll learn details about:
- Mood disorders
- Disorders of childhood
- Psychoses
- Schizophrenia
- Anxiety, sexuality, and eating disorders
Course Objectives
Upon completion of this program, students will be proficient in:
- The current understanding of psychopathology
- Functional behavior of the brain
- Neuroscience and genetics
- The classification of psychological disorders
- Normal and abnormal childhood development
- Hyperactivity and autism
- Mood disorders
- Stress and trauma
- Obsession, compulsion, and anxiety
- Addictive disorders
- Schizophrenia and personality disorders
- Mental health treatment and support
- Legal and ethical issues in mental health
Certified Mental Health Technician FAQs
This program will teach you about various treatments and therapies that are used to assist patients who are dealing with:
- Substance use conditions
- Developmental delays and disabilities
- Medical illnesses
- Sources of social stress like domestic violence, homelessness, poverty
No, you are not required to have a diploma or higher education degree to enroll in an online course. However, some occupations may require minimum educational thresholds for employment or certification. For more information on your desired career requirements, please contact us via online chat, our website contact form, or toll free at 1-855-201-6910
Many of our career training programs include certification vouchers. This means that at the successful completion of your course, at no additional charge, you will receive an exam voucher for the corresponding industry certification. This voucher will allow you to register and sit for the appropriate certification exam to obtain your industry credential.
Upon successful completion of our Certified Mental Health Technician course, students will be prepared for an entry-level position in a mental health setting and will be prepared to sit for the NCCB national certification exam to become a Certified Mental Health Technician (CMHT).
Each state may have additional licensing requirements, be sure to research your states requirements for employment by visiting your states occupation board.