- Introduction to the Behavioral Health Technician Profession
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Fee: $189.00
Dates: 1/1/2023 - 6/30/2023
Notes: This course is fully asynchronous online through Moodle (meaning there are no live components, so you participate on your own schedule.) You will be provided login information via email within 3 business days of registration. Students will have up to 16 weeks to complete the course.
Instructor: Nathan Munn
This is a survey course covering the activities, duties, and knowledge base required for employment as a Behavioral Health Technician professional. The course covers systems in which a behavioral health technician may practice and ways of working and interacting with individuals with mental illnesses, intellectual disabilities, substance use disorders, and dementias within a team setting. This course reviews basic nervous system anatomy, psychological processes, and social aspects influencing the onset and course of mental health problems. This course then covers how a behavioral health technician would work within a mental healthcare team to improve the lives of individuals with mental illness, intellectual disabilities, substance use disorders, and dementias.
Duration: Course material is approximately 24 hours in length. Students may have up to 12 weeks to complete the course.
Outcomes: After completing this course, the student will be able to:
- Understand the scope of practice for behavioral health technician professionals
- Describe the relationship between behavioral health technician professionals and others within the mental healthcare field
- Comprehend the importance of professional ethics and personal boundaries
- Embrace ways of self-care and the prevention of burnout when dealing with the stress of working with individuals with mental illness, intellectual disability, substance use disorders, and dementia
- Demonstrate working knowledge of brain anatomy, psychological processes, and social dynamics that influence mental health and illnesses
- Understand fundamental characteristics of mental illness, intellectual disability, substance use disorders, dementia, and suicide
- Express practical knowledge of treatment modalities for mental illness, intellectual disability, substance use disorders, dementia, and suicide
View the course syllabus document (PDF)
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