行为健康/精神健康证书

Why Should I Earn a 行为健康/精神健康证书?

Be ready to start a career as a behavioral health technician, 心理健康技术员, 或者精神病学专家. (行为健康技术员, 心理健康技术员, and psychiatric technician are often used interchangeably and describe similar roles.)

作为一名心理健康技术员, you may work with individuals who struggle with mental health disorders, including interacting with clients undergoing rehabilitation for drug and alcohol addiction. Demand for qualified behavioral/mental health workers is high as our society recognizes the importance of good mental health.

在这个节目中, 你将学习相关的心理学, 人类服务, and sociology concepts and how to interact with patients and clients. 你的职责包括:

• 观察并记录患者行为
• Providing care to clients in group therapy settings
• Collaborating and assisting licensed mental health professionals and behavior analysts
• Co-facilitating therapeutic and recreational activities
• 协助病人入院及出院
• Ensuring the safety of all patients and healthcare workers

You will also learn how to interact with other healthcare professionals, 比如医生, 社会工作者, 和辅导员. Become a valuable part of a client care team with SJC's 行为健康/精神健康证书.

Why Study to be a Behavioral Health or Mental Health Technician at 火博体育?

快捷方便

Start your career in the mental health field in just one year. You can complete SJC's 行为健康/精神健康证书 in two semesters. All required certificate courses are offered in-person and online, so you can take the classes in a format and schedule that works for you.

实习的机会

Get career-ready through a behavioral health/心理健康技术员 practicum experience. We will connect you with behavioral health or mental health professionals so you can apply your learning in an agency working with clients. You will practice your skills in the real world under the guidance of licensed professionals. You will develop collaborative skills and professional ethics while gaining valuable work experience.

负担得起的选择

因为 SJC的低学费, our 行为健康/精神健康证书 is an excellent investment. You will get a rigorous education that will prepare you for the rest of your academic and career journey. You may also qualify to get your degree tuition-free through the NM机会和彩票奖学金.

What You Will Learn in the 行为健康/精神健康证书 Curriculum

Study the principles, knowledge, and skills you need to begin a career in behavioral health. 通过您的课程，您将:

• Develop interpersonal communication skills that are effective in behavioral/mental health-related situations.
• Understand the relationships and cooperative efforts between different health professionals.
• Demonstrate appropriate behaviors and techniques for the behavioral/心理健康技术员 role.
• Develop strong work habits and professional ethics.
• 应用 knowledge and skills in practice situations and in the field under professional direction.

你还将探索基本的人类服务, psychology and sociology concepts through courses such as:

• 变态心理学
• 当代社会问题
• 发展心理学
• 团体动力学
• 面试技巧
• Introduction to Alcohol and Drug Abuse or Drugs and Behavior
• 心理学概论
• 社会学概论

You will also complete the Behavioral Health/Mental Health Technician Capstone course in which you will participate in a practicum experience where you will gain firsthand knowledge of the behavioral health profession.

行为健康/精神健康证书 Curriculum

传输选项

If you wish to complete an associate degree or transfer to a four-year institution to earn a bachelor's degree, 我们强烈建议您这样做 咨询你的导师.

职业和成果

Our country is seeing a high demand for people working in the behavioral/mental health field. 根据美国劳工统计局的数据， employment of behavioral health technicians and aides is projected to grow 9% from 2021 to 2031. This is faster than average for other occupations. Working as a behavioral/心理健康技术员 is a great place to begin a career as you acquire meaningful field experience preparing you for higher learning or other related positions in the workforce. 我们的毕业生有机会在以下公司工作:

• 行为和精神健康设施
• 家庭健康机构
• 长期护理设施
• Residential and outpatient addiction treatment facilities
• 学校和大学