MHRT/C Guidelines Appendix C

Mental Health Rehabilitation Technician-Community (MHRT-C) Guidelines
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APPENDIX C - Degrees Pre-Approved for Provisional MHRT/C

1.) MHRT/C Level B Certification

The following degrees and licenses qualify for Level B certification. Those who complete one of the degrees or who have one of the licenses listed below only need to complete the MHRT/C course: Vocational Aspects of Disability to qualify for Full certification.

Degree or License Campus

BA Behavioral Science (Effective 2004-05 academic year)

UMFK

BS Social Science (Effective 2004-05 academic year)

UMFK

AA Human Services/MHRT Track (Effective 2004-05 academic year)

UMFK

BASW Social Work

UMO

Current State of Maine License of Social Work. (The conditional LSW does not qualify for certification.) State of Maine

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Social Work from a program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) or 30 credits earned in a CSWE accredited MSW program.

Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree in Occupational Therapy (with a Psychiatric affiliation) from an accredited university or college.

Master’s degree in Counseling, Rehabilitation Counseling, Community Mental Health or other Master’s level education that reflects a counseling concentration. (Administrative concentration not approved.)

Bachelor’s level nurse who is certified in psychiatric mental health nursing (RN, BC)

The following degrees qualify for Level B certification. Those who complete one of the degrees listed below may need to complete up to five courses for Full certification.
Program	Campus
BS Psychology (2003-04 and 2004-05 Academic years)	Husson Univ.
BS Rehabilitation Services	UMF
BA Behavioral Science & Community Studies with Counseling Minor (Effective 2005-06 Academic year)	UMM
BA in Social and Behavioral Sciences with Counseling Track	USM/LAC

2.) MHRT/C Level A Certification

The following degrees qualify for Level A certification. (Updated April 29, 2010)
Degree
Criminology
Education	Community Health Education
Education	Special Education
Health/Human Services	Behavioral Health
	Behavioral Health and Human Services
	Behavioral Science
	Community Health
	Health and Human Services
	Human Services
	Public Health
Human Development	Human Development
Human Development	Human Development and Family Studies
Mental Health	Mental Health Counseling
Nursing
Occupational/Physical Therapy	Occupational Therapy
Occupational/Physical Therapy	Physical Therapy
Psychology	Applied Psychology
	Counseling Psychology
	Clinical Psychology
	Psychology
	Psychology and Social Relations
	School Psychology
Rehabilitation	Psychiatric Rehabilitation
	Psychosocial Rehabilitation
	Rehabilitation Services
	Rehabilitation Sciences and Counseling
	Social Rehabilitation
	Speech/Hearing Sciences
	Speech-Language Pathology/Communication Sciences and Disorders
Social Services	Social Services
	Social and Behavioral Sciences
Sociology	Sociology
Therapy	Therapeutic Recreation
	Art Therapy
	Music Therapy
	Movement Therapy

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The following degrees and licenses qualify for Level B certification. Those who complete one of the degrees or who have one of the licenses listed below only need to complete the MHRT/C course: Vocational Aspects of Disability to qualify for Full certification.
Degree or License	Campus
BA Behavioral Science (Effective 2004-05 academic year)	UMFK
BS Social Science (Effective 2004-05 academic year)	UMFK
AA Human Services/MHRT Track (Effective 2004-05 academic year)	UMFK
BASW Social Work	UMO
Current State of Maine License of Social Work. (The conditional LSW does not qualify for certification.)	State of Maine
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Social Work from a program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) or 30 credits earned in a CSWE accredited MSW program.
Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree in Occupational Therapy (with a Psychiatric affiliation) from an accredited university or college.
Master’s degree in Counseling, Rehabilitation Counseling, Community Mental Health or other Master’s level education that reflects a counseling concentration. (Administrative concentration not approved.)
Bachelor’s level nurse who is certified in psychiatric mental health nursing (RN, BC)