Provisional Certification

Provisional certification can be issued by the community agency via completing the form entitled Residential Worker Orientation Form for Mental Health Rehabilitation Technician I Provisional upon completion of the Provisional Mental Health Support Specialist (MHSS) Handbook.  You may download the handbook in your choice of Word or Adobe Acrobat formats. 

You may also download the updated Provisional MHRT I certificate in Word or Adobe Acrobat formats.  The Center for Learning will no longer accept any older versions of the Provisional MHRT I certificate.  Please update your files with the current version.

Full Certification

Full certification is granted when the individual has successfully completed the following (No MHRT I requirements can be waived):

• Mental Health Support Specialist (MHSS)
  OR Residential Care Specialist (DHS approved Residential Care Specialist course completed BY OR BEFORE September 30, 2005--MHSS replaces this training.)
  OR Full MHRT/Community (or MHRT II or III) Certification (Effective February 1, 2004)
  
  
• An Intermediate Level DHHS OAMHS-approved behavioral intervention program. Ex: NAPPI, Mandt, PRAB, or CPI.  Please follow the above link for a full list of acceptable trainings.
  
  
• CPR
  
  
• First Aid
  
  
• Medication Dispensing (40 hour Certified Residential Medication Aide course provided by the Maine Health Care Association or comparable course, or 8 hour refresher course)

Please click the links on our MHRT I Overview page for a list of some of the companies/agencies that offer these trainings.

 

CFL Application Procedures

To receive full MHRT I certification, all of the following must be received (No part of the MHRT I requirements can be waived):

• A letter of application with the applicant's current return address and a phone number at which the applicant can be reached during normal business hours;

Legible photocopies of current certificates for completion of:

1. A Residential Care Specialist course; OR Mental Health Support Specialist course; OR MHRT/C (or MHRT II/III) certificate
2. A Certified Residential Medication Aide course, dated within two years of date of application; or a CRMA Refresher course, dated within two years of date of application;
3. An intermediate level Mandt, NAPPI, CPI, or other BDS approved behavioral intervention course, dated within one year of the date of application;
4. A First Aid course, completed within three years of date of application;
5. A CPR course completed within one to two years of date of application--depends on the course, the card must be current at time of application.

Mail or fax the above information to:

MHRT Request
The Center for Learning
45 Commerce Dr., Suite 11
Augusta, ME  04330

Fax: (207) 626-5022

For more information, emai us at: cfl-muskie@usm.maine.edu