This program is designed to prepare students, under the supervision of psychiatrists, nurses, psychologists, and other mental health care professionals, to provide direct patient care services, administer medications, assist in developing and implementing treatment plans, and perform related administrative functions. This program frequently includes in depth instruction in mental health theory, patient communication and management, applied psychopathology, crisis intervention, mental health treatment procedures, substance abuse, psychotropic medication, clinical administrative skills, record-keeping, and applicable standards and regulations.
Below are colleges and universities providing majors, degrees, and training programs in Mental Health Services Technology.
- Allegany College of Maryland Cumberland, MD
- Asnuntuck Community College Enfield, CT
- Chesapeake College Wye Mills, MD
- College of DuPage Glen Ellyn, IL
- Darton College Albany, GA
- Del Mar College Corpus Christi, TX
- El Paso Community College El Paso, TX
- Hagerstown Community College Hagerstown, MD
- Hillsborough Community College Tampa, FL
- Laredo Community College Laredo, TX
- Massasoit Community College Brockton, MA
- Moraine Valley Community College Palos Hills, IL
- North Idaho College Coeur d’Alene, ID
- Northampton Community College Bethlehem, PA
- Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KY
- Pennsylvania College of Technology Williamsport, PA
- Pierce College Lakewood, WA
- Prairie State College Chicago Heights, IL
- Pueblo Community College Pueblo, CO
- Richmond Community College Hamlet, NC
- San Jacinto College Pasadena, TX
- San Joaquin Delta College Stockton, CA
- Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa, CA
- Sinclair Community College Dayton, OH
- Southwestern Community College Sylva, NC
- Tarrant County College Fort Worth, TX
- University of Maine at Machias Machias, ME
- University of Toledo Toledo, OH
- Virginia Western Community College Roanoke, VA
- Wayne Community College Goldsboro, NC
- Wayne County Community College Detroit, MI