Section 24-6-3-3 - Requirements for Certified Mental Health Therapist (CMHT)A. Target Population (1) Full certification is for those employees who have two or more years of experience in the field of mental health within the State of Mississippi. Individuals applying for Certified Mental Health Therapist (CMHT) will be those employees who hold provisional certification as a Provisionally Certified Mental Health Therapist (PCMHT) and have completed the requirements to upgrade to full certification.(2) The following professions may be included in this certification: Psychology, Nursing, Counseling, Psychometry, Vocational Rehabilitation, Special Education and other related fields.B. Requirements for Upgrade Application Eligibility To be eligible to upgrade to full certification (CMHT), each individual must meet the following requirements, which include the completion of all Provisional Certification Period requirements. See Chapter 3, Section 2, E., pp. 9-10 for more information on requirements to be completed during the Provisional Certification Period.
(1) Employment: Be employed in a program described in Chapter 3, Section 1, C., p. 7;(2) Education: Have at least thirty (30) semester hours of applicable graduate- level course work from an approved educational institution which includes a minimum of a master's degree in mental health or a related field;(3) Experience: Have at least two years of supervised experience in the field of mental health in the State of Mississippi;(4) Ongoing Inservice /Training: During the Provisional Certification Period, accrue a minimum of thirty (30) Contact Hours of successfully completed inservice/ training (approximately fifteen [15] Contact Hours per year) as verified by the program's designated Staff Development Officer.(5) Mental Health Core Training Program (MH-CTP): Successful completion of all three (3) Modules of the MH-CTP.C. To Apply To apply to upgrade to full certification (CMHT), refer to Chapter 4, Section 1, pp. 19-23 and Section 3, pp. 24-25.
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