Behavioral Health Technician, Certificate

Highlands College’s innovative Behavioral Health Program will offer two Certificates of Applied Science: Correctional Secure Care and Behavioral Health Technician.  They are a combination of Criminal Justice, Behavioral Health, and professionalism concepts.  The fundamental principles of the certificates are to provide safety and security education while caring for individuals with behavioral health concerns.  Highland’s unique program can provide both the conceptual and practical physical skills to help Correctional Officers, Psychiatric Technicians, EMTs, and other direct care professionals advance their careers.  This program also prepares students for national certifications. 

Program Learning Objectives: 

Upon Completion of this program students will be able to: 

• Demonstrate a basic understanding of the criminal justice system
• Comprehend safe/security principles of direct supervisor to mitigate workplace violence
• Identify general behavioral health concepts and treatment
• Interpret and demonstrate professionalism concepts in the modern workforce
• Apply learned knowledge to violence prevention labs, de-escalation simulations and real-world practicum experiences