Behavioral Health Technician requirements - Fort Hays State University

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Certificate for Behavioral Health Technician

This certificate was developed through the collaborative efforts of Fort Hays State University's Psychology Department and KVC Wheatland Psychiatric Hospital. It is designed to give students in the behavioral sciences the skills to work as a treatment team member in a inpatient psychiatric child care facility. This certification should enhance the employability of the student in any child or adolescent psychiatric care facility.

To earn the 13-credit hour certificate, you must complete the following classes.

Course #	Course Name	When Offered
PSY 100	General Psychology (3 credit hours)	Fall, Spring, Summer
PSY 300	Abnormal Psychology (3 credit hours)	Fall, Spring, Summer
PSY 400 PSY 670	Child and Development Psychology (3 credit hours) or Childhood Psychopathology	Fall, Spring Spring
PSY 476C	Apprenticeship** (1 credit hour)	Fall, Spring
PSY 685	Behavior Therapy (3 credit hours)	Fall

** The apprenticeship consists of actual on-site training at the Hays Campus of KVC Wheatland, course of study available here.

View a welcome letter from James Roberson, Assistant Director of Administration at KVC Wheatland.

See KVC Wheatland's web site at http://www.kvc.org/kansas/services/psychiatric-hospital for information on the program and click the employment tab at the top of the home page for detailed information on the Behavior Health Technician position.