CWC staff earn MHRT-C certification

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Two dozen Charlotte White Center staff have become Mental Health Rehab Technician/Community (MHRT-C ) certified, graduating from the training program on Aug. 19. The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services (DHHS/SAMHS) and the Muskie School of Public Service created the curriculum and Charlotte White Center staff is being trained by Stephanie Truman of Amethyst Training & Consulting.

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MENTAL HEALTH CERTIFICATION — Twenty four staff at the Charlotte White Center are now Mental Health Rehab Technician/Community (MHRT-C ) certified. Front, from left, is Michael Dean, Karl Ryckman, Christine Rice, Dickon Varnum, Jeyashree Boardway, Kathy Jackson, Jessica Martin and Barry Humbert. Middle, Maureen Hathaway, Jennifer Sanchez, Instructor Stephanie Truman, Katlyn Engstrom, Emily Anderson, Terry Bennett, Bobby-Lyn Silva and Spencer Day. Back, Steven Wagg, Kevin Friend, Linda Smith, Charlotte White Center CEO Richard Brown, Rebekah Nickerson, Sarah Austin, Laurie Andrews, Dawn Cookson, David Atwater and Laurel Hunt.

People who work in the MHRT/C role provide services to adults with severe and persistent mental illness. These services include community integration, intensive case management, assertive community treatment, skills development, day support services and family psycho-education.

The graduates have taken an extensive course load over the past 18 months and have earned Full MHRT/C certification after successfully completing 10 courses: Introduction to Community Mental Health; Psychosocial Rehabilitation; Interviewing and Counseling; Crisis Identification and Resolution; Cultural Competency/Diversity; Vocational Aspects of Disability; Substance Abuse with a Dual Diagnosis Component; Sexual Abuse, Trauma, and Recovery; Case Management; and Mental Health and Aging.