The Department announced a Final Rule focused primarily on updating the salary and compensation levels needed for Executive, Administrative and Professional workers to be exempt. For more information, see http://www.dol.gov/whd/overtime/final2016/. Wage and Hour Division (WHD)
Duties. A behavioral health technician is expected to understand and implement individual treatment plans, record patient behavior and provide a safe, supportive environment for the patients. Technicians may provide and record patient medications and assisting in daily activities.
Associate of Applied Science degree programs in Mental Health Technology or Mental Health Technician are available at many community and 4-year colleges. Programs provide you with training in fundamental mental health concepts to help you understand mental illness and basic nursing skills to care for them. Addiction and substance abuse, abnormal psychology, counseling methods, behavior modification and crisis intervention are likely course topics.