Mental Health Rehabilitation Technician-1, MHRT-1

Mental Health Rehabilitation Technicians (MHRT‐1s) provides daily living support and residential support services to individuals with mental illness. A MHRT‐1 provides therapeutic support to persons with serious mental illness, helping individuals to develop and build the skills for independence and purpose, providing support and coaching to maintain stability, and supporting individuals to remain healthy, and safe in their community. 

MHRT-1 Work Settings and Populations Served  

• An MHRT‐ 1 works with adults with serious mental health conditions 

• Can work in a residential setting, in a person’s home, or on the job or in the community with the person being served 

 
Hiring Requirements  

The provider must conduct a background check and certain types of criminal convictions may prohibit employment as a MHRT-1. 

A person may not work as a MHRT-1 if Maine’s Certified Nursing Assistant and Direct Care Worker Registry shows they have a substantiated finding of abuse or neglect or misappropriation of property of a client, patient, or resident. 

Required Training 

• Be at least 18 years old   

• Have a high school diploma or equivalent competency  

• Complete the Mental Health Support Specialist (MHSS) training program  

•  Complete an approved behavioral intervention training program  

• Individuals can become provisionally certified. (a new asynchronous training for this is being developed and will hopefully launch before the end of the year.) for more information Mental Health Rehabilitation Technician (MHRT I) – Center for Learning