Q&A
Training requirements for mental health professionals in wellness clubs
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Council Member Rita Joseph inquires about the type of training or guidelines necessary for mental health professionals and candidates to effectively lead discussions and workshops in wellness clubs. DOHMH explains the existing system for training mental health professional candidates.
- DOHMH mentions that training is currently overseen by the university system, not by DOH
- Accredited programs require candidates to complete in vivo learning experiences
- For social work, this involves field placements with a certain number of required hours
- Licensed clinical professionals supervise candidates as they work towards their license
Rita Joseph
0:53:53
One more.
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Just one quick question.
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What type of training or guideline would be necessary for mental health professionals and candidates to effectively lead discussions and workshops and wellness clubs?
Dr. Erica Lynne Smith
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So currently, there is a system that we don't oversee as DOH, which is required for mental health professional candidates to get in vivo learning, and that's done through the university system.
0:54:18
Right?
0:54:18
Any accredited program that, graduates, candidates for licensure must have an in vivo experience of a certain number of hours.
0:54:31
I I don't know about the other licenses.
0:54:33
I can speak exclusively about social work, because I had to do what we call a field placement.
0:54:38
Right.
0:54:40
So it you know, anyone who wants to sit for that exam has to have gone to an accredited university, and the universities have that system in place, and we wouldn't need to stand up another system for that as they sit for their license.
0:54:55
They are supervised by licensed clinical professionals, according to their license.
0:54:56
Thank you.
