Job Functions

Mental health technicians work directly with a diverse group of clients of all ages including:

• individuals with chronic mental and emotional problems
• people in crisis
• persons with alcohol and drug addictions
• homeless families
• children with behavioral problems
• mentally retarded persons and those with developmental delays
• survivors of abuse and domestic violence
• people who are incarcerated
• the elderly

Click on the following Occupational Outlook Handbook web site for an excellent description about: the nature of mental health/human service work, working conditions, employment, job outlook and earnings, related occupations, and additional information.

Basic Facts about the MHT Program

• We began in September 1967 under a grant from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) as a joint venture between Sinclair Community College and the State of Ohio, Department of Mental Hygiene and Corrections (now ODMH - Ohio Department of Mental Health).
• From their inception, all four community mental health centers in Dayton were staffed, in part, by Sinclair MHT graduates.
• Over 1000 graduates since 1969.
• Currently over seventy five (75) training sites covering a six county area.
• Graduates pursue bachelor degrees in the fields of psychology, social work, rehabilitation counseling, addiction studies, occupational therapy, and nursing. 
• Accredited by the Council for Standards in Human Service Education.
• Program graduates mirror the national profile for paraprofessional human service graduates in terms of age and sex distribution, socioeconomic position, and motivation for entering the field.