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Psychiatric Technician

9 courses · 1,376 clock hours · 11–12 mo full-time. Grading is competency-based: each course requires the written exam, a competent skills demonstration with zero safety faults, a signed log, and a passed safety audit; percentage weights only rank performance above the competency floor.

~~$13,225~~ FREE*program tuition

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79lessons

1,376hours

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HLT-PSYC90-01 Universal core

Universal Core: Safety, Math, Communication & Career

148 hr · ~~$1,185~~ FREE*

Shared first block for every VoTechWorks program. OSHA 10 (30 for construction management), first aid/CPR/AED, applied trade math and measurement, technical reading and writing, digital literacy, and career readiness. Completed before students enter the skills lab and clinical site unsupervised.

Outcomes

Hold an OSHA 10 card and current CPR/AED certification
Convert, measure and estimate with trade units, fractions, percentages and basic geometry
Read a specification, code excerpt or manual and write a clear technical report
Use email, spreadsheets, and the program's digital job-management tools
Present a resume, portfolio and interview answers to an employer panel

Lessons · 7 blocks

#	Lesson	Hr	Type	Objective	Activities	Materials	Check
1	OSHA 10: introduction, rights, hazard recognition	21.1	theory	Complete the OSHA 10-hour outreach course.	Authorized trainer sessions Hazard recognition walk Card exam	OSHA outreach materials	OSHA card issued
2	First aid, CPR and AED	21.1	practice	Respond to a collapse, bleed, burn or choke until help arrives.	Skills stations: CPR, AED, bleeding control Scenario drills Certification skills check	Manikins, AED trainer, first-aid kit	AHA/Red Cross card issued
3	Applied trade math I: units, fractions, conversion	21.1	theory	Convert, add and scale measurements used in the trade.	Measurement warm-ups from the shop Fraction and decimal drill Conversion problems from real orders	Trade math workbook, tape measures, calculators	Quiz ≥ 70%
4	Applied trade math II: geometry, ratio and estimating	21.1	theory	Lay out from a drawing and estimate quantity, time and cost.	Layout geometry: squares, angles, arcs Ratio and percentage: mixes, markups, loads Estimate a small job start to finish	Drawings, estimating sheets	Estimate within 10% of the key
5	Technical reading and writing	21.1	theory	Read a specification or manual and write a clear technical report.	Reading a spec: find the requirement, restate it Report structure: problem, standard, method, result Write and revise a report on a shop task	Spec excerpts, report template	Report rubric ≥ 3/4
6	Digital literacy for the trade	21.1	lab	Use email, spreadsheets, and the trade's job-management tools.	Email and calendar for a job Spreadsheet: a materials list with totals The program's job app: ticket, photos, sign-off	Lab computers/tablets, the job app	IC3/MOS-style practical passed
7	Career readiness: resume, portfolio, interview	21.1	practice	Present yourself to an employer panel.	Resume and portfolio build Mock interviews with feedback Employer panel	Portfolio templates, employer volunteers	Panel pass

Assessments

Assessment	Type	Weight	Pass standard	Method & rubric

HLT-PSYC90-02 Trade course

Mental health conditions and treatment

120 hr · ~~$1,728~~ FREE*

Competency course in mental health conditions and treatment for the Psychiatric Technician program. Instruction moves from demonstration to supervised practice to independent performance in the skills lab and clinical site, measured against scope of practice, infection control and the state board rules. Students assess, perform and document real work in mental health conditions and treatment and keep a clinical log signed off by the instructor.

Outcomes

Explain the principles, terminology and standards that govern mental health conditions and treatment
Select and safely use the tools, equipment and materials for mental health conditions and treatment
Perform the core tasks of mental health conditions and treatment to the standard, within time, without rework
Identify faults, hazards and non-conformities in mental health conditions and treatment work and correct them
Document mental health conditions and treatment work in the clinical log to industry format

Lessons · 12 blocks

#	Lesson	Hr	Type	Objective	Activities	Materials	Check
1	Orientation and safety for mental health conditions and treatment	10	theory	State the hazards of mental health conditions and treatment work and the controls for each; pass the safety brief.	Walk the skills lab: where mental health conditions and treatment work happens, PPE station, emergency stops, first aid Hazard hunt: students list every hazard they can see and the control for it Safety brief and quiz; sign the safety agreement	PPE set, hazard cards, the program safety manual	Safety quiz 100% (retake until perfect); PPE donned correctly on demand
2	Tools, materials and terminology of mental health conditions and treatment	10	demo	Name, select and care for the tools and materials of mental health conditions and treatment; use the trade vocabulary correctly.	Instructor demonstration: every tool and material in mental health conditions and treatment, what it does, how it fails Tool card exercise: match tool to task to hazard Care and storage: clean, inspect, return; a tool log entry	Full tool kit for mental health conditions and treatment, material samples, tool cards	Oral check: 20 tools/terms named and their use stated
3	Reading the standard: what governs mental health conditions and treatment	10	theory	Locate and apply the parts of scope of practice and infection control that govern mental health conditions and treatment.	Guided read of scope of practice and infection control for mental health conditions and treatment with a worked example Find-it drill: given a task, find the governing clause or spec Case study: a job that failed inspection and why	The code/standard excerpt, spec sheets, case file	Written check: 10 look-ups from the standard, 8 correct
4	Fundamentals I: guided practice in mental health conditions and treatment	10	practice	Perform the core tasks of mental health conditions and treatment step by step under direct supervision.	Instructor demo of the core task, slowed and narrated Students repeat each step with checklist in hand; instructor corrects at the step Log entry: what was done, what the standard was, what was learned	Practice stock/consumables, step checklists, the log	Checklist completed with instructor initials on every step
5	Fundamentals II: independent practice in mental health conditions and treatment	10	practice	Perform the core tasks of mental health conditions and treatment to the standard with the instructor observing, not assisting.	Task ticket issued; student plans the job before touching a tool Independent performance, timed Self-assessment against the rubric, then instructor assessment; compare	Task tickets, rubric, timer, practice stock	Rubric ≥ 3/4 on every line; time within 150% of the standard
6	Measurement, layout and quality checks in mental health conditions and treatment	10	lab	Measure, lay out and inspect mental health conditions and treatment work; decide accept/reject against tolerance.	Measuring instruments for mental health conditions and treatment: calibration and reading Layout exercise from a drawing/order; check against the instructor's key Inspection lab: 10 samples, accept or reject with a reason	Measuring instruments, drawings/orders, sample set	Inspection lab 9/10 correct with correct reasons
7	Faults, hazards and rework in mental health conditions and treatment	10	lab	Identify defective or unsafe mental health conditions and treatment work, explain the cause, and correct it.	Fault gallery: photographs and samples of mental health conditions and treatment failures Diagnosis drill: cause → consequence → correction Rework lab: repair a planted fault to standard	Fault samples, diagnosis sheets, rework stock	Rework accepted by the clinical instructor on inspection
8	Production run: mental health conditions and treatment to standard, timed	10	practice	Complete a realistic mental health conditions and treatment job to standard within the allotted time and materials.	Job briefing as on site: scope, standard, time, materials The run, with the log kept as it happens Debrief: what cost time, what cost material, what would be done differently	Job packet, materials at estimated quantity, timer	Job accepted; time and material within estimate
9	Documentation: the log and the report in mental health conditions and treatment	10	theory	Record mental health conditions and treatment work in the industry format so a stranger could verify it.	Anatomy of the trade's paperwork: log, report, sign-off, hours evidence Write the report for the production run Peer review against the documentation rubric	Report template, the certifying body's hours form	Report accepted by instructor; hours form correctly completed
10	Skills-check rehearsal for mental health conditions and treatment	10	assessment	Rehearse the skills demonstration under exam conditions.	Exam conditions explained: critical steps, stop rules, timing Full rehearsal with a peer as observer using the checklist Remediation plan for any missed step	Skills checklist, timer, rehearsal stock	Rehearsal pass with zero critical misses, or a remediation plan on file
11	Advanced application and special cases in mental health conditions and treatment	10	practice	Apply mental health conditions and treatment to the non-standard situations met on real jobs.	Special cases from the trade: unusual materials, tight conditions, client changes Problem set: plan three special-case jobs Practice one special case to standard	Special-case packets, materials	Plan approved; special-case job accepted
12	Written exam and skills demonstration: mental health conditions and treatment	10	assessment	Pass the course's written exam and the observed skills demonstration.	Written exam (see assessment plan) Skills demonstration, observed and scored Results conference: what the credential exam will ask of this skill	Exam, checklist, all tools and stock for the demonstration	Written ≥ 75%; demonstration competent on every critical step with zero safety faults

Assessments

Assessment	Type	Weight	Pass standard	Method & rubric

HLT-PSYC90-03 Trade course

Therapeutic communication

120 hr · ~~$1,728~~ FREE*

Competency course in therapeutic communication for the Psychiatric Technician program. Instruction moves from demonstration to supervised practice to independent performance in the skills lab and clinical site, measured against scope of practice, infection control and the state board rules. Students assess, perform and document real work in therapeutic communication and keep a clinical log signed off by the instructor.

Outcomes

Explain the principles, terminology and standards that govern therapeutic communication
Select and safely use the tools, equipment and materials for therapeutic communication
Perform the core tasks of therapeutic communication to the standard, within time, without rework
Identify faults, hazards and non-conformities in therapeutic communication work and correct them
Document therapeutic communication work in the clinical log to industry format

Lessons · 12 blocks

#	Lesson	Hr	Type	Objective	Activities	Materials	Check
1	Orientation and safety for therapeutic communication	10	theory	State the hazards of therapeutic communication work and the controls for each; pass the safety brief.	Walk the skills lab: where therapeutic communication work happens, PPE station, emergency stops, first aid Hazard hunt: students list every hazard they can see and the control for it Safety brief and quiz; sign the safety agreement	PPE set, hazard cards, the program safety manual	Safety quiz 100% (retake until perfect); PPE donned correctly on demand
2	Tools, materials and terminology of therapeutic communication	10	demo	Name, select and care for the tools and materials of therapeutic communication; use the trade vocabulary correctly.	Instructor demonstration: every tool and material in therapeutic communication, what it does, how it fails Tool card exercise: match tool to task to hazard Care and storage: clean, inspect, return; a tool log entry	Full tool kit for therapeutic communication, material samples, tool cards	Oral check: 20 tools/terms named and their use stated
3	Reading the standard: what governs therapeutic communication	10	theory	Locate and apply the parts of scope of practice and infection control that govern therapeutic communication.	Guided read of scope of practice and infection control for therapeutic communication with a worked example Find-it drill: given a task, find the governing clause or spec Case study: a job that failed inspection and why	The code/standard excerpt, spec sheets, case file	Written check: 10 look-ups from the standard, 8 correct
4	Fundamentals I: guided practice in therapeutic communication	10	practice	Perform the core tasks of therapeutic communication step by step under direct supervision.	Instructor demo of the core task, slowed and narrated Students repeat each step with checklist in hand; instructor corrects at the step Log entry: what was done, what the standard was, what was learned	Practice stock/consumables, step checklists, the log	Checklist completed with instructor initials on every step
5	Fundamentals II: independent practice in therapeutic communication	10	practice	Perform the core tasks of therapeutic communication to the standard with the instructor observing, not assisting.	Task ticket issued; student plans the job before touching a tool Independent performance, timed Self-assessment against the rubric, then instructor assessment; compare	Task tickets, rubric, timer, practice stock	Rubric ≥ 3/4 on every line; time within 150% of the standard
6	Measurement, layout and quality checks in therapeutic communication	10	lab	Measure, lay out and inspect therapeutic communication work; decide accept/reject against tolerance.	Measuring instruments for therapeutic communication: calibration and reading Layout exercise from a drawing/order; check against the instructor's key Inspection lab: 10 samples, accept or reject with a reason	Measuring instruments, drawings/orders, sample set	Inspection lab 9/10 correct with correct reasons
7	Faults, hazards and rework in therapeutic communication	10	lab	Identify defective or unsafe therapeutic communication work, explain the cause, and correct it.	Fault gallery: photographs and samples of therapeutic communication failures Diagnosis drill: cause → consequence → correction Rework lab: repair a planted fault to standard	Fault samples, diagnosis sheets, rework stock	Rework accepted by the clinical instructor on inspection
8	Production run: therapeutic communication to standard, timed	10	practice	Complete a realistic therapeutic communication job to standard within the allotted time and materials.	Job briefing as on site: scope, standard, time, materials The run, with the log kept as it happens Debrief: what cost time, what cost material, what would be done differently	Job packet, materials at estimated quantity, timer	Job accepted; time and material within estimate
9	Documentation: the log and the report in therapeutic communication	10	theory	Record therapeutic communication work in the industry format so a stranger could verify it.	Anatomy of the trade's paperwork: log, report, sign-off, hours evidence Write the report for the production run Peer review against the documentation rubric	Report template, the certifying body's hours form	Report accepted by instructor; hours form correctly completed
10	Skills-check rehearsal for therapeutic communication	10	assessment	Rehearse the skills demonstration under exam conditions.	Exam conditions explained: critical steps, stop rules, timing Full rehearsal with a peer as observer using the checklist Remediation plan for any missed step	Skills checklist, timer, rehearsal stock	Rehearsal pass with zero critical misses, or a remediation plan on file
11	Advanced application and special cases in therapeutic communication	10	practice	Apply therapeutic communication to the non-standard situations met on real jobs.	Special cases from the trade: unusual materials, tight conditions, client changes Problem set: plan three special-case jobs Practice one special case to standard	Special-case packets, materials	Plan approved; special-case job accepted
12	Written exam and skills demonstration: therapeutic communication	10	assessment	Pass the course's written exam and the observed skills demonstration.	Written exam (see assessment plan) Skills demonstration, observed and scored Results conference: what the credential exam will ask of this skill	Exam, checklist, all tools and stock for the demonstration	Written ≥ 75%; demonstration competent on every critical step with zero safety faults

Assessments

Assessment	Type	Weight	Pass standard	Method & rubric

HLT-PSYC90-04 Trade course

Crisis prevention and de-escalation

120 hr · ~~$1,728~~ FREE*

Competency course in crisis prevention and de-escalation for the Psychiatric Technician program. Instruction moves from demonstration to supervised practice to independent performance in the skills lab and clinical site, measured against scope of practice, infection control and the state board rules. Students assess, perform and document real work in crisis prevention and de-escalation and keep a clinical log signed off by the instructor.

Outcomes

Explain the principles, terminology and standards that govern crisis prevention and de-escalation
Select and safely use the tools, equipment and materials for crisis prevention and de-escalation
Perform the core tasks of crisis prevention and de-escalation to the standard, within time, without rework
Identify faults, hazards and non-conformities in crisis prevention and de-escalation work and correct them
Document crisis prevention and de-escalation work in the clinical log to industry format

Lessons · 12 blocks

#	Lesson	Hr	Type	Objective	Activities	Materials	Check
1	Orientation and safety for crisis prevention and de-escalation	10	theory	State the hazards of crisis prevention and de-escalation work and the controls for each; pass the safety brief.	Walk the skills lab: where crisis prevention and de-escalation work happens, PPE station, emergency stops, first aid Hazard hunt: students list every hazard they can see and the control for it Safety brief and quiz; sign the safety agreement	PPE set, hazard cards, the program safety manual	Safety quiz 100% (retake until perfect); PPE donned correctly on demand
2	Tools, materials and terminology of crisis prevention and de-escalation	10	demo	Name, select and care for the tools and materials of crisis prevention and de-escalation; use the trade vocabulary correctly.	Instructor demonstration: every tool and material in crisis prevention and de-escalation, what it does, how it fails Tool card exercise: match tool to task to hazard Care and storage: clean, inspect, return; a tool log entry	Full tool kit for crisis prevention and de-escalation, material samples, tool cards	Oral check: 20 tools/terms named and their use stated
3	Reading the standard: what governs crisis prevention and de-escalation	10	theory	Locate and apply the parts of scope of practice and infection control that govern crisis prevention and de-escalation.	Guided read of scope of practice and infection control for crisis prevention and de-escalation with a worked example Find-it drill: given a task, find the governing clause or spec Case study: a job that failed inspection and why	The code/standard excerpt, spec sheets, case file	Written check: 10 look-ups from the standard, 8 correct
4	Fundamentals I: guided practice in crisis prevention and de-escalation	10	practice	Perform the core tasks of crisis prevention and de-escalation step by step under direct supervision.	Instructor demo of the core task, slowed and narrated Students repeat each step with checklist in hand; instructor corrects at the step Log entry: what was done, what the standard was, what was learned	Practice stock/consumables, step checklists, the log	Checklist completed with instructor initials on every step
5	Fundamentals II: independent practice in crisis prevention and de-escalation	10	practice	Perform the core tasks of crisis prevention and de-escalation to the standard with the instructor observing, not assisting.	Task ticket issued; student plans the job before touching a tool Independent performance, timed Self-assessment against the rubric, then instructor assessment; compare	Task tickets, rubric, timer, practice stock	Rubric ≥ 3/4 on every line; time within 150% of the standard
6	Measurement, layout and quality checks in crisis prevention and de-escalation	10	lab	Measure, lay out and inspect crisis prevention and de-escalation work; decide accept/reject against tolerance.	Measuring instruments for crisis prevention and de-escalation: calibration and reading Layout exercise from a drawing/order; check against the instructor's key Inspection lab: 10 samples, accept or reject with a reason	Measuring instruments, drawings/orders, sample set	Inspection lab 9/10 correct with correct reasons
7	Faults, hazards and rework in crisis prevention and de-escalation	10	lab	Identify defective or unsafe crisis prevention and de-escalation work, explain the cause, and correct it.	Fault gallery: photographs and samples of crisis prevention and de-escalation failures Diagnosis drill: cause → consequence → correction Rework lab: repair a planted fault to standard	Fault samples, diagnosis sheets, rework stock	Rework accepted by the clinical instructor on inspection
8	Production run: crisis prevention and de-escalation to standard, timed	10	practice	Complete a realistic crisis prevention and de-escalation job to standard within the allotted time and materials.	Job briefing as on site: scope, standard, time, materials The run, with the log kept as it happens Debrief: what cost time, what cost material, what would be done differently	Job packet, materials at estimated quantity, timer	Job accepted; time and material within estimate
9	Documentation: the log and the report in crisis prevention and de-escalation	10	theory	Record crisis prevention and de-escalation work in the industry format so a stranger could verify it.	Anatomy of the trade's paperwork: log, report, sign-off, hours evidence Write the report for the production run Peer review against the documentation rubric	Report template, the certifying body's hours form	Report accepted by instructor; hours form correctly completed
10	Skills-check rehearsal for crisis prevention and de-escalation	10	assessment	Rehearse the skills demonstration under exam conditions.	Exam conditions explained: critical steps, stop rules, timing Full rehearsal with a peer as observer using the checklist Remediation plan for any missed step	Skills checklist, timer, rehearsal stock	Rehearsal pass with zero critical misses, or a remediation plan on file
11	Advanced application and special cases in crisis prevention and de-escalation	10	practice	Apply crisis prevention and de-escalation to the non-standard situations met on real jobs.	Special cases from the trade: unusual materials, tight conditions, client changes Problem set: plan three special-case jobs Practice one special case to standard	Special-case packets, materials	Plan approved; special-case job accepted
12	Written exam and skills demonstration: crisis prevention and de-escalation	10	assessment	Pass the course's written exam and the observed skills demonstration.	Written exam (see assessment plan) Skills demonstration, observed and scored Results conference: what the credential exam will ask of this skill	Exam, checklist, all tools and stock for the demonstration	Written ≥ 75%; demonstration competent on every critical step with zero safety faults

Assessments

Assessment	Type	Weight	Pass standard	Method & rubric

HLT-PSYC90-05 Trade course

Patient care, safety and medications

120 hr · ~~$1,728~~ FREE*

Competency course in patient care, safety and medications for the Psychiatric Technician program. Instruction moves from demonstration to supervised practice to independent performance in the skills lab and clinical site, measured against scope of practice, infection control and the state board rules. Students assess, perform and document real work in patient care, safety and medications and keep a clinical log signed off by the instructor.

Outcomes

Explain the principles, terminology and standards that govern patient care, safety and medications
Select and safely use the tools, equipment and materials for patient care, safety and medications
Perform the core tasks of patient care, safety and medications to the standard, within time, without rework
Identify faults, hazards and non-conformities in patient care, safety and medications work and correct them
Document patient care, safety and medications work in the clinical log to industry format

Lessons · 12 blocks

#	Lesson	Hr	Type	Objective	Activities	Materials	Check
1	Orientation and safety for patient care, safety and medications	10	theory	State the hazards of patient care, safety and medications work and the controls for each; pass the safety brief.	Walk the skills lab: where patient care, safety and medications work happens, PPE station, emergency stops, first aid Hazard hunt: students list every hazard they can see and the control for it Safety brief and quiz; sign the safety agreement	PPE set, hazard cards, the program safety manual	Safety quiz 100% (retake until perfect); PPE donned correctly on demand
2	Tools, materials and terminology of patient care, safety and medications	10	demo	Name, select and care for the tools and materials of patient care, safety and medications; use the trade vocabulary correctly.	Instructor demonstration: every tool and material in patient care, safety and medications, what it does, how it fails Tool card exercise: match tool to task to hazard Care and storage: clean, inspect, return; a tool log entry	Full tool kit for patient care, safety and medications, material samples, tool cards	Oral check: 20 tools/terms named and their use stated
3	Reading the standard: what governs patient care, safety and medications	10	theory	Locate and apply the parts of scope of practice and infection control that govern patient care, safety and medications.	Guided read of scope of practice and infection control for patient care, safety and medications with a worked example Find-it drill: given a task, find the governing clause or spec Case study: a job that failed inspection and why	The code/standard excerpt, spec sheets, case file	Written check: 10 look-ups from the standard, 8 correct
4	Fundamentals I: guided practice in patient care, safety and medications	10	practice	Perform the core tasks of patient care, safety and medications step by step under direct supervision.	Instructor demo of the core task, slowed and narrated Students repeat each step with checklist in hand; instructor corrects at the step Log entry: what was done, what the standard was, what was learned	Practice stock/consumables, step checklists, the log	Checklist completed with instructor initials on every step
5	Fundamentals II: independent practice in patient care, safety and medications	10	practice	Perform the core tasks of patient care, safety and medications to the standard with the instructor observing, not assisting.	Task ticket issued; student plans the job before touching a tool Independent performance, timed Self-assessment against the rubric, then instructor assessment; compare	Task tickets, rubric, timer, practice stock	Rubric ≥ 3/4 on every line; time within 150% of the standard
6	Measurement, layout and quality checks in patient care, safety and medications	10	lab	Measure, lay out and inspect patient care, safety and medications work; decide accept/reject against tolerance.	Measuring instruments for patient care, safety and medications: calibration and reading Layout exercise from a drawing/order; check against the instructor's key Inspection lab: 10 samples, accept or reject with a reason	Measuring instruments, drawings/orders, sample set	Inspection lab 9/10 correct with correct reasons
7	Faults, hazards and rework in patient care, safety and medications	10	lab	Identify defective or unsafe patient care, safety and medications work, explain the cause, and correct it.	Fault gallery: photographs and samples of patient care, safety and medications failures Diagnosis drill: cause → consequence → correction Rework lab: repair a planted fault to standard	Fault samples, diagnosis sheets, rework stock	Rework accepted by the clinical instructor on inspection
8	Production run: patient care, safety and medications to standard, timed	10	practice	Complete a realistic patient care, safety and medications job to standard within the allotted time and materials.	Job briefing as on site: scope, standard, time, materials The run, with the log kept as it happens Debrief: what cost time, what cost material, what would be done differently	Job packet, materials at estimated quantity, timer	Job accepted; time and material within estimate
9	Documentation: the log and the report in patient care, safety and medications	10	theory	Record patient care, safety and medications work in the industry format so a stranger could verify it.	Anatomy of the trade's paperwork: log, report, sign-off, hours evidence Write the report for the production run Peer review against the documentation rubric	Report template, the certifying body's hours form	Report accepted by instructor; hours form correctly completed
10	Skills-check rehearsal for patient care, safety and medications	10	assessment	Rehearse the skills demonstration under exam conditions.	Exam conditions explained: critical steps, stop rules, timing Full rehearsal with a peer as observer using the checklist Remediation plan for any missed step	Skills checklist, timer, rehearsal stock	Rehearsal pass with zero critical misses, or a remediation plan on file
11	Advanced application and special cases in patient care, safety and medications	10	practice	Apply patient care, safety and medications to the non-standard situations met on real jobs.	Special cases from the trade: unusual materials, tight conditions, client changes Problem set: plan three special-case jobs Practice one special case to standard	Special-case packets, materials	Plan approved; special-case job accepted
12	Written exam and skills demonstration: patient care, safety and medications	10	assessment	Pass the course's written exam and the observed skills demonstration.	Written exam (see assessment plan) Skills demonstration, observed and scored Results conference: what the credential exam will ask of this skill	Exam, checklist, all tools and stock for the demonstration	Written ≥ 75%; demonstration competent on every critical step with zero safety faults

Assessments

Assessment	Type	Weight	Pass standard	Method & rubric

HLT-PSYC90-06 Trade course

Developmental disabilities care

120 hr · ~~$1,728~~ FREE*

Competency course in developmental disabilities care for the Psychiatric Technician program. Instruction moves from demonstration to supervised practice to independent performance in the skills lab and clinical site, measured against scope of practice, infection control and the state board rules. Students assess, perform and document real work in developmental disabilities care and keep a clinical log signed off by the instructor.

Outcomes

Explain the principles, terminology and standards that govern developmental disabilities care
Select and safely use the tools, equipment and materials for developmental disabilities care
Perform the core tasks of developmental disabilities care to the standard, within time, without rework
Identify faults, hazards and non-conformities in developmental disabilities care work and correct them
Document developmental disabilities care work in the clinical log to industry format

Lessons · 12 blocks

#	Lesson	Hr	Type	Objective	Activities	Materials	Check
1	Orientation and safety for developmental disabilities care	10	theory	State the hazards of developmental disabilities care work and the controls for each; pass the safety brief.	Walk the skills lab: where developmental disabilities care work happens, PPE station, emergency stops, first aid Hazard hunt: students list every hazard they can see and the control for it Safety brief and quiz; sign the safety agreement	PPE set, hazard cards, the program safety manual	Safety quiz 100% (retake until perfect); PPE donned correctly on demand
2	Tools, materials and terminology of developmental disabilities care	10	demo	Name, select and care for the tools and materials of developmental disabilities care; use the trade vocabulary correctly.	Instructor demonstration: every tool and material in developmental disabilities care, what it does, how it fails Tool card exercise: match tool to task to hazard Care and storage: clean, inspect, return; a tool log entry	Full tool kit for developmental disabilities care, material samples, tool cards	Oral check: 20 tools/terms named and their use stated
3	Reading the standard: what governs developmental disabilities care	10	theory	Locate and apply the parts of scope of practice and infection control that govern developmental disabilities care.	Guided read of scope of practice and infection control for developmental disabilities care with a worked example Find-it drill: given a task, find the governing clause or spec Case study: a job that failed inspection and why	The code/standard excerpt, spec sheets, case file	Written check: 10 look-ups from the standard, 8 correct
4	Fundamentals I: guided practice in developmental disabilities care	10	practice	Perform the core tasks of developmental disabilities care step by step under direct supervision.	Instructor demo of the core task, slowed and narrated Students repeat each step with checklist in hand; instructor corrects at the step Log entry: what was done, what the standard was, what was learned	Practice stock/consumables, step checklists, the log	Checklist completed with instructor initials on every step
5	Fundamentals II: independent practice in developmental disabilities care	10	practice	Perform the core tasks of developmental disabilities care to the standard with the instructor observing, not assisting.	Task ticket issued; student plans the job before touching a tool Independent performance, timed Self-assessment against the rubric, then instructor assessment; compare	Task tickets, rubric, timer, practice stock	Rubric ≥ 3/4 on every line; time within 150% of the standard
6	Measurement, layout and quality checks in developmental disabilities care	10	lab	Measure, lay out and inspect developmental disabilities care work; decide accept/reject against tolerance.	Measuring instruments for developmental disabilities care: calibration and reading Layout exercise from a drawing/order; check against the instructor's key Inspection lab: 10 samples, accept or reject with a reason	Measuring instruments, drawings/orders, sample set	Inspection lab 9/10 correct with correct reasons
7	Faults, hazards and rework in developmental disabilities care	10	lab	Identify defective or unsafe developmental disabilities care work, explain the cause, and correct it.	Fault gallery: photographs and samples of developmental disabilities care failures Diagnosis drill: cause → consequence → correction Rework lab: repair a planted fault to standard	Fault samples, diagnosis sheets, rework stock	Rework accepted by the clinical instructor on inspection
8	Production run: developmental disabilities care to standard, timed	10	practice	Complete a realistic developmental disabilities care job to standard within the allotted time and materials.	Job briefing as on site: scope, standard, time, materials The run, with the log kept as it happens Debrief: what cost time, what cost material, what would be done differently	Job packet, materials at estimated quantity, timer	Job accepted; time and material within estimate
9	Documentation: the log and the report in developmental disabilities care	10	theory	Record developmental disabilities care work in the industry format so a stranger could verify it.	Anatomy of the trade's paperwork: log, report, sign-off, hours evidence Write the report for the production run Peer review against the documentation rubric	Report template, the certifying body's hours form	Report accepted by instructor; hours form correctly completed
10	Skills-check rehearsal for developmental disabilities care	10	assessment	Rehearse the skills demonstration under exam conditions.	Exam conditions explained: critical steps, stop rules, timing Full rehearsal with a peer as observer using the checklist Remediation plan for any missed step	Skills checklist, timer, rehearsal stock	Rehearsal pass with zero critical misses, or a remediation plan on file
11	Advanced application and special cases in developmental disabilities care	10	practice	Apply developmental disabilities care to the non-standard situations met on real jobs.	Special cases from the trade: unusual materials, tight conditions, client changes Problem set: plan three special-case jobs Practice one special case to standard	Special-case packets, materials	Plan approved; special-case job accepted
12	Written exam and skills demonstration: developmental disabilities care	10	assessment	Pass the course's written exam and the observed skills demonstration.	Written exam (see assessment plan) Skills demonstration, observed and scored Results conference: what the credential exam will ask of this skill	Exam, checklist, all tools and stock for the demonstration	Written ≥ 75%; demonstration competent on every critical step with zero safety faults

Assessments

Assessment	Type	Weight	Pass standard	Method & rubric

HLT-PSYC90-07 Capstone

Capstone Project

80 hr · ~~$800~~ FREE*

An integrated, assessed piece of real work that draws on every trade course in Psychiatric Technician: planned, estimated, executed and documented by the student, reviewed by an employer advisor. Capstones are shown in the Student Yard or the Museum of VoTech where the work allows.

Outcomes

Plan and estimate a complete job from a specification
Execute the job to standard within the estimate
Present the finished work and its documentation to an employer panel

Lessons · 4 blocks

#	Lesson	Hr	Type	Objective	Activities	Materials	Check
1	Capstone brief and specification	20	theory	Read the capstone specification and plan the job.	Spec walkthrough with the employer advisor Work breakdown and schedule Materials and cost estimate	Capstone spec, estimating sheets	Plan and estimate approved
2	Capstone build I	20	practice	Execute the first half of the capstone to standard.	Daily start-up brief Build, with log kept live Mid-point inspection	All materials per estimate	Mid-point inspection passed
3	Capstone build II	20	practice	Complete the capstone to standard within the estimate.	Build to completion Self-inspection against the spec Documentation package assembled	As above	Work complete; package complete
4	Capstone presentation and defense	20	assessment	Present the finished work and its documentation to the panel.	15-minute presentation Panel questions Scoring and feedback	Presentation space, the finished work	Rubric ≥ 3/4 on every criterion

Assessments

Assessment	Type	Weight	Pass standard	Method & rubric

HLT-PSYC90-08 Externship / clinical

Clinical Practicum

480 hr · ~~$1,920~~ FREE*

Clinical practicum in inpatient psychiatric and developmental-services settings under licensed supervision; licensure states set their own clinical-hour minimums. Supervised clinical hours at an affiliated facility, meeting the hour and skills requirements of the licensing body for Psychiatric Technician. Preceptor-evaluated; hours logged for the board.

Outcomes

Perform the trade's tasks in a real workplace under supervision
Meet employer expectations for attendance, safety and conduct
Log hours and tasks in the format the certifying body accepts

Lessons · 4 blocks

#	Lesson	Hr	Type	Objective	Activities	Materials	Check
1	Placement orientation	120	theory	Know the site, its rules, and the competency list you will be evaluated on.	Site orientation and safety induction Competency list review with the supervisor Logging procedure	Site handbook, competency list, hours log	Induction signed
2	Supervised work: weeks 1–2	120	field	Perform entry tasks under close supervision.	Shadow and assist First independent tasks Weekly log review	Hours log	Log current; supervisor initials
3	Supervised work: weeks 3–4	120	field	Perform the trade's routine tasks with normal supervision.	Routine tasks assigned as to a new hire Mid-point evaluation Remediation targets if any	Hours log, evaluation form	Mid-point evaluation satisfactory
4	Supervised work: final weeks	120	field	Meet employer expectations for a new hire on the competency list.	Full task load Final evaluation Hours verified and submitted	Evaluation form, hours verification	Final evaluation satisfactory on every competency; hours verified

Assessments

Assessment	Type	Weight	Pass standard	Method & rubric

HLT-PSYC90-09 Exam prep

Certification Exam Preparation

68 hr · ~~$680~~ FREE*

Structured preparation for MHTC (AMCA), LPT (state license): content review mapped to the exam blueprint, timed practice exams, practical-exam rehearsal, and exam registration.

Outcomes

Score ≥ 80% on two timed mock exams
Complete the eligibility application and hours verification
Rehearse the practical exam format to time

Lessons · 4 blocks

#	Lesson	Hr	Type	Objective	Activities	Materials	Check
1	The exam blueprint	17	theory	Map the credential exam blueprint to what you have learned.	Blueprint walkthrough Self-rating by domain Study plan	Published blueprint, study plan template	Study plan on file
2	Mock exam I and review	17	assessment	Sit a timed full-length mock and review every miss.	Timed mock Item-by-item review Targeted study assignments	Mock exam, answer keys	Score recorded; review complete
3	Practical exam rehearsal	17	practice	Rehearse the practical/skills portion to the exam's time and format.	Format briefing Timed rehearsal Feedback	Practical exam materials	Rehearsal within time, no critical misses
4	Mock exam II and registration	17	assessment	Sit the second mock and complete exam registration.	Timed mock II Eligibility application and hours verification with the registrar Exam date booked	Registration forms, hours evidence	≥ 80%; registration submitted

Assessments

Assessment	Type	Weight	Pass standard	Method & rubric

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