What you will learn?
This foundational course is designed to introduce aspiring Behavioral Health Technicians (BHT) and Behavioral Health Technicians – Associate (BHT-A) to the essential roles, responsibilities, and expectations of working within Virginia’s behavioral health system. Whether you're just entering the field or transitioning into a new role, this lesson equips you with the core knowledge needed to provide effective, ethical, and compassionate care to diverse populations.
Participants will explore key service settings such as Assertive Community Treatment (ACT), Mental Health Skill-Building (MHSS), and outpatient programs, while learning to navigate supervision requirements, documentation standards, and client care procedures. The course also reviews Virginia Board of Counseling guidelines for certification, mandatory trainings, and professional conduct.
Emphasis is placed on client-centered care, ethical boundaries, and the importance of supervised practice in compliance with Medicaid and DBHDS regulations. Interactive discussions and mini assessments are included to reinforce learning and prepare participants for further training and credentialing.
Principal and Practices within Mental Health - Role of the BHT-A / BHT
Learning proper techniques including how to properly listen to those you will be working with. Many times if we just stop and pay attention, peope will share thier struggles with us.
Listening Like a Therapist: The Art of Deep and Empathetic Listening
Listening like a therapist involves more than just hearing words—it requires active engagement, deep empathy, and a nonjudgmental presence. A therapist-quality listener creates a safe space where the speaker feels truly heard, understood, and validated.
Read the scenario that coudl be something you encountered in the field, and compete the questions and send them to [email protected]
Important skills for the mental health professional to use in the field when dealing with clients.
HIPAA and Confidentiality is important in many fields, especially in Mental Health - where we deal with people's personal information each day - and have to learn when we are to share, and how to keep everything safe and secure.
This educational session provides a clear overview of psychotropic medications, their purpose, and how they impact mental health. Participants will learn about different types of psychotropic drugs, including antidepressants, antipsychotics, mood stabilizers, and anti-anxiety medications.
Simply introduces the student to CPR and the practices
This training session provides essential knowledge on bloodborne pathogens, their transmission, and effective prevention methods. Participants will learn about common pathogens like HIV, Hepatitis B, and Hepatitis C, as well as how to identify potential exposure risks in various settings.
The session covers key safety practices, including the use of personal protective equipment (PPE), proper hygiene, and procedures for handling exposure incidents. Emphasis is placed on creating a safe environment for both workers and the public.
Ideal for healthcare workers, first responders, and employees in high-risk environments, this training ensures compliance with OSHA standards and promotes a culture of health and safety.
Guide to removing gloves properly.
Mandated Reporting
Teniques for writing Treatment Plans and ISP
Ethics Syllabus - CopyWritted by Envision Academy / Envision Health Inc. 2025
Module 1 in Ethics Training
Flashcards to help with vocabulary
To receive the credit for the 6 hours of Ethics Training
By the end of this module, participants will be able to:
Identify key elements of major professional codes of ethics (ACA, NASW, NAADAC, APA, NBCC).
Apply structured ethical decision-making models to real-world dilemmas.
Analyze ethical scenarios using guiding principles and codes.
Recognize when to consult supervisors, peers, or boards.
flashcards part 1
Complete the test for Module 2: Must obtain a 50% score to pass.
Confidentiality
HIPAA
Mandated Reporting
Complete with 50% passing
Boundaries and Dual Relationships 6 hour training
Pass with 50%
Dr. Jessica Dere explains how culture makes a difference when thinking about mental health and mental illness. Across mental health research, clinical care and teaching, there are profound rewards to be had by truly understanding individuals in context. Dr. Jessica Dere is a clinical lecturer in the Department of Psychology and the Graduate Department of Psychological Clinical Science at UTSC. She obtained her Ph.D in Clinical Psychology from Concordia University in 2012, and completed a post-doctoral fellowship in the Social Aetiology of Mental Illness (SAMI) training program at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH). Her research interests include the role of cultural factors in emotional processes and cultural variations in symptom presentation of depression and anxiety.
About the course
This is the 20 Hour of Didactic Education required to obtain your BHT/BHT-A license in Virginia (as of May 8, 2025)
-Advertised price is $50 per course with the entire Certification consisting of 2 main courses and 3 combined for a total of $150)
Payment has to be completed prior to admission into the course - You do not have a certain time frame to complete this course - It is 100% self paced.
Once completed you will receive a Certificate of Completion in your email - this is not the certificate at the end of the Course. (Do not print this certificate)
This course fee does not cover the Virginia Board of Professional fees including
*Transcript Fees (High School and or College)
Self Query fee ($3.00)
License fee: BHT-A $25.00 BHT: $45.00
These fees are governed by Virginia Board of Counseling and have nothing to do with Envision Health Inc. – Envision Academy. These are paid separately and directly to the institutions requesting (i.e. school transcripts and VA Board of Counseling)
Refund:
Unfortunately, due to the nature of the course there is no REFUND available, this certificate does not guarantee acceptance by the VA Department of Health Professions as a BHT-A / BHT, it is simply a required education component to becoming licensed in Virginia.
Any Replication – Sharing or otherwise giving access to others to this course without approval by Envision Health Inc. / Envision Academy is prohibited, and will result in reflection to the Board regarding Ethics, and a Lawsuit for lost wages and copywrite infringement.