MHRT/C Learning Outcomes

• Understands importance of community inclusion and use of natural supports
  
• Understands Maine’s laws regarding mental health recipients’ rights
  
• Understands benefit and entitlement programs
  
• Understands interaction of co-occurring medical issues
  
• Knowledgeable about changing treatment needs for adult stages of transition
  
• Understands basic social services and entitlements
  
• Knowledge of community provider system
  
• Knowledge of generic community resources including available natural supports
  
• Understands ethics and conducts practice in a professional manner
  
• Aware of the need to act as a contributing member of an interdisciplinary team
  
• Knowledge of confidentiality
  
• Aware of the need to evaluate effectiveness of personal practice
  
• Understands effective use of supervision
  
• Interacts effectively with community members and other professionals
  
• Understands strategies that empower consumers