Mental Health Worker (Certificate)
The Mental Health Worker Certificate prepares Human Service or other helping professionals for entry-level work in the behavioral health field. Graduates of this program will be trained to offer the following entry-level supervised mental health services: Individual and group counseling; assessment; case planning; client services support; documentation; and community service outreach and referrals for individuals and families.
Learn More
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Job Titles/Career Options
- Client Support Worker
- Case-worker
- Community based recovery facilitator
- Direct care specialist working with children and adolescents
- Direct-care support/recovery specialist
- Program assistant
- Family support worker
- Entry-level case worker
- Addiction recovery support worker
- Direct care staff
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Local Employers
- Brien Center - Women's Recovery Home, Adult Day Health program
- Berkshire Children and Families
- Berkshire County ARC
- Service Net
- Construct
- Louison House
- Clinical Stabilization Services
- Clean Slate
- Group homes
- United Cerebral Palsy
View suggested pathway to graduation by semester
Contact Us
Dr. Kari Dupuis, Program Advisor
kdupuis@berkshirecc.edu
413-236-4506
Mental Health Worker Wages in MA*
- Median hourly wage: $31.16
- Annual mean wage: $64,810
*Source: Visit the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Massachusetts for the latest wage data
