MHTC REVIEW TIPS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
SET A+
✔✔Supervision and Collaboration - ✔✔MHT's should always consult with supervisors
when faced with situations beyond their training or when a patient's condition changes
unexpectedly.
✔✔Prohibited Activities - ✔✔Diagnosing mental or physical health conditions,
prescribing or adjusting medications, providing psychotherapy or clinical counseling,
making independent treatment decisions
✔✔Basic Patient Care Responsibilities - ✔✔MHT's may assist patients with bathing,
grooming, eating, and participating in structured activities. MHTs are also responsible
for monitoring vital signs—such as temperature, pulse, and respiration—when
authorized by facility policy.
✔✔Therapeutic Communication and Support - ✔✔Active listening, offering
encouragement, and maintaining a calm presence. While MHTs provide emotional
support, it is important that they remain within supportive—not clinical—roles, referring
patients to licensed professionals for counseling or therapy as needed.
✔✔Observation Documentation - ✔✔A key responsibility of MHTs is to observe patients
for signs of distress, behavioral changes, or safety risks.
✔✔Reporting - ✔✔Promptly reporting these observations to the appropriate licensed
staff is crucial for timely intervention.
✔✔Documentation - ✔✔Accurate and thorough documentation of care provided, patient
responses, and any incidents is required according to facility policy.
✔✔Principles of Delegation - ✔✔The process by which licensed staff assign appropriate
tasks to MHTs
SET A+
✔✔Supervision and Collaboration - ✔✔MHT's should always consult with supervisors
when faced with situations beyond their training or when a patient's condition changes
unexpectedly.
✔✔Prohibited Activities - ✔✔Diagnosing mental or physical health conditions,
prescribing or adjusting medications, providing psychotherapy or clinical counseling,
making independent treatment decisions
✔✔Basic Patient Care Responsibilities - ✔✔MHT's may assist patients with bathing,
grooming, eating, and participating in structured activities. MHTs are also responsible
for monitoring vital signs—such as temperature, pulse, and respiration—when
authorized by facility policy.
✔✔Therapeutic Communication and Support - ✔✔Active listening, offering
encouragement, and maintaining a calm presence. While MHTs provide emotional
support, it is important that they remain within supportive—not clinical—roles, referring
patients to licensed professionals for counseling or therapy as needed.
✔✔Observation Documentation - ✔✔A key responsibility of MHTs is to observe patients
for signs of distress, behavioral changes, or safety risks.
✔✔Reporting - ✔✔Promptly reporting these observations to the appropriate licensed
staff is crucial for timely intervention.
✔✔Documentation - ✔✔Accurate and thorough documentation of care provided, patient
responses, and any incidents is required according to facility policy.
✔✔Principles of Delegation - ✔✔The process by which licensed staff assign appropriate
tasks to MHTs
