Behavioral Health 101Technician Duties, Intake Interviews, Risk Assessment,
Informed Consent, Counseling, Supervision, Psychological Testing, Group
Therapy, Pre/Post Deployment Assessments, Obligated to Report: Imminent
Danger, UCMJ Violations, Abuse, Neglect, Case Consultation, Ethics, Integrity,
Non-Exploitation, Beneficence, Nonmaleficence, Justice, Multicultural
Competence, Diversity: Race, Ethnicity, Gender, Gender Identity, Religion,
Language, Sexual Orientation, Social Class, Refugee Status, Medical Terminology,
Word Roots (Cardi, Neur, Encephalo, Nephro, Hepato), Suffixes, Prefixes,
Malaise, Common Abbreviations (HI, SI, PO, BID, QAM, VS, WNL, HR),
Respiratory, Cardiovascular, Lymphatic, Gastrointestinal, Reproductive, Skeletal,
CNS, PNS, Sympathetic Nervous System, Brain Hemispheres, Medulla, Neuron
Structure (Cell Body, Dendrites, Axon, Axon Terminal), Neurotransmitters
(Dopamine, Serotonin), Motor Skills, Puberty, Sexual Characteristics,
Menstruation, Menopause, Presbyopia, Presbycusis, Osteoporosis, Cognitive
Development (Piaget: Assimilation, Accommodation, Schemas, Formal
Operational) Exam Questions Verified and Provided with Complete A+ Graded
Rationales Latest Updated 2026
Duties of the BHT
1. Conducting intake interviews and risk assessments
2. Ensuring informed consent has been obtained from the patient
3. Counseling patients with behavioral health problems
4. Working under the supervision of behavioral health professionals
5. Administering, scoring, and reporting psychological testing.
,6. Conducting or assisting group therapy sessions
7. Assisting with Pre/Post deployment health assessments
Obligated to Report
1. Imminent danger to themselves or others
2. UCMJ violations
3. Abuse
4. Neglect
Need to know
The commander
Case Consultation
BHT must seek consultation/supervision on all BH cases. This includes treatment, referral
planning, goal setting, needed and predicted outcomes.
BHT must not use their position of influence for personal gain
1. Sexual
2. Financial
3. Social
, integrity
Doing the right thing even when no one is looking
Behavioral Health Technician Assignments
1. Behavioral Health Services (Outpatient Services)
2. Medical Facilities
3. Operational Units
4. Drug and alcohol programs
5. Correctional facilities
6. Special Assignments
Medical Care
Patients have right to quality care and treatment but also right to care also doesn't mean
they're always right. Ex: Coming into clinic already know what's wrong with them because they
looked on google
Filing Grievances
Patients have the right to make recommendations, ask questions, or file complaints to the
MTF/DTF. Patients have the right to sue any military doctors. Has to be only available.
Beneficence and Nonmaleficence
Informed Consent, Counseling, Supervision, Psychological Testing, Group
Therapy, Pre/Post Deployment Assessments, Obligated to Report: Imminent
Danger, UCMJ Violations, Abuse, Neglect, Case Consultation, Ethics, Integrity,
Non-Exploitation, Beneficence, Nonmaleficence, Justice, Multicultural
Competence, Diversity: Race, Ethnicity, Gender, Gender Identity, Religion,
Language, Sexual Orientation, Social Class, Refugee Status, Medical Terminology,
Word Roots (Cardi, Neur, Encephalo, Nephro, Hepato), Suffixes, Prefixes,
Malaise, Common Abbreviations (HI, SI, PO, BID, QAM, VS, WNL, HR),
Respiratory, Cardiovascular, Lymphatic, Gastrointestinal, Reproductive, Skeletal,
CNS, PNS, Sympathetic Nervous System, Brain Hemispheres, Medulla, Neuron
Structure (Cell Body, Dendrites, Axon, Axon Terminal), Neurotransmitters
(Dopamine, Serotonin), Motor Skills, Puberty, Sexual Characteristics,
Menstruation, Menopause, Presbyopia, Presbycusis, Osteoporosis, Cognitive
Development (Piaget: Assimilation, Accommodation, Schemas, Formal
Operational) Exam Questions Verified and Provided with Complete A+ Graded
Rationales Latest Updated 2026
Duties of the BHT
1. Conducting intake interviews and risk assessments
2. Ensuring informed consent has been obtained from the patient
3. Counseling patients with behavioral health problems
4. Working under the supervision of behavioral health professionals
5. Administering, scoring, and reporting psychological testing.
,6. Conducting or assisting group therapy sessions
7. Assisting with Pre/Post deployment health assessments
Obligated to Report
1. Imminent danger to themselves or others
2. UCMJ violations
3. Abuse
4. Neglect
Need to know
The commander
Case Consultation
BHT must seek consultation/supervision on all BH cases. This includes treatment, referral
planning, goal setting, needed and predicted outcomes.
BHT must not use their position of influence for personal gain
1. Sexual
2. Financial
3. Social
, integrity
Doing the right thing even when no one is looking
Behavioral Health Technician Assignments
1. Behavioral Health Services (Outpatient Services)
2. Medical Facilities
3. Operational Units
4. Drug and alcohol programs
5. Correctional facilities
6. Special Assignments
Medical Care
Patients have right to quality care and treatment but also right to care also doesn't mean
they're always right. Ex: Coming into clinic already know what's wrong with them because they
looked on google
Filing Grievances
Patients have the right to make recommendations, ask questions, or file complaints to the
MTF/DTF. Patients have the right to sue any military doctors. Has to be only available.
Beneficence and Nonmaleficence
