Section 24-7-3-3 - Requirements for Certified Mental Retardation Therapist (CMRT)A. Target Population (1) Full certification is for those employees who have two or more years of experience in the field of mental retardation within the State of Mississippi. Individuals applying for Certified Mental Retardation Therapist (CMRT) will be those employees who hold provisional certification as a Provisionally Certified Mental Retardation Therapist (PCMRT) and have completed the requirements to upgrade to full certification.(2) The following professions may be included in this certification: Psychology, Special Education, Social Work, Therapeutic Recreation/Leisure, Nursing, Speech/Language Pathology, Audiology, Counseling, Psychometry, Vocational Rehabilitation, and other related fields.B. Requirements for Upgrade Application Eligibility To be eligible to upgrade to full certification (CMRT), each individual must meet the following requirements, which include the completion of all Provisional Certification Period requirements. See Chapter 3, Section 2, E., pp. 9-10 for more information on requirements to be completed during the Provisional Certification Period.
(1) Employment: Be employed in a program described in Chapter 3, Section 1, C., p. 7;(2) Education: Have at least thirty (30) semester hours of applicable graduate-level course work from an approved educational institution which includes a minimum of a master's degree in mental retardation or a related field;(3) Experience: Have at least two years of supervised experience in the field of mental retardation in the State of Mississippi;(4) Ongoing Inservice/Training: During the Provisional Certification Period, accrue a minimum of thirty (30) Contact Hours of successfully completed inservice/training (approximately fifteen [15] Contact Hours per year) as verified by the program's designated Staff Development Officer.(5) Mental Retardation Core Training Program (MR-CTP): Successful completion of all three (3) Modules of the MR-CTP.C. To Apply To apply to upgrade to full certification (CMRT), refer to Chapter 4, Section 1, pp. 19-23 and Section 3, pp. 24-25.
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