Professional Titles

Professional Titles A. Recognized professional titles within the DMH M en tal H e al th T h e rap i st credentialing program are: 1. DMH “Provisionally Certified Mental Health Therapist” or the abbreviation “PCMHT”; 2. DMH “Certified Mental Health Therapist” or the abbreviation “CMHT”; and, 3. DMH “Licensed Clinical Mental Health Therapist” or the abbreviation “LCMHT”; (no longer offered to new applicants). B. Recognized professional titles within the DMH Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Therapist credentialing program are: DMH “Provisionally Certified Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Therapist” or the abbreviation “PCIDDT” (formerly “Provisionally Certified Mental Retardation Therapist – PCMRT”); 1. DMH “Certified Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Therapist” or the abbreviation “CIDDT” (formerly “Certified Mental Retardation Therapist - CMRT”); and, 2. DMH “Licensed Clinical Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Therapist” or the abbreviation “LCIDDT” (formerly “Licensed Clinical Mental Retardation Therapist - LCMRT”); (no longer offered to new applicants). C. Recognized professional titles within the DMH Community Support Specialist credentialing program are: 1. DMH “Provisionally Certified Community Support Specialist” or the abbreviation “PCCSS” (formerly “Provisionally Certified Case Management Professional – PCCMP”); 2. DMH “Certified Community Support Specialist” or the abbreviation “CCSS” (formerly “Certified Case Management Professional - CCMP” and “Certified Case Management Professional I – CCMP-I”); and, 3. DMH “Certified Community Support Specialist II” or the abbreviation “CCSS- II” (formerly “Certified Case Management Professional II - CCMP-II”); (no longer offered to new applicants). D. The recognized professional title within the DMH Licensed Administrator credentialing program is: DMH “Licensed Administrator” or the abbreviation “LA” (formerly “Licensed Mental Health/Mental Retardation Administrator – LMH/MRA” OR “Licensed DMH Administrator - LA”). E. Recognized professional titles within the DMH Substance Use Therapist credentialing program are: 1. DMH “Provisionally Certified Substance Use Therapist” or the abbreviation “PCSUT”(formerly “Provisionally Certified Addiction Counselor – PCAC” OR “Provisionally Certified Addictions Therapist – PCAT”); 2. DMH “Certified Substance Use Therapist” or the abbreviation “” “CSUT” (formerly “Certified Addiction Counselor - CAC” OR “Certified Addictions Therapist – CAT”); and, DMH “Licensed Clinical Substance Use Therapist” or the abbreviation “” “LCSUT” (formerly “Licensed Clinical Addiction Counselor- LCAC”OR “Licensed Clinical Addictions Therapist – LCAT”); (no longer offered to new applicants). F. Recognized professional titles within the DMH Peer Support Specialist credentialing program are: 1. DMH “Provisionally Certified Peer Support Specialist” or the abbreviation “PCPSS” 2. DMH “Certified Peer Support Specialist” or the abbreviation “CPSS”