Sec. 705. MENTAL HEALTH TECHNICIAN PROGRAM
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## SEC. 705 MENTAL HEALTH TECHNICIAN PROGRAM **[**[25 U.S.C. 1665d](/us/usc/t25/s1665d)**]** ###
(a)In General Pursuant to the Act of November 2, 1921 (25 U.S.C. 13) (commonly known as the “Snyder Act”), the Secretary shall establish and maintain a mental health technician program within the Service which— ####
(1)provides for the training of Indians as mental health technicians; and ####
(2)employs such technicians in the provision of community-based mental health care that includes identification, prevention, education, referral, and treatment services. ###
(b)Paraprofessional Training In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary, acting through the Service, shall provide high-standard paraprofessional training in mental health care necessary to provide quality care to the Indian communities to be served. Such training shall be based upon a curriculum developed or approved by the Secretary which combines education in the theory of mental health care with supervised practical experience in the provision of such care. ###
(c)Supervision and Evaluation of Technicians The Secretary, acting through the Service, shall supervise and evaluate the mental health technicians in the training program. ###
(d)Traditional Health Care Practices The Secretary, acting through the Service, shall ensure that the program established pursuant to this section involves the use and promotion of the traditional health care practices of the Indian tribes to be served.
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