What is the difference between mental health abc certificate

These three are mental health training qualification certificates that are mainly promoted by my country’s education system. They do not belong to the national statutory professional qualification certificates. The core difference is completely different in the group of people and usage scenarios. It is not a progressive relationship of “the higher the level, the higher the value”. Don’t be fooled by the agency’s marketing rhetoric.

A while ago, I helped my cousin, who is a subject teacher in a public primary school, check the entry requirements. The education bureau there only requires non-moral education teachers to obtain a C certificate within two years of joining the job. The head teacher at the same school must take a B certificate, and only full-time psychology teachers must take an A certificate. The applicable boundaries of the three certificates are actually quite clear in the education system. It’s especially easy to understand if we compare it to a driver’s license. A certificate is equivalent to a special driver’s license for buses. It trains full-time practitioners who can do professional psychological intervention, teach mental health classes, and deal with complex psychological crises of students. The application threshold is also the highest, and basically requires a bachelor’s degree in psychology. degree, or have held a B certificate for 2 years, they also need to participate in hundreds of hours of offline professional training. The assessment requires passing individual case counseling and group activity design. It is not just a matter of memorizing a few sets of questions to get through. After passing the exam, you will basically be qualified for the position of a full-time psychological teacher in the school.

The B certificate is like an operating driver's license for a small truck. It is intended for positions such as class teachers, moral education officers, and community psychological service specialists that require frequent dealings with people and common emotional problems. The application threshold is very loose, and non-psychological majors can also apply. The training content is also more practical, such as how to identify students' depressive tendencies and how to mediate parent-child conflicts. Common problems such as how to identify students' depressive tendencies and how to mediate parent-child conflicts do not require too in-depth psychoanalysis and intervention techniques, and the assessment difficulty is also much lower. As for the C certificate, it is an ordinary private car driver's license. It is a universal certificate. General teachers, school doctors, and even parents of interested students can apply for it. They will learn the most basic mental health knowledge, such as how to communicate with depressed children and how to relieve stress on themselves. The assessment is basically done online. The pass rate is very high. It only proves that you have received basic mental health training and cannot be used to engage in professional psychology-related work.

Nowadays, many organizations on the Internet boast that these certificates are "widely used and can be affiliated to open a studio." This is just cutting leeks. These three certificates are basically organized by local education departments for training and assessment. Outside the province or even the city, the recognition is discounted. Moreover, it is only a training certificate, not a professional qualification. If you really want to do paid psychological consultation or open a psychological studio, you still need to take the psychological counselor professional skill level certificate or the psychotherapist certificate to be effective. Of course, many people in the industry complain that the current certification assessment in some areas is too loose, and you can even pass it by paying money. Therefore, the specific value depends on the strictness of the local training assessment and cannot be generalized. I usually meet many people who say they want to take the A certificate, the highest level. When I ask, they just want to be a general subject teacher or provide psychological guidance to their own children. It is completely unnecessary and wastes money and time. Just choose the one that meets your needs. Of course, if you want to switch to a full-time psychological position in the future, it is not too late to take the A certificate.