MHBA Training
Mental Health Behavioral Aide (CTSS) Training
The 30-hour pre-service track under Minn. Stat. 245I.05 — complete everything below before direct contact with a child.
Required before serving a child: background study, the DHS commissioner-approved Parent Teaming Training
(enroll through TrainLink — link below), and all 30 pre-service hours. CareCertify's MHBA-08 is orientation and does
not replace the DHS Parent Teaming Training.
Go to DHS TrainLink →
Before first direct contact (30-hour pre-service + gates)
Background study cleared
Minn. Stat. ch. 245C
DHS commissioner-approved Parent Teaming Training (record on file) — enroll via TrainLink
Minn. Stat. 245I.05 (commissioner-approved curriculum)
MHBA-01 CTSS & the MHBA Role
Minn. Stat. 245I.04; 245I.05
MHBA-02 Child & Adolescent Mental Illness
245I.05, subd. 3(c)(1)
MHBA-03 Recovery, Resiliency & Child Development
245I.05, subd. 3(c)(2), 3(d)
MHBA-04 Childhood Trauma & ACEs
245I.05, subd. 3(d)
MHBA-05 Family-Centered & Culturally Responsive Care
245I.05, subd. 3(d)
MHBA-06 De-escalation & Crisis Response
245I.05, subd. 3(c)(3)
MHBA-07 Psychotropic Meds & Co-occurring (incl. tardive dyskinesia)
245I.05, subd. 3(c)(4),(5); subd. 5
MHBA-08 Parent Teaming for MHBAs (orientation)
245I.05, subd. 3(c)
Co-Occurring Disorders 12-Hour Series
245I.05, subd. 3(c)(4)
Behavioral & Mental Health Series (10 hrs)
245I.05, subd. 3(c)(1)-(3),(5)
Within 90 days
Within-90-day training complete (trauma, family-centered, culturally responsive, child development, co-occurring)
245I.05, subd. 3(d)
Every 2 years
245I Biennial Refresher — Rights, Records Act & Emergency (MHBA-R1)
Minn. Stat. 245I.05, subd. 4
30 hours of training every 2 years (total)
245I.05, subd. 4
Role & qualification
Treatment supervision documented
Minn. Stat. 245I.04
MHBA Level 1 / Level 2 qualification verified
Minn. Stat. 245I.04
Confirm the current DHS Parent Teaming Training course name and enrollment steps with DHS Children's Mental Health (Dhs.ChildrensMentalHealth@state.mn.us · 651-431-2321). Recognition-level coursework; diagnosis/treatment belong to the qualified professional.