Mental Health Officer – (May 13, 2025 8:00 am – 5:00 pm)

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This course is free.

The purpose of the Mental Health Officer course is to further inform and educate the officer in the area of mental health and issues pertaining to serving as a mental health officer, to include advanced crisis intervention training.

This course meets Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) requirements #4201

Prerequisite

To qualify for a mental health officer proficiency certificate, an applicant must meet the following requirements:

Currently appointed as a peace officer or justice of the peace;
At least two years experience as a peace officer or justice of the peace;
If not currently a commissioned peace officer, an applicant must meet the current enrollment standards;
If an applicant is a commissioned peace officer, an applicant must not ever have had a license or certificate issued by the commission suspended or revoked;
If an applicant is a commissioned peace officer, an applicant must have met the continuing education requirements for the previous training cycle;
Successful completion of a training course in emergency first aid and lifesaving techniques (Red Cross or equivalent); and
Successful completion of the current mental health peace officer training course, pass the approved written examination for mental health officer proficiency, with a score of 80% or better, and pass the skills based exam with a grade of satisfactory.
Additionally, the student must have taken:

De-escalation (TCOLE Course #1849) AND
Crisis Intervention Training (TCOLE Course #1850) OR Mental Health for Jailers (TCOLE Course #4900)

Please note: Peace officers who completed the Basic Peace Officer Course after 2019 (BPOC 1000667, 1000696, 1000720), will have both 1849 and 1850 and meet the enrollment requirements.

Audience

Currently commissioned Texas peace officers

Education Credits

24.00 Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE)

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