MHRT/C is a series of 10 courses required by Maine's Department of Human Services in order to work as a BDS funded social services provider in Maine. A service provider can be Level A, B, or C certified.Certain accredited Associate's or Bachelors' degrees are accepted for Level A certification. These include UMFK's AA in Human Services, Bachelor's in Behavioral Sciences, and Bachelor's in Social Sciences(before 2007). See the current guidelines for other accepted degrees. There are 5 required courses for a provisional Level B certificate. There are an additional 5 courses required for the Full or Level C certificate.

Individuals must have MHRT/Community Level A or Level B certification at the start of employment in a BDS funded position thet requires MHRT/Community certification. individuals who have been Provisionally MHRT/Community certified must earn ful MHRT/Community certification prior to expiration of the Provisional Level B certification (2 years).