# Psychiatric Technician (PTEC) courses

Napa Valley College · 2026-2027 Catalog · 6 courses

Source: https://catalog.napavalley.edu/courses/ptec/

"Offered" lists sections in this catalog year's class schedules: Fall 2026, Spring 2027.

### PTEC-91 — Principles & Practice for Psychiatric Technicians 1

- **Units:** 16.5
- **Hours:** 189 hours lecture; 297 hours lab; 18 hours activity; 504 hours total
- **Prerequisite:** Students must complete the following requirements prior to enrolling in this course: 1) High School Transcript or Equivalent (GED, CHSPE, OR AA/AS or Higher). All foreign transcripts must be evaluated by an outside evaluation company. All transcripts and evaluations must be official. 2) Certified Nursing Assistant license. 3) Valid American Heart Association CPR Certification. 4) College Orientation Meeting. 5) Program orientation meeting (once accepted). 6) Pass and submit health requirements before the first day of the semester (via email).
- **Transfers to:** CSU
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/napa-valley-college/schedule/fall-2026/ptec.md)

This is the first course in a series of three semesters designed to prepare the student for eligibility for licensure as a Psychiatric Technician in the State of California. Includes role of the Psychiatric Technician, Nurse/Patient Relationship, Nursing Process and Medical Records, Medical Terminology, Nursing Fundamentals, and Medical/Surgical Nursing.

### PTEC-92 — Principles & Practice for Psychiatric Technicians 2

- **Units:** 16.5
- **Hours:** 189 hours lecture; 297 hours lab; 18 hours activity; 504 hours total
- **Prerequisite:** Completion of PTEC-91 with a minimum grade of C.
- **Transfers to:** CSU
- **Offered:** Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/napa-valley-college/schedule/spring-2027/ptec.md)

A course designed to prepare the student for eligibility for licensure as a Psychiatric Technician in the State of California. Includes Psychopharmacology, Assessment, and Interventions for a Client with Developmental Disabilities, Etiologies, Diseases Associated with Developmental Disabilities through the life span, Teaching and Training using a Developmental Model, Developmental Disabilities, Client's Rights, Tests and Measurements, Normalization, Behavior Modification, Autism, and Case Management.

### PTEC-93 — Principles & Practice for Psychiatric Technicians 3

- **Units:** 17
- **Hours:** 198 hours lecture; 297 hours lab; 18 hours activity; 513 hours total
- **Prerequisite:** Completion of PTEC-91 and PTEC-92 with a minimum grade of C.
- **Transfers to:** CSU
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules

A course designed to prepare the student to be eligible for licensure as a Psychiatric Technician in the State of California. Topics include: Role of Psychiatric Technician, Psychopharmacology, Mental Health Nursing I and II, Management of Assaultive Behaviors, Clients Rights, Psychophysiological, Neurotic and Psychotic Disorders, Group Therapy, Crisis Intervention, Suicide, Substance Abuse, Domestic Violence, Personality Disorders, Eating Disorders, Mood Disorders, Organic Mental Syndrome and Leadership/Supervision.

### PTEC-97 — Nursing Science

- **Units:** 16.5
- **Hours:** 189 hours lecture; 297 hours lab; 18 hours activity; 504 hours total
- **Transfers to:** CSU
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules
- Limitation on Enrollment: 1) MDTP - Mathematics Diagnostic Testing Project 2) CTEP - College Tests for English Placement 3) CNA-Current Certified Nursing Assistant 4) High School or Equivalent.

First trimester of three designed to prepare the student for licensure as a Psychiatric Technician in the State of California. Nursing Science will present the principles of mental and physical health, the maintenance of health, anatomy and physiology, and an understanding of disease and its treatment. Students will develop the ability to perform basic care activities, with learning experiences in the care of children, adults, and aged patients with medical/surgical conditions.

### PTEC-98 — Developmental Disabilities

- **Units:** 16.5
- **Hours:** 189 hours lecture; 297 hours lab; 18 hours activity; 504 hours total
- **Prerequisite:** Completion of PTEC-97 with a minimum grade of C.
- **Transfers to:** CSU
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules

This is the second trimester of three designed to prepare the student for licensure as a Psychiatric Technician in the State of California. This course will examine the care of the developmentally disabled by providing learning experience in State Developmental Centers as well as community facilities and continued practice in individual and group work.

### PTEC-99 — Mental Disabilities

- **Units:** 17
- **Hours:** 198 hours lecture; 297 hours lab; 18 hours activity; 513 hours total
- **Prerequisite:** Completion of PTEC-98 with a minimum grade of C.
- **Transfers to:** CSU
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules

The last of three trimesters designed to prepare the student for licensure as a Psychiatric Technician in the State of California.This course will introduce psychological and mental health concepts as they relate to the psychiatric technician profession. The causes, prevention, and treatment of mental, emotional and behavioral disorders will be examined by providing practice in interpersonal skills, self-understanding, problem-solving, communication, and the use of rehabilitative methods in providing patient care.