Page 1 - MidWeek Windward - August 3, 2022

FOR THE WEEK OF AUGUST 3, 2022
TROPIC TRANQUILITY
Ho‘omaluhia Botanical Garden has been a place of lush plants for 40 years. SEE PAGE 4
MAJOR MILESTONE
St. John Vianney’s pastor and parish celebrate the church’s 60th anniversary. SEE PAGE 7
Windward CC Offers New Certificate
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Officials from the state Department of Health, Windward Community College and and area leaders celebrate the first mental health technician certificate of competence graduates.
PHOTO COURTESY WINDWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE
TBY WINDWARD O‘AHU VOICE STAFF
rained mental health technicians are in demand in Hawai‘i — and a new certificate that can be completed at
Windward Community College in just one semester is aimed at growing that workforce, school officials note.
Recently, Windward CC and Hawaiʻi De- partment of Health recognized two graduates who earned mental health technician certifi- cates of competence. Jacqueline Turner and Cristine Lucas, who both work at Hawaiʻi State Hospital, completed their certificates in spring 2022.
“I have been working in mental health for 25 years, and this certificate is my great- est achievement. I learned so much more,” Turner states.
The mental health technician certificate of competence at Windward CC provides training for those entering the field of men- tal health services or as an enhancement for those currently working within the mental health or behavioral health field.
The nine-credit program prepares students
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