Minimum Qualifications Non-Competitive Minimum Qualifications Under the NY HELPS Program: A bachelors degree in child and family studies, counseling and community psychology, creative arts therapy, criminal justice, health administration, hospital administration, marriage and family therapy, mental health counseling, nursing, psychoanalysis, psychology, public administration, public health, public policy, recreation therapy, rehabilitation counseling, social work, sociology, or special education AND two years of professional clinical or administrative experience in a federal or state operated, licensed, certified, or funded mental health program. Residential Crisis Support and Intensive Crisis Residence Programs are short-term (up to 28 days) residential programs for treatment and support to individuals who are experiencing symptoms of mental illness, psychiatric crisis, or are experiencing challenges in daily life that create risk for an escalation of psychiatric symptoms that cannot reasonably be managed in the persons home and/or community environment without onsite supports and do not pose likelihood of serious harm.