Clinician vs mental health specialist

Differences between clinician and mental health specialist duties and responsibilities

Clinician example responsibilities.

• Perform thorough substance abuse assessments incorporating instruments such as ASAM, SASSI and urine drug screens; provide individual therapy.
• Spearhead the development of rehabilitation programs serving adults with chemical dependency and mental health diagnoses with the manager.
• Follow all ethical CARF standards when treating the residential client.
• Facilitate stabilization, assessment, care and compassion for those in critical need.
• Provide CBT and motivational interviewing for individual and group therapy to clients' who are on methadone.
• Used motivational interviewing to lead recovery and therapy groups for IOP and PHP programs in the evenings and on weekends.
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Mental health specialist example responsibilities.

• Provide individualize intervention for problematic behaviors using TCI techniques such as de-escalation, to prevent and/or manage crisis.
• Assist and encourage patients with ADL's including feeding, ambulating, and hygiene to promote patient care.
• Utilize rehabilitation principles to support individuals, families and communities in developing effective strategies to improve client mental health functioning.
• Provide psychological care to patients in an in-patient psych unit, including facilitating group activities, crisis intervention, implementing therapeutic approaches
• Meet physical requirements to complete SAMA and CPR training.
• Provide kindness and compassion to the deceased and their families.
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