Developmental technician vs mental health technician

Differences between developmental technician and mental health technician duties and responsibilities

Developmental technician example responsibilities.

• Manage the behavior of students using the CPI training skills when necessary.
• Assist individuals with their ADL's yet allowing and encouraging independence.
• Develop, plan, and run vocational and safety goals for individuals.
• Assist with ADL's, supervise meals, activities daily, provide a safe and structure environment.
• Provide rehabilitation opportunities through facilitation of integrate rehabilitation and recreation services.
• Enhance the independents of individual with DD.
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Mental health technician example responsibilities.

• Prevent and manage aggressive behavior among patients and administer CPR in emergency intervention.
• Assist and organize workshops consisting of education, personal self-defense, CPR, and other techniques relating to mental health patients.
• Assist in taking care of mental health patients, doing rounds on the ward, helping patients with compassion and care.
• Apply immeasurable levels of compassion to preserve and safeguard the dignity of patients at all times.
• Observe patient behaviors, if patients become physically violent, CPI training restraint techniques may become necessary.
• Conduct patient rounds, assist with ADL care, offer therapeutic support, and provide written reports on assign patients
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