Group home counselor vs community health counselor

Differences between group home counselor and community health counselor duties and responsibilities

Group home counselor example responsibilities.

• Engage, educate and empower participants to access community base resources in order to achieve greater self-determination, rehabilitation and recovery.
• Provide mentally impair or emotionally disturb patients with routine emotional and psychological care under the direction of nursing or medical staff.
• Promote continuity of care by accurately and completely communicating to other caregivers the status of patients for which care is provided.
• Maintain therapeutic relationships with youth through effective teaching and coaching techniques to provide leadership and foster relationship building skills.

Community health counselor example responsibilities.

• Provide group and individual therapy along with social service coordination for patients in short term stabilization psychiatric unit.
• Train in medication administration, therapeutic holds and CPR.
• Maintain cleanliness of home provide assistance with cleaning rooms and common areas.
• Train in MNT, TCI, first aide and CPR with several other essential trainings.
• Complete insurance verification information for Medicaid participants.
• Maintain caseload paperwork in accordance with Georgia Medicaid requirements.
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