Habilitation specialist vs mental health specialist

Differences between habilitation specialist and mental health specialist duties and responsibilities

Habilitation specialist example responsibilities.

• Provide client with care, assist with performing ADL's, hygiene, medication, meal preparation, cleaning, transport.
• Assist patients with medication management, monitor blood sugars and accompany client to medical appointments.
• Provide direct supervision, observation, security and rehabilitation of delinquent adolescent females from diverse socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds.
• Complete training in first aid and CPR.
• Assist the ISP team in creating new outcomes for consumer training/ISP.
• Construct and maintain budget following NYS guidelines including purchase orders, funds distribution, and financial records.
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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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