Health therapist vs clinical social worker

Differences between health therapist and clinical social worker duties and responsibilities

Health therapist example responsibilities.

• Demonstrate working knowledge of community mental health services identify in the Medicaid guidelines and attain contractual outcomes within designate time frames.
• Work with children who have autism by providing direct services.
• Provide acute therapeutic intervention to adult and geriatric patients presenting with varying mental health diagnoses, seeking support and stabilization.
• Record and maintain daily activities and rehabilitation progress for medical evaluation.
• Facilitate therapy groups with adults and adolescents on acute psychiatric units and chemical dependency rehabilitation programs.
• Facilitate transfer of patients to appropriate levels of care as determined by interdisciplinary team during or after completing treatment.
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Clinical social worker example responsibilities.

• Understand manage care, Medicare and Medicaid benefits.
• Screen, identify, diagnose using DSM nomenclature, treat and manage mental health and/or substance abuse problems.
• Provide clinical services to patients in rehabilitation and oncology including assessment, crisis intervention, grief therapy, and discharge planning.
• Provide individual, group, family therapy, team coordination, discharge planning, utilization review and MSW student supervision.
• Participate in weekly interdisciplinary team meetings to determine Medicare length of skil nursing stay.
• Facilitate therapy, symptom management, and rehabilitation groups for mental health clients in partial hospitalization setting.
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