Human service technician vs mental health technician

Differences between human service technician and mental health technician duties and responsibilities

Human service technician example responsibilities.

• Assess patients in active withdrawal and provide interventions to manage physical and psychological withdrawal symptoms.
• Assist mentally challenge individuals with ADL'S.
• Attend annual service training, including CPR and a refresher courses.
• Answer phones and provide excellent customer service; train in first aid and CPR.
• Assist assign residents with their ADL as directed such as bathing, toileting, hair combing, etc.
• Interview patients to compile information on social, educational, criminal institutional and drug history.
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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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