Mental health assistant vs mental health practitioner

Differences between mental health assistant and mental health practitioner duties and responsibilities

Mental health assistant example responsibilities.

• Supervise and facilitate counseling interventions to psychiatric patients, and lead community therapeutic meetings.
• Encourage participation in attending program meetings that focuse on rehabilitation management and coping skills.
• Assist residents to function at their highest potential through formulation and implementation of rehabilitation plans.
• Supervise daily activities of patients, assist in crisis management, and facilitate admissions and discharges.
• Provide clear lines of responsibility and accountability within the BHT department; delegates appropriate authority for completion of assign responsibilities.
• Adhere to HIPPA regulations and to company privacy standards to protect patient confidentiality.

Mental health practitioner example responsibilities.

• Manage other MHA's in their duties and help them problem solving in tense and stressful situations.
• Provide case management, crisis intervention and counseling for patients diagnose with co-occurring disorders in a residential treatment setting.
• Case management, CBT/DBT, vocational rehabilitation, benefit supports and application processing.
• Monitor patients prescribe psychotropic medications assure compliance and accuracy, and assess effectiveness and side effects.
• Provide in-home services to diverse individuals with severe and persistent mental illnesses, developmental disability and chemical dependency concerns.
• Develop and facilitate a psycho-educational program for recovery from depression and PTSD.