Mental health assistant vs mental health technician

Differences between mental health assistant and mental health technician 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 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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