Mental health counselor vs mental health specialist

Differences between mental health counselor and mental health specialist duties and responsibilities

Mental health counselor example responsibilities.

• Provide clinical consultation to consumers and clients regarding manage care services and other benefits available to them through their EAP programs.
• Conduct group check-in and co-lead group psychotherapy sessions to help clients identify and manage problems associate with psychiatric conditions.
• Certify in CPI (crisis intervention technique).
• Assist with crisis intervention, (CPI) maintains treatment activities.
• Provide mental health assessment and evaluation of detainees refer by facility staff or identify by pre-screening (booking or nursing).
• Assess for special needs during booking process.
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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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