Substance abuse technician vs mental health practitioner

Differences between substance abuse technician and mental health practitioner duties and responsibilities

Substance abuse technician example responsibilities.

• Work with outside counsel to develop patent and trademark portfolio and manage patent litigation.
• Coordinate community base services, identifies high-risk patients, veterans and provides case management and crisis intervention services.
• Provide care to chemically dependent patients in short-term social model detox program working directly with patients/families in all areas of recovery.
• Collect sample for DNA testing.
• Compose written reports of data collect from patient evaluation and present to department chief for thorough analysis of patient diagnosis.
• Maintain the integrity of all specimens under DOT/non-DOT guidelines.
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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.