Behavioral Health Technician

Job description

ESSENTIAL & CORE FUNCTIONS:

• Provide the Lead Clinician and other pertinent professionals with clinical data (e.g., behavioral observations, feedback from family members) to support the treatment plan’s objectives, as well as engaging the client in age appropriate therapeutic activities.
• Present relevant clinical information observed in the home or social environment to the Lead Clinician in a timely manner.
• As directed by the Lead Clinician assist in the development and implementation of behavioral programs and other therapeutic interventions as specified in the Treatment Plan.
• Respond appropriately to cases that have emergency needs and respond all information immediately to the Lead Clinician to further promote stabilization.
• Use supervision/consultation effectively to improve the quality of therapeutic services.
• Help families interpret and clarify short and long-term goals based on interactions with clients and their families.
• Assist each client and family in developing a discharge plan that identifies resources pr persons who can provide continued support beyond termination of services and develop linkages to those community resources and persons.
• Maintain an ongoing dialogue regarding client’s progress toward treatment goals with the Lead Clinician.
• Present periodic updates (e.g., progress toward goals) during interagency team meetings and/or conferences as requested by the Lead Clinician.
• Ensure that all weekly progress notes for therapeutic services, monthly narrative reports and other required written documents clearly reflect treatment goals that are indicted in the Treatment Plan and progress toward meeting the goals. Provide all information in a manner and as specified the Lead Clinician.
• Maintain the appropriate intervention hours via face-to-face contact specified the Treatment Plan.
• Meet weekly with the Lead Clinician to discuss clients and family’s progress toward treatment goals.
• Attend trainings, workshops or conferences that will develop and maintain knowledge of mental health interventions, legal requirements and rules and regulations for referring authorities and third payers.
• Work collaboratively with treatment staff and other agency professionals and use supervision/conclusion effectively to improve the quality of therapeutic services using Evidence Based Practices.
• Follow Community Council for Mental Health special incidents reporting procedures and provide the Behavioral Specialist Consultant with information on potential issues of safety and ethical/confidentiality dilemmas.
• Adhere to all of the Community Council for Mental Health personnel policies and the Community Council for Mental Health Code of Conduct.
• Must attend and participate in weekly supervision by a supervisor meeting the qualifications of a Clinical Supervisor, as follows:
• BHTs working twenty (20) hours or more per week- require one (1) hour of supervision per week
• BHTs working less than twenty (20) hours per week- need one half (.5) hour of supervision per week.

Job Types: Part-time

Pay: From $18.00 per hour