Behavioral Health career pathway

Provides direct support, supervision and guidance to the residents. Directly interacts with residents for support of adult daily living skills, social skills, and behavior management. Activities may include supportive counseling, skill development, recreational interactions, crisis intervention, behavior management, time management of the daily schedule for residents, supervision of a variety of activities, advocacy, documentation of behaviors and information, and reporting of behaviors and progress toward goals.

Assists with assessment of resident physical and mental health needs and medical interventions for the treatment plan. Activities may include health/wellness groups, medication monitoring, advocacy and communication of health needs and maintenance, medication administration, medication storage, and maintaining medication documentation information.

Ensures timely connections with all stakeholders involved with the residents. Conducts pre and post admission to the program. Functions as primary contact with county forensic liaison and judicial system. Coordinates and invites external participant to treatment meetings. Coordinates referral, after-care, and discharge planning appointments and other case management related tasks. Assists with direct supervision of consumers as needed.

Oversees and conducts assessment of resident physical and mental health needs and medical interventions for the treatment plan. Works as part of the treatment team and participates in treatment team meetings. Supervises the licensed practical nurses. Activities may include health/wellness groups, medication monitoring, advocacy and communication of health needs and maintenance, medication administration, medication storage, maintaining medication documentation information, and supervision of medical staff nurses.

Provides treatment, rehabilitation, and support service to the residents of the LTSR using trauma informed and recovery oriented interventions according to the individual treatment plan. Activities may include individual, family, and group therapy, crisis intervention, case management, activities of daily living, resident advocacy, prevention, collaboration with external systems and education.

Provides direct support, supervision and guidance to the residents. Directly interacts with residents for support of adult daily living skills, social skills, and behavior management. Supervises and schedules the behavioral health technicians according to census ratio requirements. Activities may include supportive counseling, skill development, recreational interactions, crisis intervention, behavior management, time management of the daily schedule for residents, supervision of a variety of activities, advocacy, documentation of behaviors and information, reporting of behaviors and progress toward goals, supervision of behavioral health technicians, and scheduling of staff to ensure coverage.