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| Serves as the leader of the team. Responsible for diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders. Preforms psychotherapy; prescribes medication and other somatic therapies. |
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| Conducts individual, group, and family therapy. Administers, interprets, and evaluates psychological tests that assist in the diagnostic process. |
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| Psychiatric clinical nurse specialist |
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| Conducts individual, group, and family therapy; Presents educational programs for nursing staff. Provides consultation services to nurses who require assistance in the planning and implementation of care for individual clients. |
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| Provides ongoing assessment of client conditions, both mentally and physically. Manages the therapeutic milieu on a 24-hour basis. Administers medications. Assists clients with all therapeutic activities as required. Focus is on one to one relationship development. |
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| Mental Health Technicians |
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| Functions under the supervision of the psychiatric nurse. Provides assistance to clients in the fulfillment of their activities of daily living. Assists activity therapists as required in conducting their groups. May also participate in one-to-one relationship development. |
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| Psychiatric Social Worker |
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| Conducts individual, group, and family therapy. Is concerned with the clients social needs, such as placement, financial support, and community requirements. Conducts in depth psycho social history on which the needs assessment is based. Works with client and family to ensure that requirements for discharge are fulfilled and needs can be met by the appropriate community resources. |
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| Works with clients to help develop (or redevelop) independence in performance of ADLs. Focus is on rehabilitation and vocational training in which clients learn to be productive, thereby enhancing self-esteem. Creative activities and therapeutic relationship skills are used. |
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| Uses recreational activities to promote clients to redirect their thinking or to rechannel destructive energy in an appropriate manner. Clients learn skills that can be used during leisure time and during times of stress following discharge from treatment. |
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