Effectively managed time and caseloads based on 20
sessions per week.Efficiently gathered information from families and social services agencies to inform development of treatment plans.Documented all patient information including service plans, treatment reports and progress notes.Collaborated closely with treatment team to appropriately coordinate client care services.Interacted with clinical staff and external resources such as school or community personnel.Developed comprehensive treatment plans that focused on accurate diagnosis and behavioral treatment of problems.Taught clients anger management techniques, relaxation skills, impulse control, social skills, emotional coping skills and functional living skills.Consulted with psychiatrists
about client medication changes,
issues with medicine compliance and efficacy of medications.Created and reviewed master treatment and discharge plans for each client.Referred clients to other programs and community agencies to enhance treatment processes.Evaluated patients to determine potential need to transfer to specialized inpatient
mental health facilities.Led patients in individual, family, group and marital therapy
sessions.
This week, Bernadette will be tweeting
about mental health law
issues and also tweeting some of the
sessions at the Melbourne Social Equity Institute's Conference on Disability, Human Rights and Social Equity #socialequity16
Within the first two counselling
sessions, we will see each person separately to ask
about a range of
issues including problematic alcohol and drug use, family violence and
mental health.