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TASK
Mental Health Counselors
ID
work_community_social/mental_health_counselors
Type
TASK
Children
27
Child Nodes (27)
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Maintain confidentiality of records relating to clients' treatment.
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Encourage clients to express their feelings and discuss what is happening in their lives, helping them to develop insight into themselves or their relationships.
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Counsel clients or patients, individually or in group sessions, to assist in overcoming dependencies, adjusting to life, or making changes.
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Perform crisis interventions to help ensure the safety of the patients and others.
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Fill out and maintain client-related paperwork, including federal- and state-mandated forms, client diagnostic records, and progress notes.
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Assess patients for risk of suicide attempts.
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Perform crisis interventions with clients.
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Guide clients in the development of skills or strategies for dealing with their problems.
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Prepare and maintain all required treatment records and reports.
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Develop and implement treatment plans based on clinical experience and knowledge.
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Collect information about clients through interviews, observation, or tests.
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Modify treatment activities or approaches as needed to comply with changes in clients' status.
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Evaluate the effectiveness of counseling programs on clients' progress in resolving identified problems and moving towards defined objectives.
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Evaluate clients' physical or mental condition, based on review of client information.
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Supervise other counselors, social service staff, assistants, or graduate students.
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Discuss with individual patients their plans for life after leaving therapy.
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Refer patients, clients, or family members to community resources or to specialists as necessary.
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Act as client advocates to coordinate required services or to resolve emergency problems in crisis situations.
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Collaborate with mental health professionals and other staff members to perform clinical assessments or develop treatment plans.
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Learn about new developments in counseling by reading professional literature, attending courses and seminars, or establishing and maintaining contact with other social service agencies.
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Plan, organize, or lead structured programs of counseling, work, study, recreation, or social activities for clients.
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Gather information about community mental health needs or resources that could be used in conjunction with therapy.
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Monitor clients' use of medications.
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Counsel family members to assist them in understanding, dealing with, or supporting clients or patients.
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Plan or conduct programs to prevent substance abuse or improve community health or counseling services.
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Meet with families, probation officers, police, or other interested parties to exchange necessary information during the treatment process.
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