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Sevita · 2 months ago

Behavioral Health Technician (BHT) - PT Onsite

Fogelsville, PA 18051, USA

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

$8.50/hr - $19.50/hr

Sevita is a part of the Mentor Behavioral Health family, providing Early Intervention and Behavioral Health services. The Behavioral Health Technician (BHT) role involves implementing behavior management programs for individuals served and collaborating with families and treatment teams.

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Responsibilities

Establish and maintain a therapeutic relationship by building rapport with the person served

Follow the treatment plan goals and interventions utilizing sound judgment and seeks out appropriate consultation

Collaborate with the family and treatment team members to provide behavior management techniques effectively and without disruption to the environment or other individuals

Educate parents/guardians on reinforcement and intervention information when requested

Promote safe and socially acceptable replacement behaviors in order to build a repertoire of communication, social interaction, and problem-solving skills

Review progress of people served objectively using behavior analytic methods, identify solutions to barriers, and make recommendations to the supervisor and behavior analyst when needed

Accurately collect behavior data including: A-B-C, count, frequency, duration, latency, inter-response time, event, and interval-based recording as needed

Ensure all documentation, both staff and person served related is completed in a timely and accurate manner

Complete incident reports as required by agency policy and procedure

Review daily updates for person served such as new programs, access level changes, scheduled sessions, etc., implement programs and train staff on implementation

Ensure proper implementation and retraining as needed by routinely communicating with staff

Schedule and prepare for leisure activities to keep persons served engaged and active when therapy sessions are not taking place

Attend clinical meetings as assigned such as access review meetings, clinical team meetings, progress conferences, etc

Responsible for providing up-to-date residential status of participants and identifying problem areas affecting the participant. Follow through with solutions based upon clinical team recommendations