What are the responsibilities and job description for the Behavioral Specialist position at Rising Potential Counseling LCSW, PLLC?
The primary role of a youth/adult mentor is to develop a personal and positive rapport with a child/young adult client. This involves consistent meetings with the child/adult and ensuring the meeting times are enjoyable and comfortable. Mentors should assist children/adults in creating life action plans, such as a goal timeline. Peer mentoring is a form of mentorship that usually takes place between a person who has lived through a specific experience (peer mentor) and a person who is new to that experience (the peer mentee).
PSR (Psychoeducation Rehibilation Services) are also used for health and lifestyle changes. For example, clients, or patients, with support from peers, may have one-on-one sessions that meet regularly to help them recover or rehabilitate. Peer mentoring provides individuals who have suffered from a specific life experience the chance to learn from those who have recovered, or rehabilitated, following such an experience. Peer mentors provide education, recreation and support opportunities to individuals. The peer mentor may challenge the mentee with new ideas, and encourage the mentee to move beyond the things that are most comfortable.
Behavioral Managers are to assist in the development of behavioral plans that are tailored to each individual client’s needs; this goes hand and hand with the treatment plans that is created by case managers and licensed therapists. Behavior management, also called behavior modification, attempts to guide and motivate individuals to change their actions or interactions in certain settings. Behavior management, also called behavior modification, attempts to guide and motivate individuals to change their actions or interactions in certain settings.
Behavior management includes identification of the problem or negative behavior, education about replacement behaviors, alterations to the individual’s environment to reduce the negative behavior, positive reinforcement to encourage the new behavior and negative reinforcement to discourage the inappropriate action. Behavior management planning may include behavioral analysis and data collection, education and role playing, along with the institution of contractual agreements.
A CPST or PSR provider is attending sessions for clients regarding their past and current behavior in the home where you will complete behavior management exercises/work or social and interpersonal skill development in order to produce a positive and safe outlook in a client’s behavior and attitude. PSR you will attend sessions with your client in order to encourage past positive behavior and set goals for future positive behavior as well as demonstrate positive behaviors.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Contract
Pay: $18.00 - $30.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Flexible schedule
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Night shift
- Weekends as needed
Work Location: On the road
Salary : $18 - $30
