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Behavioral Health Therapist
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- As part of the primary care treatment team, the Behavioral Health Therapist (BHT) identifies, assesses, triages , documents and manages primary care patients with medical and behavioral health problems.
- In addition, this BHT will utilize skill training through psycho-education and patient education strategies to develop patient self-management, population health programs, and will develop specific behavioral change plans for patients using best practice and brief evidence based treatment interventions.
- The BHT is a core member of the collaborative team, including the patient’s medical provider and the larger primary care team.
- The BHT is responsible for supporting and coordinating the mental and physical health care of patients on an assigned caseload, while also providing crisis intervention and short-term consultation and support to the primary care team for patients in urgent need of same-day contact.
- Facilitate referrals for clinically indicated services outside of the health system (e.g., social services such as housing assistance, vocational rehabilitation, mental health specialty care, substance abuse treatment).
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