* Formulates and conducts educational, therapeutic, and/or support group.

* Conducts individual, couples, and family therapy.

* Communicates effectively with patients, families, health care team members and community providers regarding patient status and progress.

* Develops an effective working relationship with the patient and participating family members.

* Ensures the psycho-social assessment or update is completed within 48 hours of admission.

* Ensures that the treatment plan has specific measurable goals, objectives, and interventions that are unique to the patient's problems and strengths.

* Participates in and effectively contributes to patient care conferences, interdisciplinary treatment planning, and case staffing.

* Ensures that interventions designated in the patient's treatment plan are carried out.

* Evaluates and documents the effectiveness of interventions and patient response in a timely manner.

* Responds to requests for case management services in a timely manner.

* Interacts and communicates with community agencies in the assessment of and service to patients.

* Provides liaison and referral services to community agencies and appears in court when requested or subpoenaed.

* Assesses patients for behaviors consistent with the developmental stages and makes note of any deviations in behavior.

* Demonstrates working knowledge of psychopathology, most current DSM, and appropriate treatment techniques, and incorporates knowledge into treatment planning.

* Maintains knowledge of the Adult/Adolescent program rules, protocols, and handbooks.

* Attends facility in-services, staff development, clinical supervision, and department staff meetings. Meets regularly with supervisor.

* Strives to maintain and improve professional competence and provides documentation for personnel file.