# Behavioral Health Aide

*/JobTypes/Behavioral_Health_Aide*

Departments: Inpatient Behavioral Health Unit (BHU), Psychiatric Emergency Services (PES), Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP), Residential Treatment Services, Community Support Programs, Detoxification Unit.

## Neighborhood

### Parent

- [Social and Human Service Assistants](/Occupations/Social_and_Human_Service_Assistants) — parent · Occupations

### Siblings

- [Adult Day Care Coordinator](/JobTypes/Adult_Day_Care_Coordinator) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Benefits Intake Specialist](/JobTypes/Benefits_Intake_Specialist) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Community Resource Coordinator](/JobTypes/Community_Resource_Coordinator) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Discharge Planning Assistant](/JobTypes/Discharge_Planning_Assistant) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Domestic Violence Advocate](/JobTypes/Domestic_Violence_Advocate) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Eligibility Worker](/JobTypes/Eligibility_Worker) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Family Support Specialist](/JobTypes/Family_Support_Specialist) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Family Support Worker](/JobTypes/Family_Support_Worker) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Homeless Outreach Worker](/JobTypes/Homeless_Outreach_Worker) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Outreach Worker](/JobTypes/Outreach_Worker) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Rehabilitation Center Assistant](/JobTypes/Rehabilitation_Center_Assistant) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Residential Treatment Technician](/JobTypes/Residential_Treatment_Technician) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Student Wellness Assistant](/JobTypes/Student_Wellness_Assistant) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Substance Abuse Technician](/JobTypes/Substance_Abuse_Technician) — siblings · JobTypes

### Related (delivered by)

- [Restrain or shackle violent patients.](/Tasks/Restrain_or_shackle_violent_patients.) — delivered by · Tasks

### Required knowledge

- [Patient Bill of Rights](/Knowledge/Patient_Bill_of_Rights) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Infection Control](/Knowledge/Infection_Control) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Crisis Intervention](/Knowledge/Crisis_Intervention) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Behavioral Health Conditions](/Knowledge/Behavioral_Health_Conditions) — requires knowledge · Knowledge

### Engage in

- [Monitor Patient Behavior and Safety](/Activities/Monitor_Patient_Behavior_and_Safety) — engage in · Activities
- [De-escalate agitated or distressed patients](/Activities/De-escalate_agitated_or_distressed_patients) — engage in · Activities

### Perform

- [Monitor Patient Behavior and Safety](/Tasks/Monitor_Patient_Behavior_and_Safety) — perform · Tasks
- [Document Patient Observations](/Tasks/Document_Patient_Observations) — perform · Tasks
- [Aid patients in performing tasks, such as bathing or keeping beds, clothing, or living areas clean.](/Tasks/Aid_patients_in_performing_tasks,_such_as_bathing_or_keeping_beds,_clothing,_or_living_areas_clean.) — perform · Tasks
- [Maintain a safe and clean unit environment](/Tasks/Maintain_a_safe_and_clean_unit_environment) — perform · Tasks
- [De-escalate agitated or distressed patients](/Tasks/De-escalate_agitated_or_distressed_patients) — perform · Tasks
- [Support patients during therapeutic groups](/Tasks/Support_patients_during_therapeutic_groups) — perform · Tasks

### Type of

- [Psychiatric Aides](/Occupations/Psychiatric_Aides) — type of · Occupations

### Problems this exposes

- [delivering ADL prompts within each patient's behavior-plan antecedent triggers when the plan lives only in the BCBA's binder](/Problems/delivering_ADL_prompts_within_each_patient's_behavior-plan_antecedent_triggers_when_the_plan_lives_only_in_the_BCBA's_binder) — exposes problem · Problems
- [continuous safety monitoring of many patients at once, with one aide covering line-of-sight rounds alone](/Problems/continuous_safety_monitoring_of_many_patients_at_once,_with_one_aide_covering_line-of-sight_rounds_alone) — exposes problem · Problems
- [ligature and contraband environmental safety rounds recorded on paper checklists, not trended](/Problems/ligature_and_contraband_environmental_safety_rounds_recorded_on_paper_checklists,_not_trended) — exposes problem · Problems
- [supporting therapeutic groups without real-time access to each patient's treatment-plan targets](/Problems/supporting_therapeutic_groups_without_real-time_access_to_each_patient's_treatment-plan_targets) — exposes problem · Problems
- [fidelity to the treatment plan across rotating aides](/Problems/fidelity_to_the_treatment_plan_across_rotating_aides) — exposes problem · Problems
- [documenting behavioral observations to support the BCBA's care plan](/Problems/documenting_behavioral_observations_to_support_the_BCBA's_care_plan) — exposes problem · Problems
- [de-escalation in the moment without clinician backup on site](/Problems/de-escalation_in_the_moment_without_clinician_backup_on_site) — exposes problem · Problems

### Uses software

- [Electronic Health Record System](/Software/Electronic_Health_Record_System) — uses software · Software

### Requires ability

- [Stamina](/Ability/Stamina) — requires ability · Ability
- [Oral Expression](/Ability/Oral_Expression) — requires ability · Ability
- [Problem Sensitivity](/Ability/Problem_Sensitivity) — requires ability · Ability

### Required skills

- [Documentation](/Skills/Documentation) — requires skill · Skills
- [Active Listening](/Skills/Active_Listening) — requires skill · Skills
- [Patient Observation](/Skills/Patient_Observation) — requires skill · Skills
- [De-escalation](/Skills/De-escalation) — requires skill · Skills