Behavioral Health Aide BHA Scope of Practice

BHA IBHA IIBHA IIIBHA Practitioner
Practice
Areas
·  Advocacy
·  Wellness    Promotion 
·  Education
·  Community    Needs    Assessment
·  Screening
·  Intake
·  Referral
·  Crisis    Management
·  Case    Management
·  Orientation to    Services
·  Life Skills    Development
·  Psycho-education
·  Individual &    Group    Interventions
·  Substance Use    Disorder (SUD)    Assessment
·  SUD Diagnosis
·  SUD Treatment    Planning
·  SUD Treatment    Implementation
·  Community    Readiness    Assessment
·  Individual, Group,    Family Counseling

·  Treatment Planning    & Implementation    for Co-Occurring    Disorders
·  Child/Youth Services
·  Clinical Case Review
·  Quality Assurance    Case Review
·  BHA Mentoring
·  Child-Centered    Interventions
Day-to-day Clinical SupervisionMaster’s level or above clinicianMaster’s level or above clinicianMaster’s level or above clinicianMaster’s level or above clinician
Program OversightLicensed clinician, or
MD with postgraduate residency or board certification in psychiatry, or
RN with Master’s degree with psychiatric/MH specialty
Licensed clinician, or
MD with postgraduate residency or board certification in psychiatry, or
RN with Master’s degree with psychiatric/MH specialty
Licensed clinician, or
MD with postgraduate residency or board certification in psychiatry, or
RN with Master’s degree with psychiatric/MH specialty
Licensed clinician, or
MD with postgraduate residency or board certification in psychiatry, or
RN with Master’s degree with psychiatric/MH specialty