One on One Sessions

One on One sessions allow a space for staff to create an individualized, proactive intervention to help the client cope and de-escalate when challenging behaviors arise. A Qualified Mental Health Specialist (QMHC) will conduct 1 on 1’s with each client. The QMHC receives training or education in mental health competencies which include:

  • Understanding of mental illness, psychiatric symptoms, and impact on functioning and behavior
  • An understanding of mental illness, psychiatric symptoms, and impact on functioning and behavior
  • An understanding of how to therapeutically engage a mentally ill person.
  • Concepts of recovery/resiliency
  • Crisis response procedures
  • An understanding of the community mental health system
  • De-escalation techniques
  • Understanding how his/her behavior can impact the behavior of individuals with mental illness

Behavioral Health