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Anka Behavioaral Health Services Case Study

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Deacribe the respective services provided by Anka Behavioaral Health Inc. I work at the Casa Willow Mental facility which is Kaiser contracted program run by Anka Behavior Health Inc. Casa Willow is a safe, home like environment exclusively for Kaiser Permanente members. Facility provides short term Crisis Residential Treatment Program that supports the needs of adults recovering from a behavioral health crisis. Offers 24 hours staffed supervision, meals, transportation, housing, medical care, group therapy, counseling and vocational support as needed.
What are your duties as a Mental Health Worker with Casa?, Some of the various tasks done during the shift are intake process, discharge process, medication administration, conducting group sessions, treatment planning, risk assessments, assisting the psychiatrist, reviewing referrals, maintaining the safety of the facility, escorting the clients on outside activities and/or appointments, and other tasks given by facility administrator. For instance, it is part of my daily role …show more content…

Casa Willow serves clients suffering from variety of mental illnesses most of whom have been referred from psychiatric hospital where they had been treated under a psychiatric hold.

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Please describe the respective services provided by Hanna Interpreting Services: Hanna Interpreting Service is a California based language provider offering interpreting and translating services for medical appointments, hearings, workshops, seminars, and educational meetings in over 100 languages.

What are your duties as an interpreter with Hanna Interpreting service? My duties include travel to the site location, check-in with office personnel, and translate in my native language (Russian/Ukrainian) for healthcare patients with limited English proficiency in the doctor’s office settings.
Who are the clients you interact with Hanna Interpreting services? Non-English speaking healthcare

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