A Mental Health Assistant provides basic care and assistance with daily activities to patients with mental illnesses or cognitive disabilities. Helps patients dress and eat, monitors patients' well-being, and restrains patients if they become physically violent. Works in hospitals or mental health care facilities.
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POSITION SPECIFICS
The Department of Biobehavioral Health (BBH) seeks undergraduate students to tutor peers in BBH courses. Candidates must be currently pursuing an undergraduate degree in Biobehavioral Health at the University Park campus and must have completed 1 or more of the following courses: BBH 310: Research Strategies for Studying Biobehavioral Health, BBH 311: Interdisciplinary Integration in Biobehavioral Health, BBH 316: Foundations & Principles of Health Promotion, BBH 411w: Research and Applications in Biobehavioral Health, or BBH 440: Principles of Epidemiology with a B or better grade. Peer tutoring may occur in-person or virtually and ideal candidates will be comfortable using the Zoom platform. Some evening and/or weekend hours may be required. Tutors should be available for the duration of the academic semester. Candidates should submit a resume and a letter explaining their interest in the position.
CAMPUS SECURITY CRIME STATISTICS
Pursuant to the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act and the Pennsylvania Act of 1988, Penn State publishes a combined Annual Security and Annual Fire Safety Report (ASR). The ASR includes crime statistics and institutional policies concerning campus security, such as those concerning alcohol and drug use, crime prevention, the reporting of crimes, sexual assault, and other matters. The ASR is available for review here .
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