Location: Mt. Vernon, NY
Salary: $80,000 (LMSW, LCSW, LMHC, LMFT)
Hours: M-F 9 am to 5 pm (35 hours)
OVERVIEW OF PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:The Licensed Clinician will function as the Family Specialist on our Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Team. This position will provide psychotherapy, psycho-education, and support to individuals living with serious mental illness. This position maintains a caseload, delivers individual and group counseling, participates in treatment planning, and coordinates care with the interdisciplinary team and other community partners and resources. The Family Specialist will provide family counseling and coaching to family members in support of program participants’ self-identified recovery goals.
Assertive Community Treatment (ACT), is an evidenced-based practice that uses a person-centered and recovery-based approach to offer treatment, rehabilitation, and support services to individuals that have been diagnosed with serious mental illness (SMI). Typically, individuals served by ACT have a treatment history that includes multiple psychiatric hospitalizations, risk of harm to self or others, and lack of success in traditional outpatient services. Many of these individuals are also living with co-occurring substance use disorders and medical conditions, and ACT utilizes a harm reduction approach to support them in reaching their self-identified recovery goals.
ACT services are provided by a mobile, multi-disciplinary team who meet at the program participant’s residence and in mutually agreed upon settings in the community where the participant feels comfortable. ACT supports recovery through a highly individualized approach that provides participants with the tools to obtain and maintain housing, employment, relationships, wellness, and relief from symptoms and medication side effects. The nature and intensity of ACT services are developed through the person-centered service planning process and adjusted through the process of daily team meetings and frequent contacts with participants and their collaterals.
The goal of ACT services is to assist individuals to achieve their personally meaningful goals and life roles. ACT integrates the principles of trauma-informed care and cultural competence, addressing the impact of discrimination/stigma, and inter-system collaboration into its service philosophy.
PRIMARY FUNCTIONS:
Maintain a caseload of 12-15 participants and provide case management services. This can fluctuate based on staffing, supervision requirements, and other team needs.
Perform intake interviews and evaluate appropriateness for treatment.
Complete bio-psycho-social assessments and treatment plans, and other required reporting (e.g. AOT, CAIRS) within required timeframes.
Establish collaborative, supportive relationships with participants to promote engagement in recovery and work toward life-goals.
Utilize trauma-informed and evidence-based approaches to provide individual, group, and family counseling as indicated by treatment plan.
Provide family-focused counseling, psychoeducation, support, and connection to resources for program participants and their families as indicated by treatment plan.
Serve as resource for the interdisciplinary team on clinical and family-systems issues and community resources.
Complete timely and accurate progress notes for all participant and collateral contacts in compliance with all relevant regulations, laws, and agency policies and protocols.
Complete discharge summaries and documentation in accordance with agency policy and regulatory standards.
Provide supervision to interns as assigned.
Attend and actively participate in interdisciplinary team meetings.
Make appropriate referrals to outside providers and community resources as needed.
Provide crisis intervention and support during emergencies. Participate in on-call rotation.
ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONAL / ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT
Stay current on agency and clinic policies, as well as State and Federal…