Description

Provide assessment and intake to new clients. Provide direct and indirect services involving clinical and field-based case management services, including plan development, placement services, assistance in daily living, individual and/or group counseling, crisis intervention, and community outreach and education as assigned.  ID#31332A

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide direct and indirect client services.
• Will provide assessment and evaluation of seriously older mentally ill adults. Determine individual’s strengths, needs, and resources. Assess client’s level of psycho-social impairment, self-care potential, family and support network availability, independent living needs, financial status, educational, employment or training needs, and social-recreational needs.
• Participate in a team approach and provide outreach, assessment and evaluation of assigned older adult clients. Determine individual’s strengths, needs and resources. Assess client’s level of psychosocial impairment, self-care potential, family and support network availability, independent living needs, financial status, educational, employment or training needs, and social/recreational needs. Develop and coordinate service plans.
• Complete all documentation within mandated time frames and in compliance with county, state, and Center guidelines.
• Assist clients in developing independent living skills, and resources including peer or caregiver support, social/recreational, volunteer or educational goals, needed to implement and achieve goals of the individual service plan.
• Transports clients to and from appropriate service as necessary.
• Provide crisis intervention—intervene with the client/others at the onset of a crisis to provide support and assistance in problem resolution and to coordinate or arrange for the provision of other needed services.
• Provide services in the field and apartment complex in support of client’s individual treatment plans.
• Assist clients in accessing peer support, self-help and recovery based services.
• Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team; participate in staff and clinical meetings and community meetings as assigned.
• Provide consultation and assessments to community services.

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