What are the responsibilities and job description for the CLINICAL TRAINEE/THERAPIST: ACT position at Central Minnesota Mental Health Center?
OPPORTUNITY
Central Minnesota Mental Health Center (CMMHC) has a rewarding opportunity to serve as a Clinical Trainee or Therapist within our St Cloud Assertive Community Treatment(ACT) team. This position provides a continuum of services including assessment, treatment, education and support, as well as, individual, group and family therapy.
WHAT IS ASSERTIVE COMMUNITY TREATMENT?
Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) is an intensive, non-residential mental health service for persons with serious mental illness. These individuals commonly experience multiple barriers to successful functioning, including co-occurring substance abuse or dependence, homelessness and unemployment. ACT teams help individuals treat and manage their mental illnesses and develop the skills they need for life in the community of their choice.
ACT services are:
- Provided by multidisciplinary team
- A blend of treatment, rehabilitation, therapeutic, and supportive services
- Directed to persons with a serious mental illness who require intensive services
- Offered on a time-unlimited basis and available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, 365 days per year.
WHY CMMHC?
For more than 60 years, CMMHC has provided comprehensive mental and chemical health services to residents of Benton, Sherburne, Stearns and Wright Counties. Our employees are our greatest asset. We are looking for compassionate people who want to make a difference in the lives of individuals and families struggling with mental and chemical health issues. We offer a great place to work, collaborative team environment, and resources to support your personal and professional development.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Instruct, assist, and support clients in areas such as; interpersonal communication skills, community resource utilization and integration skills, crisis assistance, relapse prevention skills, health care directives, budgeting and shopping skills, healthy lifestyle skills and practices, cooking and nutrition skills, transportation skills, mental illness symptom management skills, household management skills, employment-related skills, and integration into community living.
- Under the supervision of the Team Leader, provide evidence-based individual, group, and family therapy interventions.
- Make changes in the treatment plan to ensure immediate and appropriate interventions are provided in response to changes in mental status/symptoms or behavior which may put the recipient at risk.
- Provide medication monitoring and education regarding health maintenance to encourage a healthy lifestyle. These activities include: assist in maintaining consistent medication regime, deliver medication, discuss purposes and benefits of medications, and report any complaints or distress about medications.
- Work collaboratively with a variety of community providers, employers, landlords, and families.
- Maintain current knowledge of the mental health service system and the ability to locate information and resources for a variety of client needs within the mental health, medical, housing and social services system.
- Participate in daily, mandatory, team meeting as well as all designated team activates.
- Follow all current mandated reporter guidelines.
