What are the responsibilities and job description for the ACT MENTAL HEALTH GENERALIST position at Middle Peninsula Northern Neck Community Services Board Inc?
About Middle Peninsula Northern Neck Behavioral Health (MPNN BH)
Connecting people to developmental and behavioral health services to create opportunities for healing, growth, and recovery.
Our organization provides services designed to help members of our community achieve their individual goals. MPNN BH has over 60 distinct programs to aid and support all ages and many situations.
Job Summary
This employee ensures the provision of Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) fidelity model of care to adults with severe and persistent mental illness and substance use challenges in the Middle Peninsula Northern Neck Behavioral Health (MPNN BH) service area via care coordination, rapport building, facilitating meeting basic needs, motivational interviewing techniques, skill restoration and development, and crisis treatment. Will be required to transport persons served in the MPNN BH vehicle. Delivers all services according to a recovery-based philosophy of care. Must be able to work a flexible schedule, including some evenings, weekends, and holidays; participation in on-call rotation. Provides all services in the community as well as individual’s homes. This position works closely with other team members using a team approach. Critical component of job is to possess strong interpersonal skills. Employee must exercise tact and courtesy in contact with staff, Individuals, families, public, and service providers. Reports to the ACT Team Leader.
Job Responsibilities
- Provide initial and ongoing assessments of individuals’ mental illness and/or substance use symptoms and make appropriate changes in treatment plans as soon as needed. Provide symptom education to enable individuals to identify their mental illness symptoms & integrate services as appropriate.
- Provide direct clinical services including individual supportive therapy and psychotherapy to individuals on an individual, group, and family basis in the office and in community settings within scope of practice.
- Promote individuals' personal growth and development by assisting individuals to adapt to and cope with internal and external stresses.
- Utilize a stage-based treatment model that is non-confrontational, considers interactions of mental illness and substance abuse, and has individual-determined goals. Be comfortable with Harm Reduction approaches.
- Provide individualized assessments, counseling, supportive therapy and/or side-by-side support to clients to assist their development in the areas of activities of daily living, social & interpersonal relationships, general time management and basic employment skills within scope of practice.
- Plan, structure & support community-based activities such as obtaining and setting up housing, grocery shopping, nutrition assistance, house cleaning and other household activities, money management, social activities and work-related support such as job coaching.
- Coordinate with outside service providers including inpatient & outpatient treatment services, state vocational rehabilitation services, social security, veteran’s benefits, legal & advocacy services and personal primary care medical and dental providers.
- Provide practical help and supports, advocacy, coordination, side-by-side individualized support, problem-solving, direct assistance, training, and supervision to help individuals obtain the necessities of daily living including medical and dental health care; legal and advocacy services; financial support such as entitlements or housing subsidies; money management services and transportation.
- Comply with the agency's clinical accountability policies and procedures; maintain current, timely and complete clinical records; participate in quality assurance reviews when assigned.
- Comply with applicable program research and evaluation procedures.
- Other Duties, as assigned