Description

POSITION SUMMARY

Facility based, the Psychiatric Rehabilitation Specialist is in constant face-to-face contact with persons served primarily in a day program settings.

• The Psychiatric Rehabilitation Specialist specializes in psychiatric rehabilitation and serves as the primary contact for all persons’ vocational and rehabilitation assessments and plans.
• The primary duties of the Psychiatric Rehabilitation professional are to provide mental health, substance abuse, vocational, rehabilitative, case coordination, family counseling, and follow-along services to adult persistent and severely mentally ill persons who are currently referred to the program by the Core Service Agency.
• The goals of the program are to assist the persons served to improve their emotional, mental and functional status; to reduce the necessity for hospitalization and incarceration;
• to assist the persons served improve their ability to live safely, follow treatment protocols, and be a productive member of a community environment;
• to facilitate rehabilitation from severe psychiatric or addictive conditions as much as possible; and to assist with increasing their capacity for independent living.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s prepared psychiatric rehabilitation specialist. Three (3) years’ experience providing individual care in a related field, one (1) year supervisory experience andexperience serving persons with severe and persistent mental illness/ substance abuse is preferred.

A desire and commitment to support high risk, emotionally, mentally or physically challenged adults in their goal of becoming contributing members of the community is a must.

Is either a:

(a) Licensed mental health professional;

(b) Rehabilitation counselor who is currently certified by the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification; or

(c) Bachelor's prepared certified psychiatric rehabilitation practitioner currently certified by the U.S. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association;

Psychiatric Rehabilitation Specialist

POSITION SUMMARY

Facility based, the Psychiatric Rehabilitation Specialist is in constant face-to-face contact with persons served primarily in a day program settings.

• The Psychiatric Rehabilitation Specialist specializes in psychiatric rehabilitation and serves as the primary contact for all persons’ vocational and rehabilitation assessments and plans.
• The primary duties of the Psychiatric Rehabilitation professional are to provide mental health, substance abuse, vocational, rehabilitative, case coordination, family counseling, and follow-along services to adult persistent and severely mentally ill persons who are currently referred to the program by the Core Service Agency.
• The goals of the program are to assist the persons served to improve their emotional, mental and functional status; to reduce the necessity for hospitalization and incarceration;
• to assist the persons served improve their ability to live safely, follow treatment protocols, and be a productive member of a community environment;
• to facilitate rehabilitation from severe psychiatric or addictive conditions as much as possible; and to assist with increasing their capacity for independent living.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s prepared psychiatric rehabilitation specialist. Three (3) years’ experience providing individual care in a related field, one (1) year supervisory experience andexperience serving persons with severe and persistent mental illness/ substance abuse is preferred.

A desire and commitment to support high risk, emotionally, mentally or physically challenged adults in their goal of becoming contributing members of the community is a must.

Is either a:

(a) Licensed mental health professional;

(b) Rehabilitation counselor who is currently certified by the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification; or

(c) Bachelor's prepared certified psychiatric rehabilitation practitioner currently certified by the U.S. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association;