Act Family Specialist

The Family Specialist is a licensed professional that is an integral part of the ACT team of behavioral health clinicians. The Family Specialist will be responsible for:

• working with each client to establish the nature and extent of their family and natural support systems and their interest to engage and expand social and community supports and interventions required to promote progress towards social goals.

• leading the ACT team in clinical meetings around family issues

• integrating family goals and services with the tasks of all ACT team members

• providing family psycho-education individually and in groups

• serving as advocate and liaison for clients in their family, social and community supports and landlords.
• participating in the development of comprehensive and 6 month service plans
  • participating in all daily, weekly and other staff meetings as directed by the Team leader and/or psychiatrist
  • participating in all OMH required initial and follow up training and other in service training assigned by the Team Leader, psychiatrist, QA and/or Agency governance
  • participating in the completion of needs assessments, comprehensive assessments and 6-month assessments
  • providing crisis intervention, including 24-hour crisis intervention on-call services on rotating basis
  • completing all required progress notes and recording data relevant to responsibilities and the effective operations and delivery of ACT services

• working within the scope of responsibilities, particularly with regards to one's specialties and tasks as recognized and assigned by the Team Leader
• Working effectively with clients' support system and providers
• completing the assigned face to face treatment contacts in the community each month
• addressing individual client needs for problem-solving, wellness self-management, housing, income
• support, education and vocational training, social supports, employment, and primary care

• providing culturally competent services
• having computer skills necessary to meet online reporting and documentation requirements, referrals, research and data reporting
• other ACT program responsibilities as assigned

The Family Specialist must have experience understanding family systems based on diversity of cultural and ethnic backgrounds and have knowledge of ACT, family support services and advocacy groups and community resources.

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