ACT Mental Health Advocate (MA)

POSITION SUMMARY

This is a professional position that provides a wide range of supportive, treatment, and advocacy services to a variety of consumers with SPMI (Serious & Persistent Mental Illness), living independently in the community. The person in this position works with a great deal of independence under the direction and supervision of the ACT Program Supervisor and Adult Services Director

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Completes Integrated Bio-Psychosocial & LOCUS assessments for the ACT consumers.
• Participates along with ACT-OMEGA consumers in developing and reviewing Individual Person-Centered Plans of Service and works with the consumer toward achieving identified goals to improve quality of life in the community.
• Provides therapy to ACT-Omega consumers, as indicated.
• Provides individual, group, educational, family support, and activity therapy, as indicated.
• Responsible for meeting direct service productivity and documentation standards per agency and program standards and expectations.
• Maintains consumer records, prepares reports and correspondence with professionalism and in a timely manner.
• Performs services within the ACT Fidelity Model.
• Interfaces with consumer’s natural supports, as appropriate.
• Increases consumer engagement and participation in CMH aftercare services.
• Completes incident reports, as appropriate.
• Provides assessments, diagnosis and evaluation.
• Monitors condition/needs of agency ACT-OMEGA vehicles.
• Participates in team meetings, case conferences, in-service trainings, and staff meeting.
• Acts as consumer advocate; assists and educates consumers to follow through with health/medical needs.
• Engages in crisis intervention, as needed.
• Ensures psychiatric evaluations are scheduled and consumers have needed medication.
• Provides assistant with transportation to needed resources/links in the community.
• Is “On-Call” via agency cell phone for ACT-OMEGA Programs, as scheduled.
• Knowledge of and attends trainings related to Integrated Dual Diagnosis Treatment.
• Works with C.O.T.S. liaisons.
• Adhere to all requirements/standards of the Behavioral Health Telehealth Agreement
• Participate in in-service planning and programming
• Maintain a professional posture in attendance, attitude, conduct, and conflict resolution.
• Adhere to MiSide policies and procedures
• Adhere to MiSide code of ethics, and comply with local, state and federal laws
• Other tasks and responsibilities, as assigned