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About the Role
The AACT Family Specialist provides treatment, rehabilitation, and support services to clients with severe and persistent mental illnesses under clinical supervision. This role functions as a clinical member of a multidisciplinary team, offering individualized support and coordinating care.
Responsibilities
- Provide case management for clients, including coordinating and monitoring the individual treatment team.
- Assume primary responsibility for developing, writing, implementing, evaluating, and revising overall treatment goals and plans.
- Provide individual supportive therapy and symptom management, making immediate changes to treatment plans as client needs change.
- Educate and support clients' families.
- Advocate for clients' rights and preferences.
- Conduct comprehensive assessments of psychiatric history, mental status, diagnosis, physical and dental health, substance use, education, employment, social development, activities of daily living, and family structure.
- Act as a liaison and consult with community agencies and families to maintain coordination in the treatment process.
- Provide family psychoeducational services and assist with integrating family goals and services.
- Document client progress according to established methods, procedures, and regulations.
- Provide treatment, rehabilitation, and support services, with interventions directed or performed by staff with specialty training.
- Drive personal vehicle for client transportation and site visits.
Requirements
- Demonstrate a clear understanding of the characteristics and problems of adults with severe and persistent mental illness.
- Be knowledgeable about the ACT model.
- Demonstrate thorough knowledge of effective clinical practices and principles.
- Demonstrate knowledge and experience in assessment, diagnosis, co-occurring disorders, and substance abuse or dependency.
- Must possess a valid Driver’s License with an acceptable driving record.
- Must be licensed or certified to work in the field.
- Abide by a code of ethical and practice standards.
- Be committed to a process of lifetime knowledge and skills development.
- Must have strong commitment to the right and ability of each person with a severe and persistent mental illness to live in normal community residences, work, and have access to helpful, adequate, competent, and continuous supports and services.
- Skills and competence to establish supportive trusting relationships with persons with severe and persistent mental illness are essential.
- Respect for client’s rights and personal preference in treatment are essential.
- Exceptional judgment and decision-making skills.
- Must possess excellent oral and written communication skills in English.
- Proficient in the use of computer software such as MS Word, Excel, and Outlook.
Skills
- Assessment
- Diagnosis
- Co-occurring disorders
- Substance abuse or dependency
- Clinical practices
- ACT model knowledge
- Establishing supportive trusting relationships
- Client advocacy
- Family psychoeducation
- Computer proficiency (MS Word, Excel, Outlook)
Location
- 2201 Pine Ave, Niagara Falls
Work Type
- Full-Time
- Onsite
Experience Level
- Minimum of two (2) years of post-secondary school education and training, including internships and supervised practical experiences in a clinical or rehabilitation setting with persons with severe and persistent mental illness.
- At least one year experience working with individuals and families.
Education Level
- Master's or doctoral Degrees in Nursing, Social Work, Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Rehabilitation Counseling, or Psychology.
- Registered Occupational Therapists.
- Licensed to practice in the state in which the program is operating.
- Training from ACT Institute within 6 months of hire.
- LMSW, LCSW, LMFT, LMHC, PHD, PSYD, RN
Salary/Compensations
- $51,800 - $66,000 Annually
About the Company
- Spectrum Health & Human Services respectfully partners with adults, children, and families as they recover from behavioral, emotional, mental health and/or substance related disorders by offering individualized and meaningful opportunities of hope, empowerment and support to achieve self-defined improvements in their quality of life.