• ACT Program Director

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    ACT Program Director

     

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    Description

    Hours: M-F 9 am to 5 pm (40 hours weekly) plus on-call shifts 1 week at a time

    Salary: $100,000

    + OVERVIEW OF PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITES :

     

    Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) is an evidenced-based practice that uses a person-centered and recovery-based approach to offer treatment, rehabilitation, and support services to individuals that have been diagnosed with serious mental illness (SMI). Typically, individuals served by ACT have a treatment history that includes multiple psychiatric hospitalizations, risk of harm to self or others, and lack of success in traditional outpatient services. Many of these individuals are also living with co-occurring substance use disorders, and ACT utilizes a harm reduction approach to support them in reaching their self-identified recovery goals.

     

    ACT services are provided by a mobile, multi-disciplinary team who meet at the program participant’s residence and in mutually agreed upon settings in the community where the participant feels comfortable. ACT supports recovery through a highly individualized approach that provides participants with the tools to obtain and maintain housing, employment, relationships, wellness, and relief from symptoms and medication side effects. The nature and intensity of ACT services are developed through the person-centered service planning process and adjusted through the process of daily team meetings and frequent contacts with participants and their collaterals.

     

    The goal of ACT services is to assist individuals to achieve their personally meaningful goals and life roles. ACT integrates the principles of trauma-informed care and cultural competence, addressing the impact of discrimination/stigma, and inter-system collaboration into its service philosophy.

    QUALIFICATIONS AND ATTRIBUTES :

    + Licensed by New York State Office of Professions as LCSW or LMHC.

    + Positive attitude and demeanor with an ability to engage individuals of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and needs.

    + Organized, solution-focused team player, with leadership qualities that support a collaborative and supportive interdisciplinary team approach.

    + Demonstrated passion and commitment to supporting the well-being and recovery process of individuals and families struggling with complex challenges related to serious mental illness and co-occurring disorders.

    + Ability to conceptualize and implement whole person care, integrated medical, behavioral health, and other social determinants of health needs.

    + At least 1 year of clinical supervision experience of interns, peers, and/or other clinicians/counselors/nurses.

    + Experience with electronic medical record documentation.

    + Available for on-call shifts 1 week at a time and phone response is required for crisis.

    + CASAC-T or CASAC a plus; Bilingual Spanish, Haitian Creole, or Yiddish speaking a plus.

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