Mental Health Professional Therapist - ACT (Assertive Community Treatment) - Chester County

St. Luke’s University Health Network•Exton, PA

23h

About The Position

The ACT/FACT Mental Health Professional is a member of a multidisciplinary Assertive Community Treatment Team. The role provides outreach, monitoring, assessment, service planning, support-network building, consultation to families, side-by-side skills training, and instruction in using community resources, including referrals to community assistance. The professional also provides specialized psychotherapy to individuals with severe and persistent mental illness. Services are delivered in participants’ homes and community settings to improve quality of life and maintain community tenure. The role includes in vivo support with daily living, budgeting, housing, benefits, meals and grocery shopping, transportation, coaching, and accompaniment to activities or appointments. The professional also provides medication services as directed by the team, service coordination and treatment planning, individual and group psychotherapy, and crisis support. The position works with ACT participants and the broader team to promote symptom management, stability, and recovery.

Requirements

Master’s degree in social work, psychology, counseling, or another recognized clinical graduate degree.
At least two years of direct-service experience with individuals with mental health diagnoses.
Valid driver’s license and driving record compliant with St. Luke’s University Health Network policy.
Good physical and mental health.
Visual and auditory acuity sufficient to provide comprehensive care.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with individuals with forensic involvement and/or co-occurring substance disorders.

Responsibilities

Meet with ACT participants in their homes and community venues to provide in vivo services that improve quality of life and maintain community tenure.
Assist participants with activities of daily living, budget planning and money management, stable housing, benefits and entitlements, meal planning and grocery shopping, and reliable transportation.
Provide side-by-side coaching and training, and transport or accompany clients to community activities and appointments.
Provide medication services, including medication delivery and observation of ingestion, as directed by the team psychiatrist, nursing staff, and Team Leader.
Coordinate services for an assigned group of clients in collaboration with ACT staff.
Develop, write, implement, evaluate, and revise treatment goals.
Provide individual and supportive counseling to assist with symptom management.
Provide rotating on-call crisis services, including primary and backup responsibilities, as directed by the Team Leader.
Document all services promptly in the electronic health record in accordance with program and Network standards.
Work evenings, weekends, and holidays on a rotating schedule as directed by the Team Leader.
Cross-train with other ACT specialties to provide services such as housing and vocational support.
Assess each participant’s history of mental health symptoms, diagnoses, and treatment.
Help participants develop plans to maintain mental wellness, decrease hospitalization, and maintain community tenure.
Provide one-on-one, in-field psychotherapy to individuals with severe and persistent mental illness using evidence-based strategies such as Motivational Interviewing, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.
Use Harm Reduction techniques and other strategies suited to participants’ current Stage of Change for recovery.
Provide group psychotherapy to address symptoms and build symptom-management skills.
Provide primary support to ACT participants and cross-train ACT team members in symptom and crisis management.