Social Work Practitioner

UNC-Chapel Hill • Chapel Hill, NC

3d • Onsite

About The Position

This position works within the UNC Center for Excellence in Community Mental Health on the Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Team based in Wake County. ACT consists of professionals from multiple disciplines (including psychiatry, nursing, social work, rehabilitation counseling, and peer support) who use a team approach to meet the needs of individuals with severe and persistent mental illness in community-based settings. ACT works according to a recovery-based philosophy and provides person-centered services addressing the breadth of an individual’s needs, helping him or her achieve their personal goals. ACT is generally the first responder and single point of responsibility for meeting the client’s needs, which necessitates higher frequency and intensity of services and a low staff-to-client ratio. ACT Social Work Practitioners are responsible for the provision of direct services and coordination for an assigned group of individuals served by the ACT Team, including treatment planning, implementation of interventions using empirically supported approaches, and psychosocial rehabilitation. Area(s) of focus will be based on individual’s expertise and skill as well as the needs of the caseload, and could include housing, employment, peer support services, co-occurring disorders, and psychosocial rehabilitation, among others. ACT Social Work Practitioners participate fully in team activities including daily team meetings, regular treatment planning meetings, and participation in the rotation of the on-call phone.

Requirements

• Experience and skills in areas such as housing, employment, peer support services, co-occurring disorders, and psychosocial rehabilitation

Responsibilities

• Provision of direct services and coordination for an assigned group of individuals served by the ACT Team
• Treatment planning
• Implementation of interventions using empirically supported approaches
• Psychosocial rehabilitation
• Participation in daily team meetings
• Participation in regular treatment planning meetings
• Participation in the rotation of the on-call phone

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed