Assertive Community Treatment Team Leader

Team leader, shall be full-time LMHP with three years of work experience in the provision of mental health services to adults with serious mental illness

Duties:

1) Assist with the implementation of daily program structure to include treatment and case management services.

2) Ensure that support specialist prepare all reports on client treatment progress.

• 3) Act as contact person for all client related needs
• 4) Provide overall supervision on support specialist, ensuring the teachings of daily living skills and treatment, and implementing the program structure
• 5) Assist support specialists with providing thorough and intensive case management to clients
• 6) Develop treatment teams to assist with monitoring client’s behavior
• 7) Review staff’s documentation and monitoring of client’s status in daily progress notes
• 8) Guide support specialist with developing social and daily living skills for clients
• 9) Ability to provide transportation to clients as needed
• 10) Implement standards of ethics
• 11) Act on reports of abuse, abandonment, or other allegations
• 12) Assist with the coordination of admission and intake of new clients
• 13) Maintain consistent communication with probation officers, social workers, families, community, and referents
• 14) Coordinate licensing and guidelines for the community mental health program

Requirements

• Skills: Case management
• Client documentation
• Oral and written communication
• Crisis Intervention
• Program planning and coordination
• Staff Supervision
• Treatment plan development
• Crisis intervention
• Knowledge of: Community Resources
• Counseling Interventions
• Funding Sources
• DBHDS Standards
• Human Rights Development
• Computer/Windows XP
• Trainings/Certifications: CPR/FIRST AID
• Crisis Prevention Intervention

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must Possess a master’s degree in Human Services field i.e. Psychology, Social Work, Human Services, Counseling and must be currently approved by a Virginia Board of Counseling as a supervisee in clinical social work or a resident in clinical psychology, professional counseling, substance abuse treatment practice or marriage and family therapy. Must possess a minimum of 3 years clinical experience working with individuals with mental health diagnosis. Knowledge of counseling skills and techniques. Knowledge of mental health services and agencies. Knowledge of mental health diagnosis.