About This Role
Caring for individuals diagnosed with severe mental illness who have not been helped by traditional services is the core of this liaison role. The person will work with the CN Guidance Forensic ACT Team, focusing on clients involved with the justice system.
Responsibilities
- Perform routine team duties and have lead responsibility for justice-involved clients regarding integrating dual-recovery treatment, family support, or vocational/employment training with the tasks of other team members
- Have lead responsibility for navigating the criminal justice system, advocating on behalf of FACT individuals, and providing education and skill building
- Act as the supporting liaison with key criminal justice system stakeholders and conduct in-reach to people who are incarcerated, including following initial referral, to gather data concerning the individual's criminal history
- Spearhead jail release planning to provide immediate support for the transition back to the community
- Be familiar with county-specific ATI programs
- Complete any required AOT, parole, probation, or court progress reports and escort consumers to related hearings and appointments
- Involve family, significant others, housing providers, defense attorney, and/or community corrections to ensure compliance with regulations and coordination of services
- Assist the ACT team and consumer in the development of service plan goals and objectives that promote reductions in criminogenic risk and prosocial community living
- Coordinate with jail and prison reentry coordinators and visit consumers during detention to facilitate their safe and successful reentry
- Coordinate, advocate, and liaise with probation and parole officers
- Be responsible for providing Assessment and Service Planning, Quality Assurance and Improvement Processes, Utilization Review, incident reporting, and coordination between Forensic ACT and other systems
- Engage in performing assessments, case management, handling crisis intervention, and discharge planning
- Maintain case records and complete documentation on time and in a manner compliant with federal, state, and agency regulations
- Provide direct, face-to-face, and/or collateral services to recipients either in the Forensic ACT Office or in the community in places and situations where problems arise
- Be responsible for periodic on-call coverage to be arranged in advance with the Program Director or Supervisor as needed
- Assist recipients in developing appropriate expectations from treatment
- Strengthen the ability of the recipient to understand and utilize therapy and find resources after treatment has ended through proper discharge planning and termination process
- Utilize and understand the value of supervision, which increases practice skills, promotes better services for the recipient, and preserves accountability to the Agency