DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Conducts family-centered, strengths-based, culturally competent individualized intakes / assessments gathering information from family, consumer, significant other and involved agencies in the office or in the field as appropriate.
Includes healthcare, substance abuse, co-occurring disorders, employment or housing, as appropriate, in treatment plans.
Completes Service and Coordination Plans, progress notes, and other DMH required documentation within two to three business days of service delivery and meets the standards of the Department of Mental Health / Medi-Cal.
Administers outcome measures to clients who have been identified to receive treatment.
Provides rehabilitative services to clients and/or their families which might include assistance in restoring or maintaining a clients functional skills, daily living skills, social skills, and linking up to needed community services and support resources.
Provides outreach, advocacy, and rehabilitative services needed for ongoing cases and in crisis intervention.
Provides case management, which might include obtaining client information, identifying needs and problems, linking clients and their families to appropriate resources.
Provides services in the community or in the field consistent with program and funding source contractual requirements.
Works with the treatment team to provide appropriate coordinated care services to clients and their families.
Displays sensitivity to the cultural and linguistic needs of the clients and families served.