What are the responsibilities and job description for the Family Intervention Specialist position at Cove Behavioral Health?
Primary function
- Provide a continuum of substance abuse and co-occurring SA/mental health services, including screening, assessment, specialized outreach, linkage, monitoring, planning and advocacy to adults with substance abuse issues involved with the child welfare system.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelors Degree Required
2 or more years in a related field
Must be able to pass background checks
Scope of work
- Conduct comprehensive assessments in the community or in home to families involved in the child welfare system of care to determine most appropriate treatment referral source and level of care.
- Provide outreach services to assist in minimizing
barriers to successful linkage (and completion of) appropriate level of
substance abuse or co-occurring SA/MH disorder treatment.
- Develop Intervention Plan with client and review
monthly to monitor progress and revise as necessary.
- Utilize Motivational Interviewing techniques to
engage client in the recommended level of treatment, and provide supportive
counseling a minimum of x1 monthly throughout the continuum of care to enhance
compliance and recovery efforts.
- Engage and link clients to appropriate ancillary
community resources, as well as provide monitoring and follow-up of the case
management referrals. Coordinate client transportation to services, as needed.
- Provide clinical consultation regarding family
substance abuse or co-occurring SA/MH problems, family progress and related
clinical issues to child welfare professionals.
- Participate in clinical staffing at treatment programs,
as needed.
- Provide crisis intervention, as necessary.
- Prepare and maintain documentation according to
65D-30 licensure standards and funding source contractual requirements.
- Participate in COVE and external professional development activities