Community Psychiatric Supportive Treatment; CPST - Columbus Job Columbus area,Ohio USA,Social Work

Position: Community Psychiatric Supportive Treatment (CPST) - Columbus

Minority Behavioral Health Group (MBHG) is a community mental health agency that consists of psychologists, counselors, pastors, case managers, and administrative personnel who are committed to providing culturally appropriate and comprehensive behavioral health services (counseling, education, outreach, and consultation services) to African Americans and other underserved minorities. MBHG is an Equal Opportunity Employer that promotes a safe, inclusive workplace for people of all backgrounds and walks of life.

We strongly encourage you to apply if you are from marginalized or underrepresented groups.

JOB SUMMARY:

Community Psychiatric Supportive Treatment (CPST) Service provides an array of services delivered by community based, mobile individuals or multidisciplinary teams of professionals and trained others. Services address the individualized mental health needs of the client. They are directed towards adults, children, adolescents, and families and will vary with respect to hours, type and intensity of services, depending on the changing needs of each individual.

The purpose/intent of CPST is to provide specific, measurable, and individualized services to each person served. CPST services should be focused on the individual’s ability to succeed in the community; to identify and access needed services, and to show improvement in school, work and family and integration and contributions within the community.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES:

Coordination and implementation of the service recipient’s ISP, including ensuring that the ISP reflects the most current interventions necessary to address the individual’s mental health needs and symptoms of his/her mental illness, as evidenced by the service provider’s:

Participation in the development of the ISP;
Coordinating other services and providers identified in the ISP to ensure that the ISP is being implemented as written;
Monitoring the individual’s progress in achieving goals and objectives/anticipated outcomes as documented on the ISP;
Monitoring the individual’s status in relation to his/her ISP goals to identify when a change in mental illness symptoms indicates the need for a clinical review of the individual’s mental health assessment and ISP. Such clinical review shall be performed by an appropriately qualified individual in order to determine whether a revision of the goals, objectives and/or interventions is warranted.

Support in crisis situations, including the service provider:

Working with the individual, and family, guardian and/or significant other, as appropriate, to develop a crisis management and contingency plan;
Coordinating and/or assisting in crisis management and stabilization as indicated.

Assessing the individual’s needs, including psychiatric, physical health, entitlement benefits, wellness, support system, and community resources, e.g., the need for housing, vocational assistance, income support, transportation, etc., in order to:

Incorporate those needs and accompanying rehabilitative services and activities in the ISP;
Coordinate linkages to needed community services, support systems and resources. In addition, when the individual’s mental illness impedes his/her ability to access these services him/herself, the service provider shall:
Assist the individual in accessing needed community services, support systems and resources;
Assist the individual to develop the skills to access needed services, support systems and resources for him/herself.

Individualized, restorative interventions and training to improve interpersonal, community integration, and independent living skills when the individual’s mental illness impacts his/her ability to function in and adapt to home, school, work and community environments. Specific training may address:

Socialization abilities, including communication, interpersonal relationships, problem solving/conflict resolution, and stress management;
Support system development;
Employment readiness activities, excluding skill specific vocational training. Examples of employment readiness abilities which may be impacted by a person’s mental illness include work related social and communication skills,…