Horizon House, is a nationally recognized provider of services to adults with support needs due to developmental disabilities, behavioral health issues, and substance abuse. Horizon House is Pennsylvania's oldest psychiatric rehabilitation agency. Since 1952, we have been dedicated to helping people with mental illness, drug and alcohol addictions, developmental/intellectual disabilities, and homelessness to stabilize their lives and to help them live as independently as possible in the community. With over 100 locations, Horizon House provides services to a diverse population focusing on individual strength and choice. We are seeking a qualified candidate for our Co-Occurring Disorder Specialist role at our Georgetown, Delaware location.
Some other responsibilities include: - Provide service coordination (case management) for assigned group of participants including coordinating and monitoring the activities of the individual's treatment team.
- Assume primary responsibility for developing writing, implementing, evaluating and revising overall treatment goals and plans in collaboration with the participant and the team.
- Take a lead role or participate in the provision of rehabilitation services. Act as liaison and consult with community agencies and families to maintain coordination in the treatment process.
- Review the comprehensive assessment of psychiatric history, mental status and diagnosis, physical health and dental health, use of drugs or alcohol; education and employment; social development and functioning; activities of daily living (e.g., care-care, living situation, nutrition, money management); and family structure and relationships.
- Maintain a permanent record of participant activity according to established methods and procedures.
- Coordinate with outside inpatient services to detoxify participants and establish linkage to outpatient treatment self-help programs (e.g., Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous), outpatient services, and residential facilities.
- Provide direct clinical services including individual supportive therapy to participants on an individual group and family basis in community settings to teach behavioral symptom-management techniques to alleviate and manage symptoms not reduced with medication and to promote personal growth and development by assisting participants to adapt to and cope with internal and external stresses.
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