Project specialist (Family specialist)

Grant summary

The goal of the Athabascan Behavioral Health Clinic project is to transform the community behavioral health system by providing comprehensive, coordinated behavioral health care. The Clinic provides culturally specific programming, strength-based services, community-wide engagement, evidence-based practices, and early intervention.

Position summary

This position is responsible for providing family counseling and support services within the Athabascan Behavioral Health Clinic Project using the Athabascan Recovery Model of traditional Athabascan Values of love for children, family unit relationships, self-sufficiency, care & provisioning for family, practicing of Native Traditions, respecting wisdom from life experiences, respecting Elders, and others, promoting spirituality, and sharing & caring of community.

• Job duties
• Facilitates family support services through Family Training using evidence-based practices in a traditional way in alignment with treatment schedule.
• Guides families through their experience navigating mental health system.
• Supports consumer’s family during their treatment experience providing positive feedback and hope.
• Provides consumers with peer counseling to strengthen relationships with supportive family members.
• Works in both outpatient units of the clinic: mental health and substance misuse.
• Meets with designated consumer family members monthly, with possibility of off-site support at home of family member.
• Works with families to understand and address risk factors and connects consumers with resources and support services.
• Ensure adherence to data collection requirements and enters accurate and timely data into the Electronic Health Record (EHR).
• Attends mandatory position training that provides training in risk factors as designated by Project Manager and/or Clinical Supervisor.
• Maintains consumer confidentiality in accordance with 42 CFR Part 2 and HIPPA.
• Participates in continuous quality improvement and data-driven decision-making processes to assess program efficacy and drive quality improvement.
• Attends all required staff meetings.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.