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Implement plan by providing case management services in conjunction with county jails and area hospital staff.
Assist in obtaining and coordinating social meaningful day services for the individual, including services relating to daily living activities, transportation services, habilitation and rehabilitation services, prevocational and vocational services, and housing services.
Assist the individual in obtaining income support services, including housing assistance, food stamps, and supplemental security income benefits.
Refer the individual for other appropriate services.
Complete reports required for client records as well as all forms and paperwork required by the Agency and the Stepping Up program.
Transport clients to services as needed to resolve crisis.
Track consumers discharged from hospitals, crisis residential facilities, or the diversion center. The Stepping Up Case manager’s duties include working closely with the State of Alabama “Stepping Up” Coordinator, the Technical Assistance Team and local community partners to implement processes and procedures to reduce recidivism and unnecessary re-entry of people with mental illness or co-occurring mental illness and substance use disorders into local county jails and hospitals.
DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES:
Provide intensive case management services to screen, assess, develop a case plan for and link consumers to appropriate mental health and social services.
Coordinate with Montgomery County stakeholders (jails and emergency rooms) to ensure that individuals are screened for mental illness and/or substance use disorders and referred to the Stepping UP case management program as appropriate.