Forensic Coordinator - Waukesha / Milwaukee

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Job Summary Provide ongoing service coordination, treatment planning, advocacy and monitoring to residents of Milwaukee, Waukesha, Racine, and Kenosha counties who are participants in the OARS Program (Opening Avenues for Re-entry Success), Conditional Release Program (CR), Outpatient Competency Restoration Program (OCRP) and/or Jail-Based Competency Restoration Program (JBCR).

Essential Duties and Responsibilities Coordinate, plan, and ensure follow-through with community treatment for individuals participating in the OARS, CR, OCRP and/or JBCR Programs.

Engage and develop a supportive one-to-one therapeutic relationship with each participant.

Incorporate evidence-based practices into the provision of services including but not limited to Motivational Interviewing (MI), Trauma Informed Care (TIC), and Person-Centered Planning.

Utilize MI skills as a primary approach to enhance participant participation and success.

Monitor ongoing treatment needs and compliance with treatment for all program participants by providing assessment, treatment planning, assertive case management, symptom management, medication monitoring, crisis-intervention, and coordination of multi-disciplinary team meetings as per program protocols and the Department of Health Services (DHS) contract.

Responsible for developing and submitting court documents for CR and Competency participants as required: Predisposition Investigation, Treatment Plan, Treatment Plan Adjustment, Adjustment Summary, Discharge/Transition Plan as well as all Status Report documents.

Coordinate team staffing with DHS/Department of Community Corrections (DCC) and other treatment team members.

Maintain safety practices and continually assess potential risk when in the community and when working with participants.

Coordinate community support services (referrals) and/or directly aid participants with activities of daily living to include, but not limited to, coaching and hands on assistance in the areas of housing, money management, vocational/educational pursuits, scheduling and transportation for appointments.

Encourage and assist each participant with the development of a natural support system including fami...