Location: Vermilion Provincial Building
Provide persons with severe and / or persistent mental illness with community-based services that encompass a continuum of flexible and comprehensive, recovery focused interventions that assist individuals to maintain a reasonable independency, quality of life, and optimal level of functioning in their own community.Provide services to individuals with significant impairments of functioning due to severe and/or persistent mental illness,often affecting their daily functioning; difficulty accepting and maintaining treatment; lack of personal support systems; and may have coexisting issues related to substance abuse and/or justice involvement. Individuals must be willing to participate in the community or be clients leagally aligned to services through such programs as Community Treatment Orders.Services Include: Medication/Psychiatric Support; administer, assess, monitor prescribed medications Teaching/education and prevention and promotion strategies for recovery focused care Advocate in referral to doctor and/or psychiatrist Support transportation for essential appointments Support social, cultural, spiritual, and personal meaningful activities for quality of life improvement Liaise with employment, finance and housing supports Provide support in activities of daily living; meal planning, grocery shopping Supportive counselling; crisis resolution, problem solving; social skills, coping skills' promote independence
Provide services to individuals with significant impairments of functioning due to severe and/or persistent mental illness,often affecting their daily functioning; difficulty accepting and maintaining treatment; lack of personal support systems; and may have coexisting issues related to substance abuse and/or justice involvement. Individuals must be willing to participate in the community or be clients leagally aligned to services through such programs as Community Treatment Orders.Services Include:
Vermilion Provincial Building
Monday8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Tuesday8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Wednesday8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Thursday8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Friday8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Closed from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM for Lunch.
People ages 18 years or older with severe and/or persistent symptoms of a diagnosed mental illness.
Healthcare providers should consult the Alberta Referral Directory for service referral information.
An estimated wait time will be provided at the time of appointment booking.
Clients must be triaged by the Assertive Outreach nurse prior to acceptance for services
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