Mental Health Series: Assertive Community Treatment 

Assertive community treatment (ACT) is a form of community-based mental health care for individuals experiencing serious mental illness that interferes with their ability to live in the community, attend appointments with professionals in clinics and hospitals, and manage mental health symptoms. Join us to learn how this model is implemeted at Oaklawn and with our clients.

As a result of this presentation, attendees will:

• Describe what is Assertive Community Treatment
• Understand the benefits of ACT services in the community
• Describe where and when ACT is most effective and what is different from traditional Outpatient Services.
• Describe Oaklawn’s implementation of its Intensive Community-Based Services (ICS) program

About the trainer:

Mat Peters, LCSW graduated from Albion College with a degree in Psychology and a minor in Religious Studies. He began his career in the mental health field as a Mental Health Technician for Memorial Epworth in 2011. In 2013 he joined Oaklawn as a Skills Trainer for adults and later accepted the position as the Team Leader of Adult Case Management. While working at Oaklawn, Mat pursued a Master of Social Work at Andrews University. In his time at Oaklawn, he's worked with multiple programs serving seriously mentally ill adults including, Adult Case Management, St. Joseph County Jail Services, Oaklawn's Crisis Response Team, the FUSE project at Oliver Apartments and now the Intensive Community Based Services Program.

Schedule:

8-9:15 a.m. Presentation

9:15-9:30 a.m. Q&A

Attendees who complete this training will receive 1.0 CEU. Training is free, but registration is required. For questions or more information, email drew.thomas@oaklawn.org.