Roles

Welcome to the California ACT and FACT Learning Center's Roles page. ACT and FACT providers can find their role listed below to access learning plans that include required foundational and role-specific training, suggested optional training, and relevant resources tailored for their role.

ACT and FACT team members will be required to complete 20 annual training hours, using any combo of foundational and role-based curricula and additional topics. Required foundational and role-specific training topics (~30-40 hours) should be completed by July 2029 (preferably within first two years of service delivery). Most trainings are 1-6 hours, are available in a variety of formats, including asynchronous and live virtual, and many offer Continuing Education credits.

Note for FACT providers: You will have the option to select if you are on a FACT team once on your individual Role page and required FACT trainings will then be added to your learning plan.

Team Leader

Team Leaders have full clinical, administrative, and supervisory oversight for the ACT or FACT team. Team Leaders provide direct clinical services and clinical supervision to the team.

Peer Support Specialist

Peer Support Specialists are experts-by-experience that support symptom management, systems navigation, and the recovery process.

Co-occurring Disorders Specialist

Co-occurring Disorders Specialist provides assessment and treatment for co-occurring substance use disorder utilizing counseling and harm reduction strategies.

Psychiatric Care Provider

Psychiatric Care Provider provides clinic- and field-based psychiatric and medical assessment and treatment. Acts as co-clinical lead and collaborates with Team Lead to monitor individual treatment and staff delivery of clinical services.

Nurse

ACT and FACT Nurses collaborate with the psychiatric care provider on management of medications and medical needs, promote whole body wellness, and provide clinic- and field-based services.

Employment and Education Specialist

Employment and Education Specialist engages members in considering, setting, and pursuing recovery goals that involve a range of productive roles.

Program Assistant

Program Assistants provide centralized, office-based communication to facilitate coordination across team members.

Mental Health Clinician

Mental Health Clinicians provide individual and/or group psychotherapy as well as skill-building, as specified in the treatment plan.