Table 1 OTCH team roles

Team coordinator (TC)

A mental health professional, selected by a health director/manager, who will oversee the OTCH team and ensure that all team members adequately fulfill their roles.

Primary clinician (PC)

Preferably a psychologist, who will be the primary resource for the participant and his/her family and responsible for formulating the treatment plan in accordance with the participant’s preferences and coordinate the execution of the treatment plan with the rest of the team. This professional will also deliver psychosocial interventions to participants and family education and support. Some teams may have more than one professional fill this role.

Community support professional (CSP)

Preferably an occupational therapist, who will provide supported employment and/or education and connect the participant with peers and community resources. In the OTNY model, this role is known as the “supported employment and education specialist.” The name change for OTCH reflects an expansion of this role in the Chilean adaptation.

Prescriber

A psychiatrist, who will provide medications and symptoms management using shared decision-making and an evidence-based prescribing approach.

Nurse

Either carried out by a nurse or a nursing technician, who will support the psychiatrist and monitor medication use and side effects, facilitate individual and group wellness sessions, monitor physical health and vital signs, and coordinate with primary care.