Job Posting CLOSED
Family Therapist
PRIMARY FUNCTIONS:
The
Family Therapist is a part of the Children’s Services team. The Therapist will primarily provide
Intensive In Home Family therapy to families of non-Medicaid Children referred
by Livingston County SPOA. The Therapist
will also complete QI assessments referred by LDSS agencies. Also provides
Complex Trauma Assessment to children living in Livingston and Steuben counties
to determine Health Home eligibility. May also supervise MSW interns from local
colleges.
SPECIFIC DUTIES:
1.
Provide intensive in home Family Therapy (in person or by
telehealth) to families of non-Medicaid Children referred by Livingston County
SPOA
2.
Screen
and accept client referrals referred by SPOA.
3.
Provide
therapy once a week to families, assuring services are individualized to meet
each families’ needs.
4.
Conduct
assessments as outlined in the OMH contract.
5.
Maintain
documentation of client files in the EHR client database.
6.
Provide
documentation of measurable outcomes as outlined by OMH contract.
7.
Preparation
of periodic program reports.
8.
Participate in Bi-monthly SPOA committee meetings
9.
Conducts QI assessments requested by Local DSS agencies
utilizing CANS and structured interviews
10.
Completes required QI reporting forms
11.
Schedules and leads Permanency team meeting to share QI
results within 25 days of receipt of referral.
12.
Utilize Trauma Symptom Inventory 2 or Trauma Symptom
Checklists for Children to complete Complex Trauma assessment as requested by
Children’s Health Homes Supervisor.
13.
Assess multiple impacts of traumatic experience with the
child and family.
14.
Assess for a wide range of symptoms (beyond PTSD), risk
behaviors, functional impairments, and developmental derailments.
15.
Gather information using a variety of techniques (clinical
interviews, standardized measures, and behavioral observations.)
16.
Gather information from a variety of perspectives (child,
caregivers, teachers, other providers, etc.)
17.
Provide information score sheets to Care Manager with
your professional evaluation.
18.
Monitors
and reports in the MHPD system and uploads required statistics.
19.
Provide
supervision and outline goals of interns referred by various academic
institutes.
20.
Complete
necessary paperwork for interns (background check, confidentiality statements,
etc.).
21.
Complete
monthly reports for funders (Office of Mental Health).
22.
May
provide clinical supervision for unlicensed behavioral health staff in other
departments as requested.
23.
May
provide individual therapy to children in the future as funding and agency
licensure allows.
24.
Participate
in staff meetings.
25.
Attend
CCSL functions as requested.
26.
Attend
mandatory training as required.
27.
Other
duties as assigned by Supervisor
TITLE OF DIRECT SUPERVISOR: Children’s Services
Program Director
2+ years of
experience in provision of Children’s Services
Licensed Master Social
Work, LMSW
Licensed Clinical
Social Workers, LCSW
Licensed Marriage
and Family Therapist, LMFT
Licensed Mental
Health Counselor, LMHC
Licensed Creative
Arts Therapist, LCAT