In-Home Therapist

Description

Summary of position: Provide In-Home Therapy (IHT) services in homes or other community locations to youth and families enrolled in IHT through the Children’s Behavioral Health Initiative. The In-Home Therapy team provides strength-based therapy to youth under 21 years old who have social, emotional, and behavioral health needs and to the youths’ families. Therapists are Master's level clinicians who provide individual and family therapy with the goal of enhancing functioning and positive communication both individually and within the family system. Therapists provide an initial assessment and quarterly reassessments, therapy, some crisis intervention, and care coordination to children, adolescents, and their families as part of a team with a Therapeutic Training and Support (TT&S) Bachelor’s level staff.

Essential functions:

1. Use established psycho-therapeutic techniques/interventions to help improve youth's social, emotional, and behavioral functioning, prevent inpatient admission, and strengthen caregiver(s) parenting skills.
2. Conduct all necessary assessments in a thorough and timely manner, obtain approval as required prior to filing, and provide all needed updates.
3. Develop a treatment plan in collaboration with family and collaterals that prioritizes needs and sets related goals as indicated by assessment; revise and update plan as intervention proceeds.
4. Develop and support an effective risk assessment and safety plan with youth and family.
5. Collaborate with TT&S in implementing the treatment plan to assist youth and family in achieving the goals of the plan.
6. Plan and conduct, with TT&S, family and/or individual meetings (as needed) in support of goals with clear purpose and maximum possible flexibility, including times/places for meetings.
7. Ensure specialist consultations, evaluations, and referrals are requested.
8. Develop initial and ongoing teamwork with family members, formal providers, natural supports, and others who can support sustainable progress.
9. Organize, attend, and/or travel to meetings/ appointments in various locations.
10. Maintain paper and electronic records in an orderly and timely manner.
11. Participate in and come prepared to weekly supervision and staff meetings.
12. If youth is enrolled in Intensive Care Coordination, participate in all care planning meetings and processes for the youth.
13. Follow through with on-call policies and procedures.
14. Complete all required trainings, including CANS certification.
15. Ensure that all services are provided in a professional manner, ensuring privacy and safety.
16. Provide outpatient therapy to cases as needed/assigned.
17. All other duties, as assigned[ND1] . 

Supervision to be received:  Clinical Supervisor, Program Director, Senior Director, or Designee

Supervision to be exercised: None

Qualifications

Education and Licensure                      

• Required:       
  • License-Eligible Masters Degree in Related Field from CBHI Approved List of Degrees
• Preferred:       
  • Obtain independent license within 2 years of full time employment

Experience

• Required:      
  • Experience working therapeutically with children and adolescents with behavioral health needs and their families.
• Preferred:     
  • Experience with strength-based assessment and development of treatment plans based on clear clinical formulations and knowledge of collateral systems.
  • Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively within a team structure.
  • Demonstrated creativity, cultural curiosity, and flexibility in responding to a variety of family, home, and community environments.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Walker is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based upon an individual’s race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic information, disability, veteran status, pregnancy, national guard or reserve unit obligations, participation in discrimination complaint-related activities, or membership in any category protected by federal or state law.