JOB SUMMARY

Under the supervision of the Clinical Supervisor, the Child and Family Therapist is responsible for the provision of therapeutic interventions for children, adults, and families who are experiencing emotional/behavioral disorders. The position operates within a wraparound, trauma-informed and family-centered perspective, providing direct therapeutic intervention, as well as extensive collaboration with a team of paraprofessionals serving the client and family. All Community Connections employees are expected to contribute to the professional reputation of the agency through understanding and promoting the organizations mission and core values in all aspects of services.

DUTIES and ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Provides engaging, collaborative, culturally competent, and respectful clinical services in a manner consistent with the philosophy of Childrens Mental Health and Medicaid compliance requirements;
• Engages clients and families in completing respectful and accurate behavioral health assessments;
• Establishes a treatment plan with the client, family and team members that reflects the familys values and preferences and is associated with identified skill deficits written in simple and clearly worded goals;
• In partnership with the client and team members, identifies treatment plan objectives detailing the positive skills to acquire or activities for the client to accomplish and adjusts the plan quarterly;
• Cooperatively interacts with external wraparound team members through effective communication, supports, and encouragement;
• Provides regular guidance for internal wraparound team members in therapeutic practices within rehabilitative services;
• Collaborates with therapeutic foster care placements, foster parents, and treatment teams to provide clinical services with particular sensitivity to the complexities and needs of foster children;
• Completes timely and accurate documentation of the provision of services while observing Medicaid compliance requirements;
• Responds to and manages crisis contacts 24/7/365 specific to therapists case load.

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• Knowledge of and ability to operate in a manner consistent with the American Counseling Association Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice;
• Knowledge of computer applications related to the work, including but not limited to database, spreadsheets, and word processing programs;
• Skilled in and ability to select and appropriately use a variety of developmentally and culturally appropriate informal and formal assessment tools;
• Ability to be considerate of others limitations, feelings, and concerns;
• Ability to operate from at least one theoretical orientation that is predominantly affective, behavioral, or cognitive in nature;
• Ability to communicate information, concepts, and counseling interventions in a way that others will understand;
• Ability to foster strengths of clients, team members, and other collaborators;
• Ability to consult with and provide current treatment progress reports to psychiatric providers;
• Ability to provide professional counseling and therapy for individuals, families, and groups;
• Ability to utilize flexibility, initiative and independent judgment, organize own work, coordinate projects, set priorities, meet deadlines, and follow-up on assignments with minimal direction;
• Ability to demonstrate strong written and oral communication skills and the ability to work with culturally diverse populations including families, the public, peers, staff, and their supervisor;
• Ability to act decisively and with fairness;
• Ability to implement DSM-V and the diagnostic system.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

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