Community Based Therapist

Community-Based Therapist:

The primary focus of the position will be on interventions with the children and families in a therapeutic role. Services are provided to children aged 0-21 with signs of SED and provided in a variety of community-based sites such as daycare, school, after-school programs, and in-home visits. Evidence-based services/practices will be utilized within the programs focused on trauma with a caseload of families. Provide clinical screening and interventions to meet treatment needs, including crisis management and substance abuse treatment using EBPs.

Role and Responsibilities

The primary duties include but are not limited to the following:

Provide positive role-modeling to consumers/clients

• Promote self-esteem
• Promote healthy boundaries
• Promote good hygiene and appropriate personal appearance among youth and young adults
• Reinforce socially acceptable behaviors (ex: manners, eating habits, safety)
• Teach and reinforce thoughtful decision-making skills
• Assessing consumers/ client’s history of trauma, acuity, strengths, and needs
• Screen, evaluate, and triage potential consumers to determine what services/evidence-based interventions should be offered
• Provide initial clinical impressions
• Administer Biopsychosocial assessment
• Administer Caregiver Strain Assessment
• Administer Child and Adolescent Function Assessment Scale (CAFAS/PECAFAS) as needed
• Administer validated assessment tools specific to evidence-based practice (7 Challenges, TF-CBT, DBT, ARC)
• Administer/aware of ACE score and implications on service planning
• Develop and monitor IRRPs
• Evaluate and document the client’s level of functioning and progress toward the attainment of goals
• Make necessary referrals to meet consumers' health, well-being, education, mental health, and employment needs (i.e., Department of Public Health, Department of Family & Children Services, Georgia Department of Labor, employment staffing agencies, local colleges, and tech schools, etc.)
• Facilitate and/or participate in Team Meetings for all consumers/members/residents/young adults.
• Collaborate and communicate with other programs in the CHRIS 180 continuum in the provision of services to consumers
• Collaborate and consult with other providers and entities in the provision of best care services to consumers
• Attend monthly RBWO meetings or provide treatment summaries for group home clients.
• Attend monthly Child & Family Team Meetings (CFTM) or provide treatment summaries for clients receiving wrap services.
• Advocate on behalf of clients with other agencies including coordinating services to patients.
• Monitor the provision of services provided
• Provide therapy for adults, children, and families who are referred to the CHRIS Counseling Center
• Demonstrate exceptional engagement skills and clinical expertise in providing trauma-focused mental health treatment to the target client population
• Provide evidence-based trauma-informed individual treatment to Center clients of all ages who meet the criteria for trauma services
• Manage clinical caseload. The number of clients on caseload is based on the frequency of sessions
• Use preventive intervention techniques when needed to prevent injury (to self or others)
• Provide outpatient services to include providing individual counseling, family counseling/training, and/or group counseling/training to consumers with MH, co-occurring, or substance abuse disorders as classified by the DSM IV/V TR
• Provide CSI services to children and families receiving Medicaid-funded services

Documentation Requirements:

• Timely documentation of all case activities in accordance with the Center policy
• Maintain detailed case files and other documentation in 100% compliance with standards
• Complete Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility (PRTF) applications as needed
• Complete monthly summaries for clients in DFCS custody or those receiving wrap services
• Maintain detailed files, documentation, and billing requirements in a timely manner in accordance with CHRIS 180 policy and compliance standards
• Attend and participate in all meetings and supervision as required and in accordance with CHRIS 180 policy and procedures.
• Adhere to CHRIS 180 Code of Conduct, Code of Ethics, and GA Code
• Maintain consumers’ confidentiality
• Support and maintain an environment of emotional and physical safety for consumers, staff, and other stakeholders at all times
• Demonstrate exceptional customer service and maintain certifications/training and provide information to HR and Training in a ti