Duties
· Provide face-to-face direct service hours to families inclusive of individual and/or family therapy, assistance with the development of positive parenting, safety planning, basic life skills and parenting a child/youth with special needs.
· Ensure that counseling/therapy is delivered in a manner consistent with HFW plans and coordinated activities.
· Complete clinical assessment(s), as needed.
· Provide oversight of clinical records.
· Develop the crisis and safety plan in collaboration with the family and care coordinator.
· Provide for crisis stabilization and be available for crisis calls.
· Provide therapeutic intervention utilizing an evidence-based practice.
· Participate in and provide clinical consultation to family team.
· Translate clinical jargon for family and family team.
· Provide case consultation to care coordinator.
· Provide/Participate in team-based supervision.
· Ensure client information is secured consistent with HIPAA requirements.
· Engage Youth Engagement Specialist to provide skills building for the child/youth as appropriate.
· Attend and participate in Council on Children’s Mental Health (CCMH) meetings and workgroups.
· Participate and engage in the local SOCAT-N team meetings.
· Provide pertinent referrals and topics for trainings to the SOCAT TA Center to community partners and stakeholders as requested.
· Maintain and build trusted relationships with clients, partners, and stakeholders.
· Project a positive image of the organization to employees, customers, industry, and community.
· Perform other related duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Qualifications: Master’s Degree in counseling/therapy or closely related field is required. Preference given to parents/caregivers or family members of children with SED. Non-profit organization experience and work history within child serving systems preferred. Experience working with children/youth and families with significant behavioral health needs. Ability to provide a strength-based, client-centered approach to service delivery.
· Ability to display effective communication.
· Be approachable and engaging.
· Display a knowledge of child-serving systems and local resources.
· Ability to encourage youth and family voice and choice.
· Be knowledgeable and sensitive to the culture of the youth and family and effectively convey that to team members.
· Ability to empathize with families.
· Focus on empowering children/youth and families.
· Display strong organizational skills and be a self-starter.
· Strong desire to help.
· Willingness to partner with a Care Coordinator to provide a team-based approach to in-home services.
· Knowledge of children’s mental, emotional, and social development and well-being.
· Knowledge of and experience working with juvenile justice, educational, and other child-serving systems.
· Knowledge of how to develop family-driven and strength-based treatment/behavior plans with families.
· Knowledge of system of care/wraparound principles/practices.
· Excellent organizational, written, communication and problem-solving/creative thinking skills.
· Excellent collaboration, customer service, and leadership skills.
· Must have a valid driver’s license and proof of current auto insurance.
To apply, go to www.tnvoices.org. For more information on System of Care Across TN (SOCAT), go to www.socacrosstn.org.
date posted: 05-12-2021