Behavioral Health Professional - Family Based

WellSpan Health • Lancaster, PA

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Family Based Therapist / Behavioral Health Professional provides therapy and co-therapy, case management and community linkage, and crisis management to children and adolescents and their families. Services may include individual, family, parental, and group therapy, delivered in the home, community, or school. The professional works with treatment-team members inside and outside the agency who are involved in the child’s or adolescent’s care.

Family Based Services are delivered in homes and communities at times convenient to families, with the goal of promoting family cohesiveness. The program may provide referrals and coordination with other agencies and community services, crisis intervention and stabilization, school-based consultation and intervention, support for parents implementing behavior-management and parenting approaches, and psychiatric care or referrals. The service is trauma-informed and emphasizes a safe and supportive environment, cultural competence, consumer voice and choice, self-advocacy, and healing, hopeful, honest, and trusting relationships.

This is a full-time position (80 hours biweekly) with day and evening work, including clinical hours and licensure supervision. The role offers hybrid remote work. The professional must travel in their own vehicle to sites within the county, work in family homes, and be available for a rotating on-call schedule. The posting describes sign-on bonus options tied to commitments: $7,500 for a three-year commitment, $5,000 for a two-year commitment, or $2,500 for a one-year commitment; the bonus is paid within three weeks of the start date.

Requirements

• A non-licensed master’s degree in social work, psychology, or counseling, or a bachelor’s degree with CMHFBW (Certified Mental Health Family Based Worker) certification.
• At least two years of experience working with children and/or adolescents in a mental health setting.
• Interpersonal verbal and listening skills to communicate effectively with patients, families, and interagency team members.
• Analytical skills to collect and assess psychosocial data, interpret findings, and review treatment efficiency and effectiveness.
• Visual ability to observe patient behavior and dynamics and prepare and review written documentation.
• Knowledge and ability in the care and handling of children, adolescents, and adults, including consideration of each group’s special needs and behaviors.
• Must provide own transportation and possess a valid driver’s license in the current state of residence; driving record must meet WellSpan Risk Management requirements.
• Must travel to sites within the county area in their own vehicle.
• Must be comfortable working in families’ homes and available for rotating on-call duty.
• Availability to work a flexible schedule, including up to four evenings per week.

Nice To Haves

• Two years of clinical experience working with children and adolescents in a behavioral health setting is identified as preferred in the introductory section.
• Experience in family therapy, crisis management, and case management.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients and family members to gather information about the home environment, family relationships, health history, and patient personality traits.
• Conduct individual or group therapy sessions.
• Provide therapeutic interventions to patients and families, including individual, parental, family, and group therapies.
• Assess patient progress and modify or extend treatment programs as appropriate.
• Document accurate, current observations of patient care in appropriate records.
• Take the primary role in coordinating client care.
• Lead interagency meetings.
• Provide case management, community linkage, crisis management, and crisis intervention and stabilization.
• Coordinate referrals and linkage to agencies, social services, community services, and psychiatric care as appropriate.
• Provide school-based consultation and intervention.
• Support parents in implementing effective behavior-management and parenting approaches.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health benefits
• Flexible spending and health savings accounts
• Retirement savings plan
• Paid time off (PTO)
• Short-term disability
• Education assistance
• Financial education and support, including DailyPay
• Wellness and Wellbeing programs
• Caregiver support via Wellthy
• Childcare referral service via Wellthy
• Sign-on bonus options: $7,500 for a three-year commitment, $5,000 for a two-year commitment, or $2,500 for a one-year commitment

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level