Behavioral Health Specialist - CFTSS - Westchester/Rockland County
About The Position
The Behavioral Health Specialist provides services to children and families enrolled in CFTSS programs, based on the provider’s training, experience, and qualifications. Services must only be provided when the employee meets the applicable minimum educational and qualification requirements. The role may provide Psychiatric Supports and Treatment Services (CPST), which are goal-directed, face-to-face supports and solution-focused interventions delivered to the child or youth, family or caregiver, and relevant collateral supports. CPST interventions, including counseling and functional supports, follow the child’s treatment plan and aim to improve stability, daily functioning, personal recovery or resilience, relationships, and integration into school and the community. Services may be delivered in appropriate community settings, including places where the child lives, attends school, receives services, works, or socializes. The role may also provide Psychosocial Rehabilitation (PSR), which supports children and youth in becoming active and productive members of their families and communities, with the goal of reducing the need for ongoing professional intervention. PSR activities are hands-on and task-oriented, help address functional deficits and behavioral health barriers, and support the development and application of skills in natural settings. PSR is recommended by a licensed practitioner and included in a treatment plan. Services are delivered in a trauma-informed, culturally and linguistically competent manner. The employee documents services and other required information for billing, participates in treatment team meetings, reports serious reportable and recordable incidents to a supervisor, and follows organizational policies, procedures, and timelines for reporting, documentation, and billing. The role also requires knowledge of evidence-based practice and complex trauma, and may include other related duties as assigned. The position is based at the Irvington, New York location and frequently involves an office environment, with moderate noise that may occasionally increase due to participant behavior. The job requires using a computer and office equipment, fluent English communication and writing, and physical activities including standing, walking, handling objects, reaching, and occasional stooping, kneeling, and crouching. Lifting and pushing or pulling may also be required at varying levels.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a human services field, with at least four years of relevant work experience working directly with children and families; or a master’s degree in social work, psychology, or a related human services field, plus one year of applicable experience.
- Meet the minimum educational requirements and qualifications for each service provided.
- Speak, read, and write fluently in English.
- Be able to use a computer and learn software programs.
- Be able to operate a fax machine, copier, scanner, and other office equipment.
- Be able to perform the physical requirements described for the position, including standing, walking, handling objects, reaching, and occasional stooping, kneeling, and crouching.
- Be able to lift, push, and pull items or apply force at the frequencies and weights described in the posting.
Responsibilities
- Provide CPST face-to-face interventions to children or youth, family members or caregivers, and other collateral supports, in accordance with treatment plans.
- Deliver counseling, functional supports, and other goal-directed interventions to support stability, daily functioning, recovery or resilience, relationships, and school and community integration.
- Provide hands-on, task-oriented PSR activities that help children and youth develop and apply skills in natural settings and address functional deficits and behavioral health barriers.
- Deliver services in a trauma-informed, culturally and linguistically competent manner.
- Oversee and execute assigned program requirements.
- Document required information for each child to support accurate billing.
- Participate in treatment team meetings and provide updates.
- Report serious reportable and recordable incidents to a supervisor.
- Comply with Abbott House policies, procedures, and timelines for reporting, documentation, and billing.
- Perform other related duties as required.
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Job Type
Part-time
