BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SPECIALIST - TOUCHSTONE
About The Position
The Behavioral Health Specialist is a compassionate, experienced, and trauma-informed provider to join our team in supporting children and adolescents, particularly those involved in the foster care system. The Behavioral Health Specialist provides ongoing monitoring, support and behavioral health services to children and youth with emotional trauma, as well as to serve their families. The Behavioral Health Specialist will engage the children and family in weekly skills training and case management (routine and intensive) service. The Behavioral Health Specialist will follow a strengths-based model to develop and build skills that will help the children, youth and families function autonomously and successfully. The Behavioral Health Specialist will work with the clinical team to develop a Service/Treatment Plan focused on the child and family’s needs as directed by the CANS.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in human services or other related discipline.
- At least two years’ prior experience working in the behavioral health field preferred.
- Excellent communication, empathy, and collaboration skills
- Valid Texas Driver’s License, good driving record, ability to provide own transportation and proof of current automobile insurance.
Responsibilities
- Enters demographic data, contacts made, and other required data for all newly assigned clients into the electronic record system in a timely manner (i.e., 23 hours).
- Facilitates the development of an individualized Service/Treatment Plan within 10 days of intake when the assessment is completed.
- Works with child, youth and family teams to develop a Crisis Plan to ensure the safety of the child, family, and community.
- Assumes the lead for crisis interventions during the assigned shift.
- Utilizes approved skills curriculum with child, youth and family to help improve behavior.
- Coordinates and facilitates ongoing child, youth and family team meetings.
- Meets with the client, family and all team members, and modifies the Service/Treatment Plan to reflect the changes and/or progress made.
- Keeps the family and team members informed on progress toward achieving Service/Treatment Plan goals.
- Maintains accurate and concise documentation of all services, contacts and collaboration with client, family and community partners. All documentation is to be submitted to supervisor within 23 hours after service has been delivered.
- Provides or secures support and crisis/emergency services for the child, youth and family by phone contact or in-person.
- Maintains an empathic, yet professional, relationship with child, youth and family and strives to keep clients and families engaged in all services.
- Maintains all client documentation in the electronic record system and ensures adherence to requirements set forth in all state and federal rules and regulations.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
