Bilingual Family Mental Health Specialist
About The Position
Ascend Behavior Partners is a mission-driven organization providing diagnostic evaluations, play-based natural environment Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), and wrap-around mental health support to families in Arizona and Colorado. They primarily serve young children with autism (ages 1-6) and their families. Ascend's interdisciplinary model emphasizes supporting the whole family, with care teams working collaboratively from diagnosis through treatment and beyond. The Family Mental Health Specialist is a licensed mental health clinician who provides individual and family counseling to parents, siblings, and caregivers of children with autism. They also act as a clinical consultant to providers, strengthening the family support system. Ascend takes a family systems approach, aiming to empower parents, reduce home stressors, and build resilience. This position is 100% remote.
Requirements
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Professional Counselor, or LMFT in the state of Colorado and Arizona, or willing and able to get licensure in those states.
- Minimum 2 years clinical experience practicing post-clinical licensure.
- Must be proficient in client record-keeping, treatment planning.
- Contracted or eligible to contract with a network of insurance payors.
- Experience utilizing ACT and other relevant interventions.
- Ability to work efficiently from your home office.
- Demonstrated proficiency with technology (e.g., EMR, CRM software, practice management, Google Suite, etc.).
Nice To Haves
- Bilingual (Spanish speaking) strongly preferred.
- Location in Arizona or Colorado preferred, or remote.
- Familiarity or experience working with neurodiversity and families is strongly preferred.
- Resilience and ability to remain calm under pressure and job-related stress such as client complaints, feedback conversations with staff, or short term deadlines.
- Ability to learn new concepts quickly and willingness to self-direct continuous learning.
- Exhibit servant leadership with a positive and compassionate attitude.
- Ability to utilize critical and independent thinking to identify and solve problems.
Responsibilities
- Provide individual, couples, family, and group counseling services to family members raising a child on the autism spectrum, which may include child, adolescent, and adult sessions.
- Collaborate with a team of Psychologists and Board Certified Behavior Analysts to support clients and their families through their duration of ABA treatment at Ascend.
- Support families who are onboarding with Ascend and seeking diagnostic testing or ABA therapy services through providing psychoeducation about autism spectrum disorder, navigating the grief cycle, and addressing mental health needs within the family system.
- Conduct screenings and assessments based on client and family needs.
- Work with the clinical team to provide treatment recommendations, family psychoeducation, and direct therapeutic interventions during onboarding, direct treatment, and discharge planning.
- Support families through ABA treatment program and obtaining community resources, assessing care and addressing the needs of the entire family system.
- Conduct parent and community support groups within the Ascend community based on client and family needs.
- Fulfill timely session notes and client records.
- Participate and lead staff interdisciplinary trainings as needed, community education and work with referral sources on an as-needed basis.
- Leverage your unique clinical experience to assist Ascend in the innovative design and development of family support programs.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
