Clinical Mental Health Therapist- Behavior Therapist-Level II

LITTLE CITY FOUNDATION•Palatine, IL

1d•$70,979 - $83,000•Onsite

About The Position

To provide an array of clinical mental health, trauma-informed, strength-based services and behavior intervention and treatment services to children, youth, and young adults ages 10 to 22 years who have severe autism, intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). This position will use evidence-based practices delivered within the guidelines of best practices and emerging trends in mental health, trauma-informed care, and behavior interventions for individuals with autism and I/DD.

Requirements

A Master’s degree in social work, other behavioral health sciences or related field required.
LSW or LPC required or eligible to sit for these licenses.
Must be eligible and acquire a Behavior Therapist – Level 11 license within 6 months of employment.
Must have a minimum of 1-year of experience conducting individual, group and family therapy with individuals who have developmental, behavioral and/or emotional challenges.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Required to remain compliant with all state/federal, position, agency, accreditation, and funding source training/licensing requirements.
Required to possess the skill and ability to utilize all applicable technology related to his/her position.
Must possess a valid driver’s license.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge and experience working with youth who have experienced childhood trauma, is strongly preferred.
Experience with DHS and DCFS is preferred.

Responsibilities

Maintains a full-time caseload of individuals served and completes necessary clinical, DHS, DCFS documentation as required by governing entities.
Develops appropriate treatment plans and safety plans based on formal and informal assessment results that align with the social emotional learning standards incorporating the youth’s present level of performance with annual goal(s), and objectives/benchmarks to meet the annual goal(s).
Fully assesses the individuals on the assigned caseload annually, including analysis of the presenting behavior and its antecedents and consequences, and develops written behavior strategies based upon the individual needs.
Monitors progress on at least a monthly basis and more frequently if needed to address issues with the individuals’ progress toward behavioral goals and objectives. If necessary, update written strategies to reflect progress or emerging needs.
Supervises the implementation of the behavior strategies by training direct support staff, home leadership and family (if applicable) to ensure that they apply the interventions properly, understand the specific services and outcomes for the individual, and know the procedures for reporting progress.
Ensure due process of all plans prior to implementation including Behavior Support Committee Review, guardian approval and Human Rights Committee approval if required.
Provide consultation with other service providers regarding client’s therapeutic needs.
Complete therapy notes and minute logs, as well as enter specific data points into the goal tracking system.
Documents contact clients, collaterals, and service providers (clinical documentation requirements) These will be done daily and then compiled monthly as to ensure the required minutes are met each month.
Ability to effectively interpret and communicate assessment results, evaluations, and proposed treatment in a manner easily understood by team members, funding sources, and parents, if necessary.
Attend and participate in individual and group clinical supervision as scheduled and in team and department meetings or any other meetings related to the youth as scheduled.
Collaborate as needed with teams regarding possible interventions when youth are not making the expected progress at the rotating clinical meetings.
Establish and maintain a consistent form of communication including modeling strategies, discussing youth progress, and assessments needs with the home manager, case managers, behavior team, clinical team, school, life skills instructors, and parents/guardians of youth as needed on caseload throughout the year.
Maintains clinical skills through training and review of professional literature.
Comply with professional code of ethics.
Participates with the rest of the clinical team in the on-call after hours’ rotation.
Successfully completes Little City required training, re-training and any additional training as required by Little City policies and practices, or as assigned by his or her immediate supervisor.
Other duties and responsibilities assigned.