Co-Therapist In-Home
About The Position
Children's Outpatient Services provides treatment for children and adolescents and their families to improve and maintain stability in the community. Treatment focuses on problem resolution, symptom reduction, stabilization, and prevention of movement to a higher level of care. Services may include individual, family, and group therapy; medication evaluation and management; case management; in-home intervention; case consultation; and summer day treatment. Treatment varies according to the consumer’s symptoms and developmental level. The in-home team case manager provides linkage to community resources, delivers or arranges necessary transportation, monitors consumers to support placement in the least restrictive environment, and assists the program therapist with outreach therapy services. The role also includes co-therapy as needed, crisis intervention and management with 24-hour availability, ongoing assessment and monitoring, discharge planning, and timely, comprehensive documentation.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a mental health discipline.
- Obtain certification in case management and in-home intervention training from the Alabama State Department of Mental Health within six months of employment.
- Be at least 23 years old.
- Maintain a valid, verifiable driver license and a clear driving record.
Responsibilities
- Assess and reevaluate consumer needs using the strength and needs assessment (CANS).
- Provide appropriate linkage to community resources and support consumers in securing resources and needed services.
- Monitor consumers’ placement to support the least restrictive environment and track their progress and needs as assessed in the CANS.
- Collaborate and consult with staff members and outside sources in delivering and arranging case management services.
- Evaluate and assist with consumer discharge planning.
- Apply child- and adolescent-specific competencies.
- Deliver or arrange clinically necessary transportation.
- Act as co-therapist as needed and assist the program therapist in providing outreach therapy services.
- Provide crisis intervention and management, with 24-hour availability.
- Seek clinical supervision and consultation as needed, accept suggestions for improvement, and work to enhance case management skills.
- Document promptly and in accordance with AltaPointe policy, including complete CANS assessments, measurable service-plan goals, problems and goals addressed, services provided, case disposition, closings, follow-up, and referrals.
- Treat consumers with care, dignity, and compassion; respect privacy and confidentiality; and respond sensitively and calmly to consumers and families.
- Manage the caseload according to consumer needs and meet AltaPointe productivity standards.
- Participate in Performance Improvement activities and required AltaPointe committees.
- Complete assigned tasks in a timely manner and follow AltaPointe policies and procedures.
- Attend required in-service training and other workshops.
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Job Type
Full-time
