Community Behavioral Health Worker (I-FAST)

Integrated Services for Behavioral Health•Chillicothe, OH

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Integrated Services for Behavioral Health is seeking compassionate, dedicated Community Behavioral Health Workers to empower youth and families by creating strength-based behavior change. As a Community Behavioral Health Worker, you will receive ongoing training in the Integrated Family and Systems Treatment (I-FAST) model. You will work collaboratively with families, children/youth, their communities, and other key members of their ecology to implement the I-FAST model. This role involves addressing the needs of youth and families experiencing a wide range of DSM diagnoses, including complex cases of children at risk for out-of-home placement. You will empower families to address challenging behaviors and help children/youth aged 5-21 make life-transforming changes through intensive interventions such as skill building, changing unhelpful family interactions, and increasing social support.

Requirements

Experience working with multisystems such as: Court, Child Protective Services, Schools, OhioRise, Family Children First Council.
Experience working with complex family systems and youth who are experiencing severe emotional/mental health issues.
Demonstrated a high degree of cultural awareness.
Experience with multi-need individuals and families.
Broad knowledge of community service systems.
Willing to participate in and lead cross-systems team-building activities.
Able to effectively communicate through verbal/written expression.
Must be able to operate in an Internet-based, automated office environment.

Nice To Haves

Current license/certification, including LSW, LPC, LISW, or LPCC, is preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide direct clinical treatment using the I-FAST treatment model and principles, including leveraging strengths, focusing on the positive, understanding sequences of behavior, and increasing mature behavior.
Conduct a thorough assessment of the client and family, gathering information on behaviors of concern and strengths in the family and their ecology to inform conceptualization of the problem behaviors and interactions within the family’s ecological context.
Continuously work to engage the primary caregiver, family members, supports, and community agency staff (school, probation, child welfare) in change-oriented treatment.
Dedicate time to weekly case planning and evaluation of case progress, with ongoing support from your supervisor and team members.
Receive regular training, professional development, supervision, and consultation activities designed to help you acquire extensive clinical skills within the I-FAST treatment model.
Assure, along with fellow clinicians, that clients have access to 24 hours/day, 7 days/week support as needed.
Other duties as assigned.