Counselor Treatment Works 10

Directions for Living•Largo, FL

1d•Remote

About The Position

This is a professional clinical position providing counseling to youth and families in the Treatment Works 1.0 (TW 1.0) program under the Outpatient Division. The TW 1.0 program provides an intensive wraparound approach to engaging and working with youth who have been identified as displaying violence or are identified as at risk of violence, identified by the Pinellas County School system. TW 1.0 ensures that youth and families are stabilized and prepared to remain in or reenter their educational environment. The TW 1.0 program ensures that youth and families have time sensitive access to mental health, substance use treatment and supportive services focused on strengthening youth and families and proactively supports those youth and families at risk of expulsion from school or law enforcement involvement. All TW 1.0 programming utilizes a solution-focused, family centered approach and evidenced based or research supported practices to assist families in meeting needs and goals while preventing further incidents at school or with law enforcement. Treatment Works 1.0 will work with all members of the family with a team based approach in a supportive, empowering and respectful manner to assist the family with creating safe and stable coping skills and parenting practices to facilitate long-term behavior change that will ensure that youth are safe in their school and home. The Counselor- Treatment Works is a position providing clinical interventions directed at safety concerns that bring the youth and family into treatment, utilizing natural supports, community supports, and input and resources from other community partners or professional agencies. The Counselor- Treatment Works functions as a member of an Integrated Decision Team (IDT) consisting of the Counselor, a Behavioral Health Case Manager, and an IDT facilitator. In addition to clinical interventions, the Counselor- Treatment Works is responsible for ensuring the youth and family have an individualized treatment plan that is strength based and built collaboratively with each member of the IDT team during the IDT session. The treatment plan, risk level, and clinical interventions are developed by the Integrated Decision Team that consists of the family, natural supports, and formal supports that care about and know the youth and family best. Each IDT member, including the youth and family, contributes valuable knowledge, expertise and perspective that informs the treatment plan and clinical response. In addition, the Counselor- Treatment Works is responsible for reporting and discussing at IDT’s the youth or families progress/lack of progress, barriers, interventions, safety issues, or any other information important in resolving the safety concerns that bring the youth and family into treatment. The Counselor- Treatment Works ensures services are delivered using standards of trauma informed care principles, and that plans and clinical interventions address issues regarding how trauma impacts family functioning, and that plans and interventions use trauma resolution skills. The Counselor- Treatment Works ensures that services are Culturally & Linguistically Competent and are tailored to the unique culture of the child and family. The Counselor- Treatment Works will ensure that clinical services occur in the community at a place convenient and comfortable for the family. This is a field position. The Counselor- Treatment Works is responsible for meeting an annual client facing client care number of 1,316 hours. Achieving the minimum required weekly, monthly and annual client facing client care hours is an essential function of this position. Directions for Living is an essential services provider. All Directions for Living employees must be willing and able to provide vital support and essential services to the people that we serve in the event of an emergency, pandemic or other disaster situation.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Counseling, Psychology, Social Work or related field required.
Knowledge of DSM-IV and ICD-9 diagnostic codes.
Basic knowledge of psychotropic medications.
Sufficient clinical knowledge to provide clinical intervention with adults and children who manifest a range of psychopathology, utilizing various treatment approaches including individual, family play, and group therapy, individual psychopathology and normal childhood development.
Must take the Wraparound for Clinicians Training (3-hours) within 30 days of employment.
Must have a willingness to learn approaches with which staff are less familiar as required.
Must acquire knowledge of community resources.
Must carry a weapon, it must remain secured in your vehicle (ref: Fla. Stat. 790.251).

Nice To Haves

Preference will be given to individuals who have taken the 3-hour Wraparound for Clinicians training.

Responsibilities

Providing counseling to youth and families in the Treatment Works 1.0 (TW 1.0) program.
Ensuring youth and families are stabilized and prepared to remain in or reenter their educational environment.
Providing time-sensitive access to mental health, substance use treatment, and supportive services.
Utilizing a solution-focused, family-centered approach and evidenced-based or research-supported practices.
Working with all members of the family in a team-based approach.
Assisting the family with creating safe and stable coping skills and parenting practices.
Providing clinical interventions directed at safety concerns.
Utilizing natural supports, community supports, and input from other community partners or professional agencies.
Functioning as a member of an Integrated Decision Team (IDT).
Ensuring the youth and family have an individualized treatment plan that is strength-based and built collaboratively.
Reporting and discussing at IDTs the youth or families progress/lack of progress, barriers, interventions, safety issues, or any other information important in resolving safety concerns.
Ensuring services are delivered using standards of trauma-informed care principles.
Ensuring plans and clinical interventions address issues regarding how trauma impacts family functioning.
Ensuring plans and interventions use trauma resolution skills.
Ensuring services are Culturally & Linguistically Competent and tailored to the unique culture of the child and family.
Ensuring clinical services occur in the community at a place convenient and comfortable for the family.
Meeting an annual client-facing client care number of 1,316 hours.
Willing and able to provide vital support and essential services in the event of an emergency, pandemic, or other disaster situation.