Early Childhood Behavioral Health Therapist, Day Shift, Lourie Center Clinic
About The Position
The Lourie Center for Children's Social & Emotional Wellness is a private, non-profit agency with a mission to improve the social and emotional health of young children and their families through prevention, early intervention, education, research and training. As an Early Childhood Behavioral Health Therapist, you will initiate and implement complete, comprehensive psychosocial assessments, provide individual, group, and family therapies to clients and their families, and participate in an interdisciplinary treatment team to propose and develop strategies and interventions that would promote excellent therapeutic outcomes. You will also assess and intervene in cases of suspected/disclosed child/adult neglect/abuse issues, document services provided and disseminate information/reports to community referral sources and agencies, and coordinate with the interdisciplinary team, referral sources, and community resources for aftercare and supportive services to ensure a successful discharge planning process. Additionally, you will promote positive patient-family-community relations and demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to diffuse psychotic and/or behavioral crises to ensure client, unit, and staff safety and stability. Other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Master’s Degree in Social Work /Counseling or equivalent Master’s Degree in a recognized health field
- 1 year experience preferred
- LGSW/LMSW/LGPC/LGMFT in the State of Maryland
Nice To Haves
- Senior Licensure preferred
- Bilingual in Spanish strongly preferred
- Early Childhood Mental Health strongly preferred
- Play Therapy experience strongly preferred
Responsibilities
- Initiates and implements complete, comprehensive psychosocial assessments
- Provides individual, group, and family therapies to clients and their families
- Participates in and interdisciplinary treatment team to propose and develop strategies and interventions that would promote excellent therapeutic outcomes
- Assesses and intervenes in cases of suspected/disclosed child/adult neglect/abuse issues
- Documents services provided and disseminates information/reports to community referral sources and agencies, i.e., DJJ, DSS, HHS, APS, CPS, LCC, etc
- Coordinates with the interdisciplinary team, referral sources, and community resources aftercare and supportive services to ensure a successful discharge planning process.
- Promotes positive patient-family-community relations
- Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to diffuse psychotic and/or behavioral crises to ensure client, unit, and staff safety an stability
- Other duties as assigned
Benefits
- Work life balance through nonrotating shifts
- Recognition and rewards for professional expertise
- Free Employee parking
- Medical, Prescription, Dental, and Vision coverage for employees and their eligible dependents effective on your date of hire
- Employer-paid Short & Long-Term Disability, Basic Life Insurance and AD&D, (short-term disability buy-up available)
- Paid Time Off
- Employer retirement contribution and match after 1-year of eligible employment with a 3-year vesting period
- Voluntary benefits include flexible spending accounts, legal plans, and life, pet, auto, home, long term care, and critical illness & accident insurance
- Subsidized childcare at participating childcare centers
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) support
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
