Family Based Mental Health Worker / Therapist

Northern Tier Counseling Inc•Richmond Township, PA

About The Position

The Family Based Mental Health Worker provides supportive therapeutic and casework services in coordination with the Family Based Mental Health Professional. The role helps address family crises and promote or sustain a stable living environment for families. The worker supports families through home, school, or community visits and sessions, assists with counseling and child-rearing techniques, and participates in family therapy as a co-therapist. The position includes coordinating with families, colleagues, agencies, and other service providers, and maintaining treatment-plan-related documentation. The worker also rotates 24-hour emergency service seven days per week and attends staff meetings, conferences, and training. The work is conducted in a well-lit office environment and may require travel, use of a personal vehicle, and occasional crisis intervention.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in psychology, sociology, social work, nursing, rehabilitation, pre-med, theology, or anthropology; alternatively, 12 college-level semester credit hours in humanities or social services, or a licensed RN.
Knowledge of casework and principal practice and methodology, with the capacity to further develop this knowledge.
Knowledge of individual and group behavior and of relationships among social, economic, psychological, and physiological factors.
Ability to establish and maintain working relationships with families receiving program services, colleagues, other professionals, and the public.
Ability to work effectively with the Mental Health Professional team member.
Ability to make clear and pertinent statements orally and in writing.
Ability to travel if required.
Current and valid driver's license and a clean driving record.
Ability to perform sedentary work, including occasionally exerting up to 10 pounds of force and frequently exerting negligible force to lift, carry, push, and pull items such as files and computer binders.
Ability to perform occasional crisis intervention for the protection of self and others.
Ability to write reports and correspondence, present information effectively, and respond to questions from managers, clients, customers, and the public.
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as payment reimbursements and payroll labor distributions.
Ability to interpret instructions in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Nice To Haves

One year of experience in a CASSP system program is preferred.

Responsibilities

Assist the Family Based Mental Health Professional during home, school, or community visits and sessions, and provide supportive counseling to families to aid and train them in appropriate child-rearing techniques in line with counseling goals and individual service plans.
Assist in interviewing families and obtaining social histories.
Provide supportive backup to other Family Based team members.
Act as a liaison with inter-agency and intra-agency personnel.
Assist in coordinating referrals to appropriate service providers.
Help families with problem solving by focusing on their strengths, collateral needs, and service plans addressing identified strengths and needs.
Participate in screening, treatment planning, and discharge processes.
Rotate 24-hour emergency service seven days per week.
Attend and participate in appropriate conferences and training sessions as determined by the Program Supervisor, including mandatory PCGC trainings.
Participate in staffing with the Mental Health Professional regarding treatment-plan progress.
Participate as co-therapist in family therapy sessions with the Mental Health Professional.
Establish a close, extended-family-like relationship with identified families as a unit.
Ensure psychotherapeutic and case-management goals are directly linked to the treatment plan, treatment-plan reviews, and case notes.
Attend weekly staff meetings and quarterly general staff meetings.
Participate in ongoing in-service training programs.
Request additional training or education through a supervisor, manager, and/or director when needed.
Perform other functions and duties as assigned.