Family Based Mental Health Worker

Northern Tier Counseling Inc • Towanda, PA

16d

About The Position

The Family Based Mental Health Clinician is a professional member of the Family Based team and is responsible for the provision of services primarily through the use of the Ecosystemic Structural Family Therapy Model and additional modalities and interventions as appropriate. Sessions are to be scheduled at days and times that are most conducive to family schedules and needs.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in psychology or related field
• Have 12 college level semester credit hours in humanities or social services
• Licensed RN

Responsibilities

• Participate in an established training program to support your development as an ESFT clinician, attend and participate in appropriate conferences and training session as determined by the program supervisor
• Assist the Family Based Mental Health Professional during home, school or community visits/sessions and provide supportive counseling to identified families in order to assist meeting the family counseling goals and individual service plan
• Assist in interview the families and obtaining social history
• Provide supportive back up to other Family Based team members
• Act as a liaison linkage to inter agency and intra agency personnel
• Assist in coordinating referrals to other appropriate service providers
• Assist the family in problem solving to focus on their strengths and collateral needs and service plan to address their identified strengths and needs
• Participate in screening, treatment plan and discharge process
• Rotate 24-hour emergency service seven days per week
• Participate in staffing with the Mental Health Professional regarding the progress of the treatment plan
• Participate as co-therapist in all family therapist sessions with the Mental Health Professional
• Establish a professional and collaborative relationship with assigned families
• Ensure that all psychotherapeutic and case management goals will be linked directly to the treatment plan, treatment plan review and case notes
• Utilize NTC’s Electronic Health Records (E.H.R) during tenure of employment

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level