Family Based Therapist

Community Services Group•Lancaster, PA

23h•Hybrid

About The Position

The Family Based Therapist (Mental Health Professional (MHP) and their co-therapist are responsible for providing mental health treatment/therapy and case management to the identified child/adolescent to prevent out of home placement. The MHP works with all family members, in either the home or community, to enhance relationships. The MHP works to build connections between the family and community, school and other service providers. This position is part of our Youth Mental Health (MH) Family Based Services.

Requirements

A master’s/graduate degree from an accredited college or university in the field of human services, psychology, social work or related degree.
2 years experience in a Child and Adolescent Service System Program (CASSP) including mental health treatment, case management, day care, foster care, special education, child welfare, and juvenile probation.
A valid driver’s license, good driving record, and access to a reliable vehicle to attend trainings, meetings, and/or transport individuals to appointments.
Able to work flexible hours.
Knowledge of child and adolescent developmental stages.
Ability to effectively communicate with a diverse population both orally and in writing, to include written reports and documentation of treatment information.

Responsibilities

Ensures the individual’s health, safety, and welfare by monitoring their physical health and psychiatric health needs.
Enhances the quality of the individuals’ lives and their integration into the community by supporting established goals, and community integration.
Develops and implements program plans designed to enhance the individual’s social, emotional, cognitive, physical, and independent living skills.
Ability to conceptualize, plan and facilitate individual and group sessions and in some cases family therapies.
Performs clinical assessments and develops/implements treatment plans.
Completes all daily, weekly, and monthly records i.e., treatment plans, reports, logs, and other documentations.
Communicates and collaborates with team members, individual’s families, involved agencies, and the community in providing required relevant information.
Provides crisis management, intervention which may include verbal/physical altercations and/or suicidal/self-injurious thoughts or actions, and is on-call as assigned.
Willing to learn and model the five principles of trauma informed care; safety, choice, collaboration, trustworthiness, and empowerment.
Commitment to promote cultural, racial, language and gender access, diversity, equity and inclusion.
Provides case administration to an assigned caseload.
Serves as team leader when needed.
Provides treatment services to families including therapy , skills training, and education designed to enable families to care for their mentally ill or emotionally disturbed children in the home.
Provides clinical counseling in community settings, when applicable.
Participates in regular clinical supervision and continued educational activities to further develop professional skills and to meet Family Based Mental Health Services (FBMHS) requirements.
Works closely with other FBMHS team members to assure clear communication and team consistency.
Provides planning, family support, service linkage and referral for families.

Benefits

Medical, Dental, Prescription, & Vision Insurance available for employees, spouses, domestic partners, & dependents who qualify.
Generous Paid Time Off & Other Paid Leave
Extensive Paid Training
Career Development Opportunities
Flexible Pay Options through myFlexPay
Family Medical and Parental Leave
Flexible spending accounts for medical & dependent care
Traditional or Roth 401K Plans with up to 4% employer match
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Life Insurance
Wellness Opportunities
Tuition Assistance
Mentor/Mentee Opportunities