Intensive Home-Based Therapist

Integrated Services for Behavioral Health•Lancaster, OH

2d•Remote

About The Position

Integrated Services for Behavioral Health is seeking compassionate, dedicated Intensive Home-Based Therapists in Fairfield County, OH. This role focuses on empowering youth and families by creating strength-based behavior change that is sustained long after treatment ends. Therapists will receive ongoing training in Intensive Family and System Treatment (I-FAST) and work with families, youth, their communities, and other key members of their ecology to implement I-FAST as designed. The position is eligible for a $5,000 sign-on bonus.

Requirements

Must meet requirements for licensure as defined by the Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage & Family Therapist Board.
Experience and passion for delivering services to youth and families.
Comfortable working with a diverse community of clients.
Knowledge of or experience engaging with families in the community.
Experience with multi-need individuals and families.
Broad knowledge of community service systems.
Willing to participate in and lead cross-systems team-building activities.
Able to effectively communicate through verbal/written expression.
Must be able to operate in an Internet-based, automated office environment.

Responsibilities

Provide direct clinical treatment using the I-FAST model and principles, including leveraging strengths, focusing on the positive, understanding frames and patterns, and increasing mature behavior.
Conduct thorough assessments of clients and families to gather information on behaviors of concern and strengths within the family and their ecology to inform conceptualization of problem behaviors and interactions.
Work with families to define cultural factors that influence strengths, functioning, and family behaviors to ensure ongoing engagement and success in care.
Provide individual and family psychotherapy services that support identified needs.
Develop collaborative and creative partnerships with community resources to meet the needs of each family.
Continuously work to engage the primary caregiver, family members, supports, and community agency staff (school, probation, child welfare) in change-oriented treatment.
Dedicate time to weekly case planning and evaluation of case progress, with ongoing support from supervisors and team members.
Receive regular training, professional development, supervision, and consultation activities designed to help acquire extensive clinical skills within the I-FAST model.
Work collaboratively with the team to ensure clients have access to support 24 hours/day, 7 days/week as needed.
Maintain necessary documentation, participate in program evaluation, attend team and program planning meetings, and cross-systems training.
Acquire knowledge of community resources.
Meet billing productivity requirements established by Integrated Services for Behavioral Health.
Perform other duties as assigned.