Mental Health Worker/Trauma - Family Based

PATH People Acting To Help, Inc.•Philadelphia, PA

22h•Hybrid

About The Position

PATH (People Acting to Help) Inc. is a comprehensive Community Behavioral Health and Intellectual Disability Center offering a wide array of services and supports to the Northeast Philadelphia community. PATH has achieved high levels of accreditation, including a 5 Star Provider Rating by CBH and recognition for its high-quality, innovative programs. Our mission is to help individuals achieve a more independent and fulfilling life. This role involves working as a team member with a therapist on a specialty trauma team, providing intensive family-based services using the Ecosystemic Structural Family Therapy (ESFT) model, primarily in the family's home. Services include assessments, service coordination and linkages, crisis intervention and prevention, educational and daily living skills, collaboration with systems involved with the youth and family, and assisting the therapist in delivering individual, family, and group therapy.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in social work, counseling, marriage and family or psychology from an accredited college or university.
1 year experience in the CASSP system.
Experience in provision of trauma focused interventions/training preferred.
Driver's License and Vehicle Required.

Nice To Haves

Experience in provision of trauma focused interventions/training

Responsibilities

Provide initial and on-going comprehensive assessments of identified families and youth, with an emphasis on assessment of trauma and the impact on the family and individual.
Assist the therapist in the provision of individual, family, and group therapy with identified families.
Work collaboratively with assigned therapist to provide comprehensive services and linkages.
Provide 24/7 on-call coverage on a rotating basis.
Deliver services in a manner convenient to families which includes evening and weekend service provision.
Consult with psychiatrist on a regular basis and attend psychiatric appointments with the youth and family.
Collaborate on a regular basis with all systems involved with the youth and family.
Provide on-going role modeling to youth and families.
Provide crisis assessment, intervention and prevention.
Develop and implement socialization and daily living skills training and activities for the youth and family.
Provide case management services and linkages to all needed services for the youth and family.
Attend and participate in required ecosystemic family therapy trainings in addition to required state and local trainings, to include enhanced training in trauma focused therapy and interventions.
Demonstrate commitment to learning the Ecosystemic Structural Family Therapy (ESFT) model, by bringing videotaped sessions to supervision, learning genograms, eco-maps, structural maps and assure that identified traumatic events are included on the family timeline.
Present cases both to peers at PATH, Inc, and at training program, as requested.
Complete all documentation in a timely, comprehensive manner.
Contribute to any quality improvement/outcome measurement tracking and data gathering as assigned.
Meet productivity standards for your position.