Outpatient Therapist - Youth
About The Position
Purpose: To provide admission evaluations and provide short-term therapeutic services. Will assist in other PACES functions as needed. Accountabilities: Will provide outreach to families referred for PACES services and complete admission evaluations. Will provide specialized therapeutic interventions as appropriate to client need and training and experience. Will maintain caseload of clients/consumers in need of short-term treatment. Works with other staff to provide increased support to a client at risk of hospitalization or out of home placement. Identifies strengths and needs of client/consumer and families and acts to involve them in planning for desired services. Familiarizes client/consumer with community resources for educational, cultural, recreational and social activities. Works with case managers to secure adequate services, resource acquisition and resource coordination as needed. Will provide liaison duties to community agencies as assigned. Coordinate care as appropriate and maintain an excellent working relationship with community partners.
Requirements
- Education: Possesses Master’s degree in social science field, with relevant licensure by Kansas Board of Behavioral Sciences
- Experience: Experience treating trauma and sexual abuse with children. Familiar with mental health theory and practice.
- Skills & Abilities: Ability to recognize and be sensitive to cultural and ethnic differences.
- Communicates directly and effectively in a cooperative manner with colleagues and representatives of other agencies.
- Must be available to work flexible hours, including evenings and as needed after hours coverage.
- Must be able to safely perform the essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodations.
- Other: Clearance through Kansas Child Abuse/Neglect Registry, Adult Abuse Registry and criminal background check through Validity Screening Solutions and Medicaid/Medicare reimbursable inquires.
- Eligible for Medicaid reimbursement.
Responsibilities
- Provide outreach to families referred for PACES services and complete admission evaluations.
- Provide specialized therapeutic interventions as appropriate to client need and training and experience.
- Maintain caseload of clients/consumers in need of short-term treatment.
- Work with other staff to provide increased support to a client at risk of hospitalization or out of home placement.
- Identify strengths and needs of client/consumer and families and acts to involve them in planning for desired services.
- Familiarize client/consumer with community resources for educational, cultural, recreational and social activities.
- Work with case managers to secure adequate services, resource acquisition and resource coordination as needed.
- Provide liaison duties to community agencies as assigned.
- Coordinate care as appropriate and maintain an excellent working relationship with community partners.
