About the Role
Villa of Hope helps youth and families rebuild relationships, recover from trauma and renew Hope for their future. This role provides in-home and community-based therapy for individuals, groups, and families, and maintains client records in compliance with regulations.
Responsibilities
- Provide in-home and/or other community based individual, group, and family therapy sessions as prescribed in the treatment plan using individualized evidence based therapeutic interventions.
- Engage in crisis intervention services for individuals experiencing acute distress.
- Maintains confidentiality and security for all client and staff related materials and/or records.
- Engage in case consultation with community providers as needed: Assess, evaluate, and discuss progress, updates, and interventions in the treatment plan as needed.
- Engage in person centered needs assessments to support linkages and referrals to other ongoing mental health services and community resources.
- Collaborate effectively with referral sources and collateral contacts.
- Demonstrates, promotes and practices cultural competency toward clients and staff through respect and understanding.
- Develop an individualized treatment plan in collaboration with the client; and parent/guardian based on needs identified in assessment and complete treatment plan reviews with the client and parent/guardian.
- Responsible for the maintenance of client records in compliance with Office of Mental Health (OMH), regulations to include: Initial assessment, diagnosis, treatment plans, treatment plan reviews and updates, daily treatment progress notes that include individual, group and family sessions and all admission and discharge paperwork.
- Provides family counseling and educational sessions to parents and siblings regarding understanding of the mental health diagnosis, symptom management and interventions.
- Develop a comprehensive discharge plan for client that assures their ongoing treatment needs are met after discharge.
- Work in alignment with Villa of Hope regulations and requirements.
- Provides and participates in case consultation weekly.
- Connect clients to aftercare and community based long term mental health treatment, or inpatient services as indicated.
- Coordinates case planning and progress internally through team meetings and individual contacts with other disciplines.
- Make treatment recommendations and referrals based on information and data gathered during individual, family and group sessions.
- Secure and link client and family to community resources whenever need is identified including community support groups.
- Seeks clinical supervision to develop competencies and skills in areas of professional development.
- Participates in individual & group supervision for professional growth.
- Works to support program expansion by participating in clinic services related to growth.
- Exercises full compliance with the Agency’s Code of Conduct, all Agency Policies and Procedures.
- Responsible for travel in the community with the use of personal vehicle.
- Treatment of clients in the community is required.
- Completion of other documentation as required by regulations or program needs.
Requirements
- Master's degree in human service required.
- Extensive experience serving individuals and youth with Serious Emotional Disturbances.
- Experience working with youth who have co-occurring disorders.
- Computer skills, organizational and problem solving skills required.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate with others required.
- Valid NYS License in good standing.
Skills
- Therapeutic interventions
- Crisis intervention
- Confidentiality and security
- Case consultation
- Needs assessments
- Referrals
- Collaboration
- Cultural competency
- Treatment planning
- Record maintenance
- Family counseling
- Discharge planning
- Teamwork
- Problem solving
- Interpersonal skills
Location
- In Home
- Community
Work Type
- In Home
- Community Based
Experience Level
- Commensurate with education and experience
Education Level
- Master's degree in human service
- LMHC
- MHC – P (NYS eligibility and completed limited permit documentation)
- LMFT
- LMSW
- LCSW
Salary/Compensations
- $27.47/hr - $32.00/hr
About the Company
- Villa of Hope helps youth and families rebuild relationships, recover from trauma and renew Hope for their future.
- Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion, Justice and Equity
