Early Intervention Therapist

Thrive Behavioral Health is currently hiring social workers and counselors with active unrestricted Maryland an LCSWC LCPC LMSW LGPC LGDAC LGPAT LGMFT or a similar license to work with Thrives Anne Arundel County Early Intervention Program to provide behavioral support in the school and community. This position is a yearround opportunity and is geared towards students who have behavioral challenges at school and are at risk for going on a nonpublic education route. Our goal is to be able to provide behavioral support in the school and home to reduce said behaviors. Services will take place in the Anne Arundel County School Clusters as well as students home.

SOME JOB DUTIES WILL BE VIRTUAL.

Additional earnings is possible.

Details of the job:

• The position is 40 hours a week yearround with some flexibility of scheduling
• Hourly Rate is $40.76 for LG/LM and $41.71 for LC
• Works out of our Millersville office
• Therapist will not have more than 7 clients at any given time
• The direct support of a Thrive therapist aide
• Experience with a younger population of 3 years old and up is highly desired.
• Must be familiar with multiple intervention types
• Able to form strong connections with integral school staff and families

Additional responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Maintain active caseload list of Early Intervention students
• Attend interest meetings with Early Intervention team
• Assist in program development and related tasks

This position is paid on a hourly basis but therapist may elect to have supplemental income through a feeforservice model. Desired candidates should be able to collaborate effectively with a team of professionals. Candidates should be able to interact in a professional manner build productive & positive relationships with others both internally and externally. The successful candidate will confidently represent agency and its mission.

The position offers:

• Benefits include but are not limited to: health companypaid life insurance paid time off paid holidays 401k plan with match disability insurances etc.
• Clinical and administrative supervision provided atNO COST.
• Positive and supportive work environment.
• Thrive is a rapidly growing company offering a great deal of opportunity for advancement and ability to create/develop professional specialties.
• Inhouse CEUs available and participation in several training initiatives.
• And so much more!

PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORKING CONDITIONS:

• The essential functions of this job include the following physical and intellectual demands:
  • Frequently sit stand and or walk
  • Regularly driving a motor vehicle
  • Frequently hearing seeing and speaking
  • Regularly typing
  • Occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds
  • The ability to work in a fastpaced environment with potential for stressful situations
  • Comprehends and performs job duties at a reasonable pace while using attention to detail
  • Concentrates formulates plans and makes decisions
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• The organization cannot control all environments in which a therapist may encounter outside of the Thrive office space however staff are encouraged to notify management to determine if there are reasonable options available. Examples to consider include but are not limited to temperature/humidity of the site places to sit while providing therapy smoking and/or pets in the home and a private environment to provide therapy. You may be exposed to other allergens.
• Due to the nature of the industry working in the evenings approximately 7:308:00 pm may be expected.

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*Option to earn outside under a FeeForService model. Receive payment for billable services in accordance with type of service licensure and desired skill.

Benefits Include but are not limited to:

• Health Insurance (M/D/V) through Blue Cross/Blue Shield
• Flexible Spending Accounts (DCFSA Health FSA)
• 401(k) Retirement with a company match
• Company Paid Life & AD&D
• PTO Holiday Pay Bereavement Pay & Jury Duty Pay
• EAP
• Laptop and/or MiFi available for loan
• AFLAC Supplemental Insurances (Life Dependent Life STD LTD Hospitalization to name a few)
• Free Administrative and Clinical Supervision
• Opportunities for inhouse CEUs

MISSION STATEMENT:

The mission of Thrive Behavioral Health is to provide quality mental health services to individuals and families with a focus on reducing traditional barriers to accessing treatment and ensuring a high level of collaboration with our community partners.

We are committed to treating patients and their families with the highest regard and respect for patients to work toward reaching their highest growth potential in their therapeutic process. This is accomplished through the strict adherence to the highest ethical standards of care and policies and procedures set forth by the Maryland State Department of Health Services and the Joint Commission.

Thrive Behavioral Health is Joint Commission accredited. Our team of licensed therapists provide individual family and schoolbased therapy services to adults children and families. Thrive serves clients in Baltimore City and Frederick Baltimore Harford Howard Prince Georges Anne Arundel and Montgomery counties. Our Thrive clinicians take a proactive approach to treatment by meeting with clients in neighborhoods homes and schools to reduce the barriers of traditional mental health treatment. Thrive also has clinicbased programs in Rosedale Catonsville Millersville and Silver Spring and Bel Air.

EEOC STATEMENT:

It is our policy to abide by all Federal and State laws as well as the requirements of 41 CFR 601.4(a) 60300.5(a) and 60741.5 (a) prohibiting discrimination against qualified individuals based on their race color religion sex (including pregnancy gender identity and sexual orientation) parental status national origin age disability family medical history or genetic information political affiliation military service or other nonmerit based factors.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

1. Knowledge of industry standards: organization theory principles and research processes accreditation and regulatory standards ability to assess clinical care requirements based on psychotherapeutic and human development principles scope of practice and regulatory standards.
2. Treatment knowledge: Provides therapeutic treatment to assigned caseload consistent with treatment plans and conducts effective therapy sessions on a regular basis using appropriate modalities.
3. Able to work effectively with the client to implement solutions and model appropriate behaviors.
4. Professional readiness: Issues related to selfawareness diversity ethics and continuing education.
5. Knowledge of PC software programs including Microsoft Word Excel and Outlook is preferred.
6. Understanding: code of ethics for respective profession and seeks consultation with supervisor when necessary.
7. Written and oral communication skills; must be able to concentrate on work amid distractions such as noise conversations and foot traffic.
8. Must be able to work independently with little direct supervision in an unstructured environment with multiple demands.
9. Reading and writing level that can clearly express or understand complex concepts assessments directions and processes or sequences of eventslevel equivalent to at least four years of college.
10. Ability to represent the program well in interactions both inside and outside the facility

1. Working knowledge of DSM 5 diagnoses & has the ability to asses and diagnose according to DSM 5 diagnostic criteria.

AGE SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES (CHILDREN 317 YEARS)

1. Demonstrates the ability to systemically collect record and analyze data and other relevant interactive social systems including mental status special precautions (suicidality homicidality elopement); physical problems/medical acuity (withdraw and nutritional needs); and ethical concerns (social religious or cultural needs).
2. Initiates/develops a treatment plan with specific goals and interventions unique to the needs of the patient.
3. As guided by the treatment plans implements appropriate interventions that promote maintain or restore physical and mental health and restores developmental progression in childhood & adulthood.
4. Recommends special precautions (such as safety planning or crisis intervention) for children & adults as needed.
5. Evaluates the response of the child/adult/family to interventions in order to revise the plan including discharge criteria.
6. Knowledgeable of normative developmental milestones in accordance with chronological age.

MINIMUM JOB REQUIRMENTS

Education Training and Experience Required:

1. Active unrestricted and independent to practice in Maryland as a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) Licensed Graduate Professional Counselor (LGPC) or Licensed Graduate Marriage and Family Therapist (LGMFT) Licensed Clinical Social WorkerCertified (LCSWC) Licensed Clinical Marriage and Family Therapist (LCMFT) and Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC).

2. Prefer CPR/FFA Certification.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORKING CONDITIONS:

• The essential functions of this job include the following physical and intellectual demands:
  • Frequently sit stand and or walk
  • Regularly driving a motor vehicle
  • Frequently hearing seeing and speaking
  • Regularly typing
  • Occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds
  • The ability to work in a fast pace environment with potential for stressful situations
  • Comprehends and performs job duties at a reasonable pace while using attention to detail
  • Concentrates formulates plans and makes decisions
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• The organization cannot control all environments in which a therapist may encounter outside of the Thrive office space however staff are encouraged to notify management to determine if there are reasonable options available. Examples to consider include but are not limited to temperature/humidity of the site places to sit while providing therapy smoking and/or pets in the home and a private environment to provide therapy. You may be exposed to other allergens.
• Due to the nature of the industry working in the evenings approximately 7:308:00 pm may be expected

EEOC STATEMENT:

It is our policy to abide by all Federal and State laws as well as the requirements of 41 CFR 601.4(a) 60300.5(a) and 60741.5 (a) prohibiting discrimination against qualified individuals based on their race color religion sex (including pregnancy gender identity and sexual orientation) parental status national origin age disability family medical history or genetic information political affiliation military service or other nonmerit based factors.