Behavioral Health Therapist
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Job Location:
Wilmington, DE - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
21 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Nemours Childrens Hospital Delaware is seeking a full-time evidence-based therapistto join the Swank Autism Center in Wilmington DE.
The Swank Autism Center at Nemours Childrens Health Delaware is seeking an evidence-based behavioral health therapist to join our team. The Autism Center provides comprehensive evaluation and intervention support services for children up to 21 years. We are seeking applicants with demonstrable training and experience working with autistic children adolescents and their families. This position will focus on consultation individual and group therapy and evaluations with patients and families from the Delaware Valley community. Experience with neuro-affirming care cognitive behavior therapy parent-mediated approaches emotional regulation skill building and/or support for transition-to-adulthood are preferred. The behavioral health therapist will join an interdisciplinary clinical team and will collaborate with providers in psychology developmental medicine psychiatry and applied behavior analysis as well as autistic colleagues and caregivers.
Equity diversity and inclusion guide our growth and strategy. We are looking for individuals who are passionate about and committed to leading efforts to provide culturally relevant neuro-affirming care reducing health disparities and helping build a diverse and inclusive team environment. Autistic/neurodivergent applicants and caregiver applicants would be welcomed.
This position may have opportunities to serve as a supervisor for learners. Teaching training and mentoring are core values in our are committed to expanding the pathway to a diverse workforce and as such are intentional in our hiring and retention practice continuous learning through awareness-enhancing and bias reduction educational opportunities that guide our overarching lens of health equity. There will also be opportunities for quality improvement and research initiatives. We offer numerous opportunities to participate in program development leadership advocacy and community outreach. Experience working with Spanish speaking families is desired.
Qualifications
- Masters degree from an accredited social work counseling or marriage and family therapy program.
- Delaware independent licensure (LCSW LPCMH LMFT) prior to starting in the role is required (i.e. can have license in another state but must obtain DE license before starting).
- 2-5 years experience working with autistic children and/or adolescents who are autistic.
Send letter of interest and CV toand state Autism Therapist Position in the subject line. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.
Key Skills
- Experience Working With Students
- Time Management
- Acute Care
- HTTPS
- Speech Therapy
- Assistive Technologies
- Autism Experience
- Pediatrics Experience
- Home Care
- Interpretation
- Patient Service Experience
- Phone Etiquette
About Company
Nemours Children’s Health is an internationally recognized children’s health system. With more than 1.7 million patient encounters annually, we provide medical care in five states through two freestanding state-of-the-art children’s hospitals — Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware an ... View more
