Bilingual In Home Therapy Masters Clinician- Spanish or Portuguese
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Job Location:
Worcester, MA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Overview
$72000 unlicensed; $77000 independent licensure
The In Home Therapy Clinician will provide family and strength based clinical services to families in the home and community settings. They will provide intensive family therapy and therapeutic training and support services.
Advocates promotes a healthy work-life balance and offers many generous perks of employment and room for advancement. We are a strong-knit community that values the ideas and contributions fromour staff.
Are you ready to make a difference
Minimum Education Required
Responsibilities
- Conduct comprehensive home-based behavioral health assessment inclusive of the CANS (Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths standardized assessment tool).
- Develop and coordinate treatment planning.
- Provide intensive family therapy.
- Identify community resources and develop natural supports for youth and parent/guardian/caregiver
- Provide complete care coordination:
- Attend necessary meetings to include IEP meetings hospital discharge meetings Care Planning Team (CPT) meetings for members enrolled in ICC.
- Provide collateral contacts for case coordination (phone and face to face)
- Collaborate with care coordinator (for youth enrolled in ICC services) and/or behavioral service providers for treatment planning
- Provide referrals and linkage to appropriate supports and services
- Coordinate and communicate to collaterals all aftercare planning
- Provide coaching in support of decision making in both crisis and non-crisis situations.
- Provide skills training for youth and parent/caregiver/guardianProvide phone crisis response during working hours and participate in on-call coverage rotation.
- Provide member/service recipient transportation as needed in connection with service delivery.
- Conduct member outreach as needed to engage members and families.
- Participate in Risk management/safety planning.
- Complete all required documentation in a timely manner.
- Attends and actively participates in supervision and staff meetings.
- Develop and maintain working relationships with CSA (Community Service Agencies as part of Mass Healths managed care contractors) and community partners.
Qualifications
- Masters level degree in social work counseling or related field required
- Experience working with children/families and adolescents in child development childhood mental illness or family issues preferred.
- Must complete in Home Therapy training program upon acceptance of position and prior to providing services.
- Certification to administer CANS-MA version.
- Must be proficient in use of standardized documentation procedures.
- Must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
- Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
- Ability to develop and maintain satisfactory working relationships with employees and providers.
- High energy level superior interpersonal skills and ability to function in a team atmosphere.
- Commitment to Advocates values and mission.
- Must hold a valid drivers license.
- Must have access to an operational and insured vehicle and be willing to use it to transport members.
- Portuguese or Spanish speaking required
Advocates is committed to cultivating a diverse and welcoming community where everyone feels respected and valued. Advocates fosters a culture of inclusion that celebrates and promotes diversity along multiple dimensions including race ethnicity sex gender identity gender expression sexual orientation partnered status age national origin socioeconomic status religion ability culture and experience.
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About Company
Advocates is committed to helping people with autism, brain injuries, mental health challenges, intellectual disabilities, or substance use issues live healthy, happy lives in the community.
