Children's Crisis Residence Clinician (FT)
23 days ago
Utica
Job Description Program Summary: The Crisis Residence program is a unique program providing trauma informed care in a therapeutic milieu for children experiencing a crisis. The purpose of a Children’s Crisis Residence Program is to stabilize a child’s crisis symptoms and restore the child to a level of functioning and stability that supports their transition back to community-based services and supports to prevent or reduce future crises. The crisis residence program provides 24/7 monitoring and supervision, as well as intensive crisis treatment and support for the child, family, and caregivers to facilitate the child’s successful return home and/or to the community. Position Summary: The Clinician is responsible for providing individual and group therapy for up to 8 youth at a time. Family therapy may also be offered as needed. The Qualified Mental Health Professional is responsible for providing treatment to children and their families to support identified treatment goals and targeted service interventions. The Licensed Mental Health Professional will address the clinical needs of the children and the complex needs of the entire family unit. Will adhere to and promote the philosophy and mission of the company by performing the following duties. Shift: This is a Full-Time position at 35 hours per week, will include afternoon and evenings during the week while children are in school, and can include weekend hours as needed. Duties and Responsibilities: • Complete assessments, and documentation, provide individual/family/group therapy, treatment planning, servicing planning monitoring, and crisis management., • Address the clinical needs of the children and the complex needs of the entire family unit. Treatment interventions utilized by this team member must be individualized to the child and family, as well as evidence-based, and Trauma-Informed, • In collaboration with Care Coordinator, link the youth and their families to necessary resources and services in a timely and coordinated manner., • Consistently demonstrates a strength-based approach and Trauma Informed Care., • Assist with providing therapeutic communication and interactions with youth/families for the purpose of alleviating symptoms or functional limitations associated with a child/youth’s behavioral health diagnosis, reversing or changing maladaptive patterns of behavior, encouraging personal growth and development, and supporting the child/youth’s capacity to achieve developmental milestones., • Ensure outreach efforts to support families in their service provisions., • Coordinate treatment team meetings for the youth and their families., • Completes all required documentation in a comprehensive and timely manner., • Engage youth and assist families with an understanding of agency philosophy and policies., • Participate in training sessions and stay current with training updates as required., • Attends agency in-services, workshops and seminars as required., • Participates bi-weekly supervision., • Completes all required documentation in a comprehensive and timely manner., • Additional duties may be assigned, on an as needed basis. Education / Experience: • At least 3-5 years of experience working with children and youth with significant emotional disorders, severe mental, emotional, and behavioral impairments histories of hospitalization, and families with complex, multi-system needs, in crisis, with children in a mental health setting, or related experience., • Experience with providing evidence-based treatments and familiarity with evidence-based practices is crucial to this role., • Professional License by the New York State Education Department is required and operates within the practitioner’s scope of practice as defined by New York State law. This license includes that of a licensed social worker (LMSW), Licensed Clinical Social Work (LCSW), licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT), licensed mental health counselor (LMHC), or licensed creative art therapist (LCAT)., • All staff must be cleared with the New York State Central Registry, New York State Justice Center, and complete a background check/fingering printing in accordance with 14 NYCRR Part 550 regarding criminal background checks, and NYS Social Services Law Section 424 regarding the child abuse and neglect registry., • A valid New York State driver's license and reliable transportation is required., • Individuals must be 21 years of age or older.