What are the responsibilities and job description for the Therapist position at AC001 Acenda, Inc.?
If you want to make a living by making a difference, join Acenda as an
TherapistJoin #TeamAcenda, a leading behavioral healthcare agency invested in providing quality services to individuals and families across South Jersey.
Why Choose Acenda:
- Work-life Balance
- Friendly and Supportive Agency Culture
- Flexible Schedules
- Professional Growth and Development
- Generous Time Off
- Performance Based Bonuses
If you want to make a difference in the lives of parents and their children who reside in an out of home placement, join Acenda as a Therapist in our Supportive Visitation Services program serving Atlantic, Burlington and Cape May Counties.
Therapists work as part of a supportive team to help improve parent-child interactions and attachment, address behavioral health needs and empower parents to meet their children’s physical, developmental and emotional needs through regular meaningful visits.
Key Therapist Responsibilities:
- Coordinate visits between parents and resource parents and transport children or parents to and from visits as needed
- Provide comprehensive intake assessments for families that will guide the family’s individualized visit plan.
- Facilitate therapeutic visits in the least restrictive environment, supervising and coaching parent-child interactions.
- Facilitate pre-visit prep discussions, coaching techniques during the visit and post-visit debriefing; helping improve parenting skills and interactions so reunification or permanency can occur
- Empower parents to appropriately manage challenging behaviors in their children.
- Intervene as appropriate to ensure the safety of children during visits and model appropriate interactions between parents and children
- Facilitate collaborative visit planning meetings with visit participants and relevant stakeholders.
- Implement evidence-based services and intervention strategies that align with family’s goals and adjust services accordingly.
- Provide clinical interventions to help stabilize families reunified during our intervention.
- Work collaboratively with peers, DCP&P and other community providers, effectively communicating and problem-solving.
- Complete client documentation, including intake assessments, visitation plans and evaluation tools consistent with program and agency requirements.
Requirements:
- Master's degree in social work, psychology, counseling or related field.
- Must have a valid NJ professional license (LSW, LAC, CSW or in process of obtaining licensure)
- Must have a minimum of one year of experience working with children and families, particularly families involved with the child welfare system and/or affected by trauma.
- Must have and maintain a valid driver's license with a clean driver’s abstract.
- Must have knowledge and ability to use therapeutic approaches.
- Must have experience with crisis intervention and conflict resolution.
Additional Information:
- Salary: $70,000
- Sign on Bonus: $750
- Bilingual Rate: An additional $3,120 bilingual rate added if Spanish proficient
Acenda's Equal Employment Opportunity Commitment
Acenda Integrated Health is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
Acenda's support of Diversity, Equity, inclusion and Belonging (DEI&B) brings together a diverse workforce to successfully achieve our mission of moving lives forward in the community.
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Department/Program
Supportive Visitation Services (SVS)Salary : $70,000
