Mental Health Therapist

Family Based Mental Health Therapist

Job Duties and Responsibilities

Intensive Case Management Duties

• FBMH Therapist will provide ICM service to help families’ access resources to meet basic needs.
• FBMH Therapist will collaborate with other agencies that are involved with the client and/or family regarding issues pertinent to treatment a minimum of one time per month.
• FBMH Therapist will be responsible for providing updates to referral agencies regarding progress of case. Progress reports will be provided on a monthly basis and as needed.  

• FBMH Therapist will be a part of the Discharge planning meeting with the family to decide and make necessary referrals for aftercare.

Treatment 

• FBMH Therapist will provide clinical leadership in the assessment of the family’s struggles through the completion of an intake, timeline and genogram.  

• FBMH Therapist will provide clinical leadership in formulating and writing treatment plans with the family. Plans will be reviewed on a monthly basis and updated.  

• FBMH Therapist will co-facilitate structural family therapy sessions with the FBMH Worker. FBMH Therapist will be responsible for the clinical focus of treatment session.

• FBMH Therapist will conduct individual and family treatment sessions focusing on pertinent issues impacting the family that are related to the treatment plan and theme of treatment. 

• FBMH Therapist will demonstrate the ability to engage families in the treatment process through the use of reflective listening, collaboration, empathy and setting goals that are relevant to the family.

• FBMH Therapist will demonstrate the ability to use interventions learned through attending the FBMH trainings or within the FB program. Interventions may be enactments, family sculpture, challenging, etc…

• FBMH Therapist will provide the clinical lead with the FBMH Worker and family in the development of a 24 hour crisis plan that includes any informal or formal supports the family can utilize to defuse a crisis. 
• FBMH Worker will provide 24 hour crisis availability when on call (once every 14 weeks). FBMH Worker will be available to provide over the phone support.
• The FBMH team must have a minimum of 2 sessions (individual, parent, family) per consumer family per week unless discussed with supervisor. Contacts are to be regularly scheduled and accommodate the family’s scheduling needs.  Thus some of the service delivery hours will include evenings and some weekends. 

Supervision/Training

• FBMH Therapist will attend all scheduled supervisions as this is vital to providing quality service to the families being served.

• FBMH Therapist will attend all trainings provided by the Center for Family Based Training Center.  Therapist will also videotape sessions at least 2 times per family during treatment period to present at supervisions and clinical trainings to enhance skills and treatment.

Administrative

• FBMH Therapist will document all contacts with consumers and other agencies on a progress note. 
• FBMH Therapist, as part of the team, will be responsible for maintaining productivity requirements.
• FBMH Therapist is responsible for making sure all documentation is in the chart for their specified cases. 

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Counseling, Social Work, Education, or Human Services
• Flexible schedule, including evening hours
• Valid PA driver’s license, auto insurance, and reliable transportation

Other Qualifications

• All necessary child abuse clearances (PA Criminal Record Check, PA Child Abuse Clearance, and Federal Criminal History Clearance)
• Valid driver’s license
• Auto insurance

General Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required

• Communication Skills – Transmits information clearly, in writing and/or verbally; Clearly and consistently communicates with clients, supervisors, and families
• Customer Service Skills – always puts the client first
• Problem Solving Skills – Demonstrates sound judgement and decision-making
• Organizational Skills – uses an organized approach to job responsibilities
• Active Listening Skills – Consistently uses good active listening skills
• Professionalism – acts with professionalism and integrity in all work environments
• Initiative – takes initiative and is proactive
• Responsive – attentive/responsive to needs of internal and/or external clients
• Patience – able to maintain patience in all situations
• Consistency – able to handle all situations and treat all people with consistency
• Ability to work closely with others
• Ability to manage time and meet frequent deadlines
• Ability to maintain accurate paperwork
• Ability to analyze information and apply standard practices
• Ability to work with interruptions
• Ability to utilize creativity to problem solve
• Ability to follow and maintain confidentiality and safety policies

Working Conditions

• Work will be completed in a variety of conditions and settings, such as the client’s home.

Physical Requirements

Constantly Incurred (More than 75% of time on job) – ability to communicate orally and in writing, ability to hear conversation, ability to observe behavior, ability to analyze actions and behaviors

Frequently Incurred (Between 25% - 75% of time on job) – ability to stand, ability to walk, ability to sit, ability to drive (in order to make home visits), ability use legs/arms to climb, ability to balance

Occasionally Incurred (Less than 25% of time on job) – ability to lift, ability to work in hot (between 90-100 degrees) and cold (below 55 degrees) temperatures, exposure to intermittent noise above 85DB, exposure to chemicals (cleaning)

This job description is intended to cover the information essential to understanding the scope of the job, and the general nature and level of work performed by job holders within this job. This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of qualifications, skills, efforts, duties, responsibilities, or working conditions associated with the position. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed of representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Blair Family Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Salary : $24 - $28