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Therapeutic Mentor/Therapeutic Training & Support

Clinical & Support Options, Inc.
Springfield, MA Full Time
POSTED ON 1/23/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/22/2025
Job Details

Job Location

1 Federal Street, Bldg. 102 - Springfield, MA

Position Type

Full Time

Education Level

Associates Degree

Job Shift

Day Shift

Description

CSO is looking for a Therapeutic Mentor/Therapeutic Training and Support Specialist for our Family Support Services team.

Looking for a rewarding opportunity to better the lives of children and families in your community?

Join our team of dedicated professionals in our Family Support Services Program. Provide community-based direct care services to children and families. The main focus of these services is to alleviate the youth's mental health issues and strengthen the family structures and supports.

Therapeutic Mentoring offers structured, one-to-one, strength-based support services between a therapeutic mentor and a youth for the purpose of addressing daily living, social, and communication needs. Therapeutic Mentoring services include supporting, coaching, and training the youth in age-appropriate behaviors, interpersonal communication, problem-solving and conflict resolution, and relating appropriately to other children and adolescents, as well as adults, in recreational and social activities pursuant to a behavioral health treatment plan.

These services help to ensure the youth's success in navigating various social contexts, learning new skills and making functional progress, while the Therapeutic Mentor offers supervision of these interactions and engages the youth in discussions about strategies for effective handling of peer interactions.

The Therapeutic Mentoring Provider Engages The Youth In Activities In The Community. These Activities Meet One Or More Of The Following Purposes

  • Provision of anticipatory guidance
  • Teaching of alternative strategies
  • Role playing
  • Behavioral rehearsal
  • Skill acquisition in the community
  • Practicing skills in the community
  • Exposure to social situations in which age-appropriate skills can be practiced
  • Enhancing conflict resolution skills
  • Developing communication skill
  • Therapeutic Mentoring interventions are designed to address one or more goals on a youth's existing Treatment Plan and are provided while engaging the youth in the following types of activities:
  • Social activities
  • Recreational activities
  • Athletic activities
  • Artistic or creative activities
  • Educational or vocational activities
  • Activities of daily living based in the community (e.g., taking public transportation, applying for a job, etc.).

Therapeutic Training and Support (TT&S) is a member of the In-Home Therapy (IHT) Team. TT&S is a service provided by a qualified paraprofessional working under the supervision of a clinician to support implementation of the clinician's treatment plan to assist the youth and family in achieving the goals of that plan. The paraprofessional assists the clinician in implementing the therapeutic objectives of the treatment plan designed to address the youth's mental health, behavioral, and emotional needs. This service includes teaching the youth to understand, direct, interpret, manage, and control feelings and emotional responses to situations and to assist the family to address the youth's emotional and mental health needs.

What We Offer

Competitive salaries, full health and dental coverage, free CEUs for in-house training, ample paid time off, a 403B retirement savings plan, employee referral bonuses, group rate supplemental insurances, a premier employee assistance program, personal cell phone plan discounts, and a flexible, supportive work environment fostering collaboration.

Our Agency

Clinical & Support Options, Inc. is a dynamic behavioral health organization serving Western Massachusetts for over 50 years. With offices across Springfield, Northampton, Greenfield, and beyond, we're dedicated to providing comprehensive support to individuals and families. Join our team of over 650 multi-disciplinary staff and become part of a collaborative environment where excellence is fostered internally and partnerships are forged externally with community organizations. At CSO, you'll find a flexible and supportive work environment that encourages collaboration and growth. Join us and make a positive impact on thousands of lives in our communities!

CSO was voted a "Healthcare Industry Top Workplace" in 2023. We are the fastest-growing Behavioral Health agency in Western Massachusetts. CSO has consistently received high marks on their internal employee satisfaction survey, noting that over 90% of CSO staff would recommend CSO as a great place to work. We encourage you to check us out!

CSO offers Training in: Trauma Informed Care, Motivational Interviewing, Cultural Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Mindfulness Skills and more.

EOE/AA

Qualifications

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or Associate's degree in a human services field plus two years of experience working with children
  • Valid driver's license and reliable transportation

Bilingual candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

We also seek applicants who embody CSO's values by being:

  • Positive -- maintaining resiliency and focusing on solutions
  • Respectful -- collaborating and effectively communicating
  • Insightful -- demonstrating self-awareness and effectively priority setting
  • Conscientious -- taking accountability and applying feedback

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