Childrens In-Home Co-Therapist - Blount County

Primary Job Functions

• Responsible for assessing and implementing treatment programs for children/adolescents with a serious emotional disturbance and their families.
• Responsible for providing direct In-Home therapy to 5-6 families for up to 16 weeks. This includes both individual and family therapy.
• Responsible for providing accurate documentation in clinical charts on a weekly basis to include intakes, case formulations, and all therapy sessions in electronic medical records.
• Responsible for the completion of required documentation to assess the family and child's needs and to meet service delivery accountability requirements via electronic medical records system.
• Facilitate in-home therapy sessions, and implements the treatment program without direct supervision.
• Responsible for providing weekly schedule of appointments and hours to the Blount County Coordinator.
• Must be able to provide and present clinical assessments, treatment goals and progress to the Assistant Clinical Director at weekly staff meetings.
• Must work closely with the Department of Human Resources, School Systems, Community Mental Health Centers, and Family Court in the selection of, and treatment provided to, children and their families.
• Provide transportation to children and families when appropriate.
• Performs other administrative duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in psychology, social work, counseling or other related human services field with an emphasis on clinical services for children and adolescents is required.
• Two years experience working with the children/adolescents with seriously emotionally/behaviorally disturbance mild mental retardation intellectually and their families in a community setting with an emphasis on clinical services is preferred.
• Valid Alabama driver's license and a suitable automobile to permit the required travel. Must show car insurance equal to or in excess of the State of Alabama standards for automobile insurance coverage.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of the special needs of behavioral characteristics of severely emotionally/behaviorally disturbed children and their families.
• Knowledge of psychotherapy principles and techniques.
• Knowledge of professional and ethical principles.
• Demonstrable communication skills-both expressive and written.
• Ability to organize and manage one's own activities with a minimum of direct supervision.
• Knowledge of psychotropic medications to include their use and their side effects.
• Ability to perform individual and family therapy to include behavior modification, R.E.T., parental education and problem solving skills.
• Ability to interact and communicate effectively with the Team Leader, Assistant Clinical Director, and Director.
• Knowledge of and ability to use a computer and computer programs to perform daily duties.
• Knowledge of community and available resources.
• Skilled in interpersonal relationships and dynamics.
• Ability to work flexible hours due to the special needs of the children and their families.
• Participate on a rotating 24-hour on call roster.