Therapist

Provide clinical/therapeutic services to children, adolescents, and families; consultation is provided to teachers, parents and other school personnel; work is often performed off-site in the absence of direct supervision.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Conduct initial evaluation and client intake interviews; assess client’s presenting problems and formulate diagnosis.
• Develop, implement and modify, as necessary, client treatment plans.
• Carry out case management services related to clients’ treatment.
• Maintain an active caseload, providing individual, group, family, marital, child, and adjunctive therapies as needed and within area of expertise and limits of credentials; assure procurement of additional services as needed.
• Provide crisis management for clients, including on-call, and school consults; make recommendations for interventions as appropriate.
• Follow Center procedures regarding the provision of client care and documentation of same.
• Acquire and maintain knowledge of child development and utilize age-appropriate and developmentally appropriate activities in treatment.
• Participate in continuing education activities, remaining knowledgeable in area(s) of expertise; meet requirements for professional staff membership; maintain current CPI certification as required by supervisor.
• Attend meetings as appropriate and meet regularly with supervisor to exchange pertinent information and receive supervision.
• Serve as a resource person to Center and community in area(s) of expertise, including presenting classes, speaking engagements and agency consultation.
• Maintain a high level of ethical conduct regarding confidentiality, dual-relationships and professional stature.
• Perform any other duties as assigned.
• Complete Hoosier Assurance Plan (HAP) training as required and pass all vignettes.
• Complete all Hoosier Assurance Plan (HAP) assessments and paperwork as required.
• Monitor caseload to assure compliance for third-party payers, including chart reviews, completing prior requests and pre-certification.
• Perform the above listed duties with or without reasonable accommodations.

• Master’s degree in mental health field required.
• Advanced knowledge and skills in community-based mental health care.
• Good written and oral communication skills.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrate competence in assessment of and treatment planning for children, adolescents and families.
• Understanding and knowledge of the range of treatment needed and appropriate utilization of available treatment resources.
• Willingness to use personal transportation in work capacity.

• Completion of CPI training.
• Completion of CPR/First Aid as required by supervisor.
• Re-certification of CPR/First Aid and CPI as required by supervisor.
• Licensed in State of Indiana preferred.
• Valid driver’s license in accordance with motor vehicle policy.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the essential duties of this job physical mobility is required, including standing, walking, lifting, bending, running and providing safe physical restraint to clients.

Work is generally performed in comfortable physical environment under numerous mental demands and emotional stress involving working with people who are often distraught and unpredictable, requiring decisions relative to dangerousness, suicide potential, competency, reality, etc. Service provision in schools, homes, and other environments that vary widely in cleanliness, degree of physical contact and intensity may be required.

• Completion of tuberculin screening no later than three days prior to the first day of employment and annually thereafter.
• Completion of a pre-employment drug screening and completion of post-employment drug or alcohol tests upon reasonable suspicion of use.
• Satisfactory reference and background investigation checks.
• Satisfactory completion of an Indiana Department of Child Services criminal fingerprinting background check at the time of hire and every four years (or at contract renewal when applicable) for any employee that has direct contact on a regular and continuing basis with DCS and IVB clients.
• Completion of center-wide orientation and ALL required paperwork prior to reporting for work.
• Demonstrated of computer literacy through successful completion of pre-employment testing may be required.
• Completion of Total Quality Management Training.
• Attendance at all mandatory staff development and training.
• Successful completion of a six month on the job orientation period.
• Participation in payroll electronic deposit.
• Adherence to Compliance Program Plan.

Job descriptions are not intended, and should not be construed, to be exhaustive lists of all responsibilities, skills, efforts or working conditions associated with a job. They are meant to be accurate reflections of the principle job elements essential for making fair pay decisions about jobs.

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