Child & Family Therapist

Child & Family Therapist

17 Jul 2024
Oregon, Corvallis/albany 00000 Corvallis/albany USA

Child & Family Therapist

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Our vision is to create safe communities where children are healthy and every family has the opportunity for success. Families get the support they need - when and where they need it. There is a focus on prevention and health; organizations and systems are connected in a synergistic sanctuary community that generates: Non -violence, Growth and Change, Democracy, Emotional intelligence, Social learning, Open communication, and Social Responsibility.

We are hiring for our residential and outpatient programs. These are full time; exempt positions located at the Children's Farm Home campus and/or schools based within the Willamette Valley.

Residential Salary Starts at $47,500/year - Outpatient Salary Starts at $45,000/year,

Help us Change the World! Join a dedicated, caring team that is committed to building brighter futures with children and families. APPLY NOW: visit our website at www.trilliumfamily.org/careers

Trillium offers a comprehensive benefit package including

*Competitive Pay Structure

*Generous Vacation and Sick Leave

*Paid Holidays

*100% Employer Paid Medical, Vision, and Dental for Full Time Employees

*Agency matched 401(K) plan

*...and More!

Job Summary: Provides family, individual and group therapy, interviews clients and families and develops a comprehensive psychosocial assessment of new clients. Position is responsible for the development and maintenance of the Individual Plan of Care (IPC), by incorporating and integrating assessment data from other members of the treatment team. Provides clinical guidance and recommendations to other members of the treatment team, coordinates and facilitates treatment interventions and works with therapeutic and other resources in the community on behalf of clients and families. Participates with other treatment team members in developing, coordinating and facilitating community-based support systems and services for families, provides conflict resolution and crisis intervention assistance to families and clients as needed.

Demonstrates Competency in the Following Areas:

~Therapy Skills: including individual, family, and group therapy utilizing evidence-based practices as appropriate

~Assessment and Conceptualization Skills: including ability to conduct intake assessments, create treatment plans, present and conceptualize cases from a theoretical orientation

~Crisis Intervention Skills: including ability to perform Clinical Responder duties, assessment of suicide and homicide risk and creating safety plans as appropriate

~Acting as the Clinical Lead for clients in caseload: including providing QMHP supervision of QMHA unit staff per agency guidelines, recommending interventions, consulting with internal and external teams as needed

~Case Management and Care Coordination: including utilization reviews, discharge and aftercare planning

~Facilitating Treatment Meetings: including Individual Plan of Care meetings, family team meetings, and collaboration with community partners

~Quality and Timely Documentation: including TIER notes, movement team/discharge team emails, and other required documentation

~Ability to Prioritize Duties to Ensure that Urgent Tasks are Completed as Required

~Ability to be flexible to meet client and family needs and to adapt to the dynamic residential and day treatment environments: including picking up extra clinical responder shifts, providing additional training for staff, covering for vacations, picking up extra clients as requested

~Personality Characteristics Conducive to being an Effective Therapist: including approachability, adaptability to change, personal stress management, caring about others

~Focus on Professional Development: including actively working toward licensure, being current on all required trainings, seeking out additional trainings to improve clinical skills in evidence based practices, showing a willingness to learn, and demonstrating a commitment to cultural awareness

~Demonstrates understanding of risk management procedures, protocols, policies and interventions related to high risk client behavior. This is achieved through policy review, formal testing, training compliance, and validated observation which demonstrates these competencies.

~All other duties as assigned.

Additional Responsibilities: Other duties may be assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities: None

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education: Master's Degree in Counseling, Psychology, Social Work or other field which qualifies the candidate to be a licensed professional counselor, clinical social worker, psychologist, or marriage & family therapist in the State of Oregon

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: Eligible for certification in the State of Oregon as a licensed professional counselor, clinical social worker, psychologist, or marriage & family therapist. Once hired, the new Child & Family Therapist must agree to register and submit a supervision plan with their applicable licensing board within 3 months from the date of hire to be completed within 24 months. Must maintain a driving record acceptable by the agency and a current driver's license for state of residence, when authorized to use own vehicle for agency business, employee must maintain personal insurance.

Experience: Two years experience at the QMHA or QMHP level (including internship and practicum experience) in an outpatient mental health treatment facility, hospital, residential or day treatment setting providing counseling services to children, adolescents, and families.

Job Knowledge: Within accepted therapeutic standards and guidelines and Trillium Family Services policy and procedure, determines own therapeutic practices and techniques, consulting as necessary with the Clinical Program Manager who provides clinical supervision to CFT's. Contributes input to program and new concept development. Work is routinely performed within the task areas defined above, is complex and involves assessment and therapeutic decisions, which directly impact the progress and emotional well-being of clients. Community Services Director, Clinical Program Manager, Clinical Director, and Medical Director routinely review case notes and the treatment plan recommendations. Therapeutic interactions with clients in family, group or individual sessions are monitored and reviewed by the Clinical Program Manager.

Skills: Computer skills; word processing and data entry

Physical Demands: For physical demands of position, including vision, hearing, repetitive motion and environment, please contact the HR department. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position without compromising client care.

If you need accommodation to review the information and/or complete the application process, please contact the Human Resources Department.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and Service Provider and support a culturally linguistically diverse governance, leadership and workforce.

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