Childrens Mobile Crisis Response Team Therapist

Job Details

Job Location: Childrens Main Office - BIRMINGHAM, AL 35213, Position Type: Full Time, Education Level: Graduate Degree, Job Shift: Day, JOB DESCRIPTION: Children's Mobile Crisis Response Team Therapist

WORKING TITLE: Therapist

This Master's Level out-patient therapist will be serving clients referred by the Children's Mobile Crisis Response Team. This therapist will provide an intake, individual therapy/family therapy/group therapy, conflict resolution and other mental health services to identified clients with severe emotional and/or behavioral problems that are interfering with their functioning at home, school or in the community. This therapist will also provide mental health consultation to any other outside agencies that are involved with the clients.

Supervised By: Mobile Crisis Response Team Coordinator

Division: Children's Services

Normal Working Hours/Days: Monday-Friday 8-5 with flexibility to meet client/family need.

Primary Job Functions

• Responsible for interviewing, evaluating and assessing for mental health and other appropriate needs of children/families.
• Responsible for properly assessing the unmet needs of the target population and devising an individualized treatment plan for each client.
• Collaborates closely with the Children's Mobile Crisis Response Team staff, as well as other community resources in order to provide or access appropriate services to meet the needs of the target population (mental health services, school/special education service, etc.)
• Responsible for individual, group and family therapy with emphasis on behavior modification, parent education and other therapeutic approaches as appropriate to treatment needs.
• Provides accurate documentation of charts on a daily basis in an EMR system, including clinical assessments, treatment plans, referrals, data collections, case reviews and follow up tracking.
• Responsible for providing and presenting clinical assessments and treatment goals at scheduled staffings with the MCT Coordinator.
• Responsible for internal communication and collaboration with the MCT staff, to include Coordinator, Team Leader, Team Member, Care Coordinator, and Phone Triage staff.
• Performs other administrative duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master's degree in psychology, social work or counseling with an emphasis on clinical service and crisis intervention for children and adolescents
• Two years’ experience working with children/adolescents with a serious emotional disturbance and their families in a community setting with an emphasis on clinical services is preferred. State licensure is preferred (LICSW, LPC, LMFT).
• Valid Alabama driver's license and driving record acceptable to agency automobile insurance carrier for inclusion on agency policy. Suitable automobile to permit the required travel. Must show and maintain 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 and behavioral characteristics of children/adolescents with a serious emotional disturbance and their families
• Knowledge of crisis intervention techniques, de-escalation skills, trauma-informed techniques, and the ability to make clinical decisions/recommendations
• Knowledge of and willingness to work as a member of an internal team
• Knowledge of psychotherapy principals and techniques
• Knowledge of child welfare services
• Knowledge of psychotropic medications, including their uses and side effects.
• Ability to perform individual, group and family therapy to include behavior modification, parent education and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to make clinical decisions/recommendations in crisis situations
• Ability to communicate effectively with a multi-disciplinary team to include Jefferson County DHR, Family Court, School Staff, and other community professionals.
• Demonstrate communication skills- both expressive and written.
• Ability to utilize multiple electronic and computer-based programs, including an electronic medical record system.
• Ability to organize and manage one’s own activities with a minimum of direct supervision.
• Ability to work flexible hours due to the special needs of the target population and their families.