Peer Partner I

With limited supervision, provides comprehensive assessments, treatment planning, risk assessment, clinical interventions, case management, and coordination of therapeutic activities in the community. Provides facilitation and support to enhance the efforts of individuals and their families/caregivers in the design and implementation of evidence based treatment, working directly with children and adults.

• Completes assessments and evaluations that are culturally relevant and appropriate to youth and family strengths and needs, including identification of target behaviors and the function of those target behaviors.
• Independently develops effective treatment plans with clear and measurable intervention strategies, which are tailored to child and family strengths, needs and cultural preferences.
• Provides clinical leadership regarding family system observations and relays behavioral data to team in ways that demonstrate strengths based, solution focused values throughout all phases of service; i.e. engagement, stabilization, planning, intervention and transition.
• Records and collects clinical information in ways that promote and reflect family input while maintaining accountability to risks and threats associated with presenting problems.
• Independently coordinates the integration of comprehensive Functional Behavior Analysis and plans into overall child and family service plans with family members, referral sources, collateral contacts, community resources and other agencies and support persons involved with a child's plan for stabilization and wellness.
• Facilitates the development and refinement of effective behavior and risk specific reactive and proactive safety plans.
• Monitors effectiveness and efficiency of interventions with youth and families.
• Demonstrates proficient skills and abilities regarding conflict management and mediation of teams.
• Meets revenue and productivity standards.
• Ensures that effective personal organizational systems for paperwork/ information management are developed and maintained to support timelines and priorities.
• Performs other related responsibilities, as assigned, to support specific department/business needs.

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 qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.
• Master’s degree (MA/MS) in social work, marriage and family therapy, counseling, psychology, or a related behavioral health field and two (2) or more years of relevant experience required including practicum/internship hours, or equivalent combination of education and experience (two years of relevant experience equals one year of education) to include:
• Registration with the California BBS as an Associate Clinical Social Worker (ASW), Associate Marriage and Family Therapist (AMFT), or Associate Professional Clinical Counselor (APCC). Obtain Licensure in the State of California within 5 years
• Familiarity with trauma-informed care, DSM-5 diagnosis, and treatment planning.