Day Treatment Counselor, QMHP-C

Function: Provides services for children and adolescents participating in Children’s Harbor therapeutic day treatment program, including performing assessments; interventions to build daily living skills or enhance social skills, and individual, group, or family counseling

Supervisor: Clinical Director (LMHP)

Category: Salaried exempt

Qualifications:

• A bachelor's degree in psychology from an accredited college or university with at least one year of clinical experience with children and adolescents; OR
• A social work bachelor's or master's degree from an accredited college or university with at least one year of documented clinical experience with children or adolescents; OR
• A bachelor's degree in a human services field or in special education with at least one year of documented clinical experience with children or adolescents
• QMHP-C Certification must be verified
• Excellent verbal and writing skills.
• In home counseling experience
• Familiarity with principles and techniques of youth and family counseling
• Organizational skills

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Responsibilities:

• Builds positive relationships with children and adolescents based on trust, caring, and individual strengths and needs.
• Ensures compliance with all applicable rules, regulations and policies and procedures of the program
• Conducts written assessments on clients
• Develops written individualized service plans
• Maintains accurate and concise notes
• Identifies problem areas and needs of clients
• Provides direct clinical services to clients including therapy
• Provide therapeutic and crisis intervention and de-escalation on an ongoing basis as needed.
• Participate in classroom, program and individual student activities to assess student, school, and program needs.
• Coordinates with other involved personnel and families including child care staff
• Provide follow-up care and support to students transitioning out of the Day Treatment Program, such as referring individuals to appropriate level of care.
• Keep current on methods and procedures concerning working with individuals having behavioral and emotional needs to include continuing education seminars related to their field of work.
• Attend and participate in Clinical Supervision meetings, staff meetings and work related trainings and events as mandated by agency
• Prepares written discharge summaries and participates in discharge planning
• Maintains confidentiality of all client, family, and staff information
• All other duties as assigned by the Clinical Director