Therapist, School-Based Mental Health Program, (1525)
full-time•District of Columbia
About this role
Description
ORGANIZATION OVERVIEW: At Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington, your knowledge and service in areas such as immigrants and refugees, mental health, social work, employment and adult education, legal and financial services, health care, food assistance, shelter and housing, developmental disabilities and prison outreach can make a profound difference in the lives of many. Through more than 50 programs across the district and five surrounding counties, Catholic Charities is opening doors to help and hope. At CCADW, we continue to build an inclusive culture that celebrates a diverse workforce. We offer so much more than just a job. We offer careers. We take pride in our “promote from within” culture. We offer professional development, a comprehensive benefits package, and a passion for building and motivating world class, high performing teams. Explore your career opportunity with Catholic Charities. Join us in Inspiring Hope and Building Futures.
JOB SUMMARY: The Therapist schedules, screens and completes intake interviews with clients, and provides individual, family, and group therapy to children and adolescents. The position works as a part of the school's Behavioral Health Coordination Team
ESSENTIAL DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Perform intake process for all clients and provide appropriate referrals.
- Develop treatment plans to establish goals and objectives for client treatment.
- Define treatment problems based on intake assessment and diagnosis, addressing behaviors that contributed to the referral for services.
- Write objectives in a clear, measurable, and person-centered treatment plan.
- Communicate with multi-disciplinary team regarding treatment planning.
- Provide therapeutic treatment to assigned caseload consistent with the written treatment plan.
- Conduct therapy sessions using modalities and methods appropriate to the client and the program; identify and discuss problems; identify solutions; work with clients to implement solutions; and model appropriate behaviors.
- Provide crisis management services, as necessary.
- Coordinate treatment with school-based personnel and families.
- Consult with psychiatrist to provide follow-through in treatment of clients.
- Maintain client documentation according to required policies and procedures including assessments, contact notes, weekly billing, monthly progress notes, biannual treatment plan updates, all other clinical documentation related to the care of the client.
- Intervene in emergency and urgent situations and assist with following the school’s emergency protocol.
- Support families by linking them to resources, including insurance.
- Participate in staffing regarding crisis plan and care of clients.
- Participate in the school’s Early Intervention Team and the Behavioral Health Coordination Team.
- Participate in continuous quality improvement (CQI) process, ensuring compliance with best practice standards, contract requirements, and agency practices and procedures.
- Perform other job-related duties as assigned.
Requirements
EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE:
- Master's degree in social work, Psychology or Counseling from an accredited college or university.
- Current D.C. license in specific discipline i.e., LGSW, LGPC.
- Two (2) years direct service experience in a mental health setting.
- Experience providing counseling to children, adolescents, and adults.
- Experience providing outreach to community groups/ parents.
SKILLS and COMPETENCIES:
- Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer service.
- Clinical judgment and leadership skills
- Basic computer skills in MS Office Software, web browsing, and navigation of MS Windows platform; or a willingness to be trained in developing computer skills.
Benefits Package:
- $2,500 sign on bonus.
- Free weekly clinical supervision for licensed social workers and professional counselors.
- Free continuing education credits.
- Robust Professional development and training opportunities
- Medical, prescriptions, dental and vision insurance
- Retirement savings plan with company match
- Company-paid and supplemental life insurance
- Short Term/ Long Term disability
- Group Life Insurance and AD&D
- Other Volunteer Insurance Benefits
- Flexible spending accounts
- Paid vacation, sick and personal leave
- 11 paid holidays
- Tuition reimbursement
- Employee referral bonus program
- Parenting leave
- Pet’s Insurance
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
What you'll do
- The Therapist is responsible for scheduling and conducting intake interviews, providing individual, family, and group therapy to children and adolescents, and coordinating treatment with school personnel and families. They also maintain client documentation and participate in crisis management and quality improvement processes.
About Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington
Founded in 1929, Catholic Charities is the social ministry outreach of the Archdiocese of Washington, serving Washington, D.C., and the surrounding Maryland counties of Montgomery, Prince George’s, Calvert, Charles and St. Mary’s. Catholic Charities DC is the most comprehensive social service provider in the D.C. metropolitan region. It is accredited by the Council on Accreditation.
We help more than 203,000 people each year – those who live in poverty, those who are without homes, newcomers, people with developmental disabilities, teen parents, and despairing families who fell into hard times. We pride ourselves on serving anyone who comes to us, regardless of age, race, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, background, belief or circumstance.
If you would like to support our work, please visit: www.catholiccharitiesdc.org.
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