| Position Title | Clinical Therapist |
| Full-time or Part-time | Full-time |
| Company Name | SAFY |
| Location of job | Somerset |
| Company Address | 3540 S Hwy 27 |
Position Description:
| The Clinical Therapist position is responsible for providing a range of clinical services such as diagnostic assessments, treatment planning, interventions, and individual/family therapy. This position will also provide ongoing mental health and clinical services as needed.
Essential Responsibilities: * Administer, score, and interpret moderate level psychometric assessment instruments. * Provide short-term crisis intervention as needed/identified. Will follow intensive, evidence based service models based on Family Wellness and other Trauma Informed approaches. Services are provided at the level of frequency, intensity and duration appropriate to program/ service design with a focus toward preventing out of home placement, achieve reunification, or meet the treatment goals as defined. Services provided are tailored to each client’s needs, problems, strengths, life style and culture. * Develop/Maintain consultative and liaison relationships with area caregivers (e.g., schools, human services agencies, etc.) in order to cultivate work relations, provide consultative services and/or promote the coordination and development of mental health services. Establish mutually respectful rapport and implement interventions necessary to meet needs of client/collaterals; appropriately set limits and maintain helping role as a Mental Health practitioner. * Timely document outcome of home/office visits, support sessions, interaction with parties involved in the client’s care and incidents as required by policy, regulations and contract requirements. * Assessments may include psychosocial assessments, Diagnostic Assessment Forms, and independent living skills assessments. * Prepare all required clinical documentation according to established time frames involving all appropriate parties as required by policy and regulations of the state/ program/ contract/ SAFY policy and COA standards. * Maintain contact with referral agency personnel using discharge reports, Diagnostic Assessment forms, telephone calls, and incident reports in addition to regularly scheduled and required written reports. Educational Requirements: Master’s degree in social work, counseling, psychology, sociology, or child & family studies is required Licensure Requirements: CSW. LPC, LMFTA, LMFT, LPCC or LCSW is required in the state of Kentucky Experience Requirements: Two years of experience in providing treatment services to families. Experience with family preservation services preferred. |
Apply online at: https://www.appone.com/MainInfoReq.asp?R_ID=1606142