Consejero de Reunificación y Tiempo Familiar Terapéutico Job Hartford area,Connecticut USA,Social Work

Benefits:

Competitive salary
Dental insurance
Flexible schedule
Health insurance
Paid time off
Signing bonus
Training & development
Vision insurance
Wellness resources

We are looking for an individual who wants to help families whose children have been in foster care reunify and thrive. The R&TFT Counselor helps assess and support parents' readiness to have their children return home, providing guidance and support through supervised visitation, parenting-skill building, and support to both parents and children to navigate any uncertainties, or concerns that may come up at this sensitive and important time.

We are looking for candidates who are strength-based, can offer support, guidance and inspiration, and who have experience working with children and/or with caregivers. The R&TFT Counselor works with the family directly to support reunification readiness, and provides case management and care coordination to help the parents access and utilize resources/supports for their children and the family to promote child and family wellbeing.

Essential

Duties And Responsibilities

1. Develops case management plans or plans of care and provides direct case management services and/or coordination of care specific to each assigned client and/or family (biological, foster and/or other caretakers as indicated), including interventions necessary to increase the probability of treatment completion, build on strengths of the client and/or family and to improve life functioning. Submits and reviews documentation as defined by program.

2. Provides front line crisis support to individuals and/or families in the program by phone, in-home and/or in the community as needed based on initial assessment of the presenting concerns and program practice parameters. Problem solves by interpreting and adapting guidelines in the field and reviews situational details and assessment with supervisor for a second opinion and consultation.

3. Makes decisions based on interpretation of the data presented and/or refines the methods and techniques used. Uses judgment to interpret and adapt program guidelines/procedures based on specific concerns/needs/problems presented by client/family.

4. Determines the processes and methods to follow based on assessment of the client/family presentation and their strengths; takes a course of action from varying alternatives to provide client/family centered support and care.

5. Provides group, individual and/or family counseling to clients with appropriate supervision and coordinates treatment phases with both internal and/or external service providers and/or family supports as appropriate.

6. Provides group, individual and/or family counseling to clients with appropriate supervision and coordinates treatment phases with both internal and/or external service providers.

7. Maintains records of counseling, coordination of care, child and family team meetings and/or case management activities for reporting and tracking purposes and completes all documentation for client medical records in accordance with documentation timelines and in compliance with Medicaid, licensing and other regulatory requirements/agencies as defined by program.

8. Demonstrates knowledge of basic psychopathology, crisis theory and other behavioral health concerns, and primary intervention modalities relevant to target population (e.g., skill building, safety planning, parenting skills, and high fidelity wraparound care).

9. Supports daily program specific operational functions as required. May transport clients to appointments or linkages as appropriate.

10. Provides service (evaluation, treatment, wraparound team facilitation, follow-up, case management) in the office and/or community settings outside of the office (e.g., homes,…