Child Welfare Therapist

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• Responds promptly to crisis situations, documents critical incidents

and is available, as needed, to clients

• Provides at least 60 hours of in-home therapy per calendar month or a number of hours as determined by contract needs

• Facilitates an initial meeting with the client and the referral source, as appropriate, within the required time frames

• Engages and works in partnership with the client to complete the initial comprehensive assessment, including a mental status exam, resulting diagnosis based on the most recent Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

• Develops treatment plan goals and objectives in conjunction with the client

• Provides individual, family and/or group counseling as appropriate to client need

• Functions as a client advocate and liaison with other community services

• Monitors client progress and service provision using the established tools, and updates treatment plans based on those assessments

• Maintains the client case record, documenting all client and collateral contacts in a timely manner in the electronic medical record

• Completes discharge summaries and aftercare contacts according to agency policy

• Provides written and verbal progress reports to referring entities within required time frames

• Works cooperatively with other program staff to ensure seamless, effective services

• Participates in regular clinical supervision

• Travel to home-based therapy may require the employee to be able to regularly drive to various DCCCA locations and other business locations throughout the day including early morning or evening hours

• Decisions are made on guidelines provided by the supervisor, program standard procedures and policies, evidence-based practice model and DCCCA organizational policies

• Meets DCF timelines to connect with the family within 24 hours of referral; facilitates initial family meeting within 48 hours of referral; completes assessment-based case plan within in 20 days of referral and case closure within 4-6 weeks of referral

• Completes and analyzes initial and on-going family assessments related to safety, stability and well-being, including mental health, substance abuse, education, emotional, social and physical well-being, parenting and parent-child relationships

• Utilizes assessments to develop the case plan in partnership with child/ren and family; makes community referrals as necessary

• Builds therapeutic relationships for conflictual relationships, including domestic violence and parent child conflicts, crisis intervention and stabilization

• Provides education, and/or intervention, related to sexual abuse, domestic violence, and substance abuse prevention

• Assesses child safety and risk, initially and ongoing, assisting the family in developing a behaviorally specific safety plan and monitoring for child safety

• Meets with the family, in the home, at least two to three times per week

• Meets monthly with each child individually
• Available to assigned families 24 hours per day, 7 days per week to mitigate immediate child safety concerns and stabilize family crisis and assess the family's needs

• Documents case information, including court reports, emails and activities weekly

• Completes and submits timely court reports

• Appears and testifies in court as required

• Promotes and practices teamwork in all activities

• Fosters and maintains professional relationships with families, community partners and peers

• Completes evidence-based practices activities as appropriate

• Please note this description is not designed o cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with…