Treatment Director

The Treatment Director is responsible for providing overall direction and guidance for treatment programming and management of residential therapeutic interventions for children and youth at Hearts with Hope Foundation. Identifies services needed with in-depth trauma focused cognitive behavior therapy (TF-CBT) for each youth. Supervises and coordinates programs and services according to the 5-Point Child Development Plan with holistic care in the areas of Emotional, Social, Spiritual, Physical and Educational services to meet the client’s service plan and child’s plan of service requirements.

Performs risk of harm (ROH) assessments. Assures the continuity of care for clients, appropriate health referrals and providing necessary information and documentation for admission, discharge and/or transition to receiving units, facilities or agencies.

• Participates in the review of potential new clients for program admission, reviews psychological assessments and treatment history files and provides input to Program Administrator and Program Manager.
• Participates actively in agency quality assurance activities including performance and outcomes review, case record review, stakeholder satisfaction review, incident review, and improvement planning.
• Has comprehension and knowledge of all regulatory requirements including contract, minimum standards, accreditation, and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) with target implementation goal of 100% compliance.
• Attends monthly staffing, treatment team meetings, reviews, and may facilitate those meetings if the designated team member is out.
• Develops initial treatment plans (within 30 days of intake) and updates treatment plans (every 90 days) to include age-appropriate clinical interventions, objectives and goals that are observable and measurable.
• Reviews and approves any service plans completed by Treatment Coordinator.
• Reviews and approves admission assessments and preliminary service plans by Case Manager.
• Provides support and crisis management services as needed.
• Responds to all ROH assessments within one hour of receiving the call if in the community and 10 minutes of receiving the call if at the office.
• Discusses treatment recommendation at the end of every ROH Assessment.
• Immediately reports any suspected incidents of child abuse or neglect to immediate supervisor and the Child Abuse Hotline.
• Completes performance reviews for direct reports and approves all the reviews from your department.
• Reports serious incidents as well as significant and unusual incidents per agency policy and reports to agency management and DFPS caseworker, as appropriate.
• Adheres to licensure requirements and regulations as set forth by the Texas Department of State Health Services and Texas State Board of Examiners.
• Schedules, monitors and supervises therapy services provided by behavioral health providers and ensures required documentation is provided.
• Schedules and monitors Behavior Support Specialist services provided by third‑party contractors to ensure the required documentation and care are provided.
• Plans, arranges and monitors specific therapies required to implement service plan and plan of service requirements.
• Assists in staff training to ensure workforce development and implementation of the treatment model.
• Conducts ongoing assessments of certain staff’s workload.
• Completes Continued Stay Guidelines to justify that youth meet criteria to remain in placement.
• Makes recommendations for program improvement.
• Coordinates and facilitates staff development and training programs to provide staff with information, tools and knowledge to help them effectively implement service plan requirements, i.e., behavioral tools, diagnosis, coping skills, and contract requirements.
• Attends meetings and training courses as required.
• Completes other duties as assigned.