Therapist, Program

Position: Therapist, YES Program
# Therapist, YES Program Hot Job Armenia Resource Center (ARC) - Tampa, FL 33607## Overview Position Type Full Time Job Shift Day Education  Level Graduate Degree

Travel Percentage Up to 25%
Category Nonprofit - Social Services## Description
** Position Summary
** The Crisis Center of Tampa Bay brings help, hope and healing to people facing serious life challenges or trauma resulting from sexual assault or abuse, domestic violence, financial distress, substance abuse, medical emergency, suicidal thoughts, emotional or situational problems. The YES Therapist provides full-time, therapeutic services to Tier 2 youth and their families including, conduct psychosocial functioning assessments, participate in team meetings and provide the court with up to date progress reports on participants.

The YES Therapist reports to the YES Program Manager, and in their absence, the Clinical Director.
** Strategic/Transformational*
* ** Duties and Responsibilities
*** Responds to clients using agency, contract and program policies and procedures.
* Advocates for services and resources for families
* Assist and participate in research activities required for grant sourcing and proposals.
* Involves staff and other stakeholders in the performance quality improvement (PQI) process and uses data to improve services and outcomes.
** Transactional*
* ** Duties and Responsibilities
*** Complete CANS (Child and Adolescent Needs Assessment) training/certification.
* Work with Family Navigator to complete initial assessment of client needs and coordinate with team members to fulfill support plan.
* Provide strengths focused, client centered, individualized therapeutic services to participants and their families.
* Complete safety plans and follow up on safety plans, as needed.
* Provide psychoeducation related to substance misuse and related health impacts.
* Support clients in developing healthy coping skills and building social skills and supports.
* Apprizes Program Manager of workload, case activity, service barriers, and procedural problems in staff and one-on-one meetings
* Ensure complete confidentiality of all client business and transactions.
* Develop a comprehensive understanding of all internal and community programs and services available to clients, maintain an awareness of changes in program/service offerings and requirements, and stay informed of new program and service offerings.
* Comply with Department of Children and Families service requirements.
* Bring cases to closure within standard time frames and submit client records in a timely manner.
* Submit reports to referral source as required regarding the scope of services provided to the client, and the client’s progress.
* Enter all appropriate interactions in the electronic health record
* Participate in the Juvenile Mental Health Court proceedings and case staffing.
* Performs other such duties as may be assigned by the YES Program Manager or Clinical Director.
** Required Competencies**
* ** Cooperation/Teamwork** - Works toward win/win solutions. Deals with conflict collaboratively. Discusses root causes underlying the problem. Develops effective working relationships.
* ** Engaging Communication** - Relates to people in an open, honest, sincere manner. Treats people with respect. Is friendly and approachable. Listens attentively to others. Communicates ideas clearly. Communicates appropriately with leadership and coworkers.
* ** Customer Service (Internal & External)** - Recognizes and attends to important details with accuracy and efficiency. Treats customers courteously. Responds to customer requests in a timely manner. Elicits feedback from customers to monitor their satisfaction. Considers both short and long-term interests of the customer in making service decisions. Proactively identifies customer needs. Takes responsibility to resolve customer complaints. Takes business or personal risks to serve customers’ long-term interests.

Creates strategies to help the organization serve customers more effectively.
* ** Adaptability** - Adapts readily to changes. Works effectively under stress. Needs minimal supervision. Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment. Is reliable, dependable and results oriented. Maintains productivity and composure under pressure. Effectively prioritizes work and establishes clear goals and plans.
* ** Problem Solving** - Views problems as opportunities to create new solutions.  Anticipates potential problems and analyzes alternative solutions.
* ** Judgment** -…