Behavioral Health Counselor (Washington County) - PFE Program

This Behavioral Health Counselor is a full-time clinical position responsible for providing individual, family, and parent management treatment in an outpatient multidisciplinary program that targets children/youth with mental health issues and Problematic Sexual Behaviors (PSBs) and their families in Washington County, Pennsylvania. This program provides treatment services for these three populations:
1) children/youth have engaged in sexually inappropriate behaviors with intrafamilial victims,
2) children/youth who have engaged in sexually inappropriate behaviors with extrafamilial victims, and
3) children/youth who display self-focused and exhibitionistic problematic sexual behaviors. Effective treatment for children, including children with PSB, actively involve the caregiver(s) in treatment.

Treatment with the children and parents will be provided in the office, located in Washington County, following CDC recommendations at all times, and/or via telehealth (remotely). The program provides evidence-based treatment (Cognitive-Behavioral and skills based) that is developmentally appropriate, and trauma informed as we consider past trauma and current coping mechanisms. Since parental involvement have been shown to have the best outcome in treatment, our treatment actively involves the caregivers in treatment and supports the caregiver’s application of effective strategies to manage the child’s/youth’s behavior.

The clinician will assess, treat, and follow these children/youth and their families. This population varies widely in terms of its levels of identified psychiatric disorders, problematic sexual behaviors, and/or other behavioral problems. Treatment is often directed towards broad targets (e.g., treatment motivation, perceptions of the problematic sexual behaviors, history of trauma, social and relationship skills, affect regulation, and dealing with family’s reactions, family communication etc.)

and will require various methods, such as child skills training and individual psychotherapy, parent training and treatment, parent-child/youth sessions, medication, and school consultation. The clinician will conduct diagnostic assessments and gather data via face-to-face interviews, telehealth interviews, phone interviews, and self-report measures from a variety of data sources (e.g., youth, parents, teachers, referral sources, other collateral sources). The clinician will travel to the program’s office in Allegheny County as needed/requested.

The clinician will work as part of a multidisciplinary team with the Washington County Children and Youth Service Agency (WCCYS), Child Advocacy Centers, Victim’s Advocates, Victim’s therapists, and other mental health professionals. The clinician will provide progress report to the Washington County Children and Youth Service Agency (WCCYS), and to the court via court letters or court testimony as requested. The clinician will schedule and organize monthly multidisciplinary treatment progress meetings with WCCYS, victim’s therapists and other providers.

The clinician will attend the Pittsburgh Children’s Hospital Child Advocacy Center Multidisciplinary Meetings on a monthly basis. The clinician will attend other treatment team meetings as requested by the court and/or WCCYS. The clinician will attend the program weekly treatment meeting. The clinician will work a flexible and hybrid schedule (3 or 4 evenings per week) to meet families’ needs.

This program is funded by the Washington County Children and Youth Service Agency (WCCYS) and we do not bill for services. All Cases are referred to the program by the Washington County Children and Youth Service Agency (WCCYS).

This position is funded by the Washington County Children and Youth Service Agency (WCCYS).

Responsibilities:

• To assist in the scheduling, preparation, and administration/completion of intake (e.g., screening) and discharge clinical evaluations designed to address the clinical mission of this program.

• To conduct direct treatment with an individual, parents, and family basis by conducting specialized parent, parent-child, and/or family interventions, as needed, especially in addressing…